
Joel Iyiegbuniwe
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $4,057,276
Career APY: $811,455
Total Guarantees: $831,076
Largest Cash Payment: $1,158,576 (2018)
Largest Cap Number: $1,089,644 (2021)
- Date of Birth: October 12, 1995
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 230
- College: Western Kentucky
- Entry: 2018 Draft, Round 4, #115 overall (Bears)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | Drafted | Expired | 2018 | 4 | $3,138,576 | $784,644 | $678,576 | $3,398,576 | 108.3% | $849,644 |
| Seahawks | UFA | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $1,187,500 | $1,187,500 | $152,500 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Renegotiated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $0 | $460,000 | 44.4% | $460,000 |
| Lions | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 4 | $3,398,576 | $849,644 | $3,398,576 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Seahawks | 0 | $152,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $152,500 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 1 | $506,200 | $506,200 | $397,778 | 0.0% | $46,200 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bears | $480,000 | $0 | $649,644 | 0.4% | $1,158,576 | |
| 2019 | Bears | $570,000 | $169,644 | $739,644 | 0.4% | $570,000 | |
| 2020 | Bears | $750,000 | $169,644 | $919,644 | 0.4% | $750,000 | |
| 2021 | Bears | $920,000 | $169,644 | $1,089,644 | 0.6% | $920,000 | |
| 2022 | Panthers | $1,035,000 | $0 | $397,778 | 0.2% | $460,000 | |
| Total | $3,755,000 | $508,932 | $3,796,354 | $3,858,576 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.2% | 58.3% | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0.3% | 71.5% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2.1% | 75.8% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0.0% | 53.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 25.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |