Christian Covington
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Los Angeles Chargers, Defensive Tackle
Age: 30-334d (Oct 16, 1993)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Rice
Drafted: Round 6 (#216 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Graylan Crain (Select Sports Group)
2023-2023 Free Agent
Christian Covington signed a 1 year , $1,165,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including an average annual salary of $1,165,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,165,000
Average Salary:
$1,165,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Christian Covington signed a 1 year , $1,272,500 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including $152,500 signing bonus, $152,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,272,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,272,500
Average Salary:
$1,272,500
Signing Bonus:
$152,500
GTD at Sign:
$152,500
Total GTD:
$152,500
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Christian Covington signed a 1 year , $990,000 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including an average annual salary of $990,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $990,000
Average Salary:
$990,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2020-2020
Christian Covington signed a 1 year , $1,500,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including $625,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$625,000
Total GTD:
$625,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2019-2019
Christian Covington signed a 1 year , $2,500,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $500,000 signing bonus, $750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$750,000
Total GTD:
$750,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Christian Covington signed a 4 year , $2,370,487 contract with the Houston Texans, including $90,487 signing bonus, $90,487 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $592,622.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,370,487
Average Salary:
$592,622
Signing Bonus:
$90,487
GTD at Sign:
$90,487
Total GTD:
$90,487
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$8,646,876
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 22 |
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Active
|
$595,482 |
$595,482 |
|
2016 | 23 |
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Active
|
$676,000 |
$1,271,482 |
|
2017 | 24 |
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Injured
|
$489,525 |
$1,761,007 |
|
2018 | 25 |
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Active
|
$725,631 |
$2,486,638 |
|
2019 | 26 |
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Active
|
$1,830,957 |
$4,317,595 |
|
2020 | 27 |
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Active
|
$1,738,307 |
$6,055,902 |
|
2021 | 28 |
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Active
|
$990,000 |
$7,045,902 |
|
2022 | 29 |
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Injured
Retained
Retained
|
$1,057,774 $152,500 $19,900 |
$8,103,676 $8,256,176 $8,276,076 |
|
2023 | 30 |
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Reserve
|
$370,800 |
$8,646,876 |
|
Total |
$8,646,876 |
$8,646,876 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
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22 |
$435,000
|
$90,487 |
$69,995 |
$595,482 |
$595,482 |
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2016 |
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23 |
$525,000
|
$151,000 |
$676,000 |
$1,271,482 |
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2017 |
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24 |
$489,526
|
$489,525 |
$1,761,007 |
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2018 |
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25 |
$705,000
|
$20,631 |
$725,631 |
$2,486,638 |
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2019 |
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26 |
$1,000,000
|
$500,000 |
$250,000 |
$80,957 |
$1,830,957 |
$4,317,595 |
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2020 |
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27 |
$1,250,000
|
$250,000 |
$238,307 |
$1,738,307 |
$6,055,902 |
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2021 |
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28 |
$990,000
|
$990,000 |
$7,045,902 |
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2022 |
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29 |
$1,057,774 $19,900
|
$152,500 |
$1,057,774 $152,500 $19,900 |
$8,103,676 $8,256,176 $8,276,076 |
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2023 |
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30 |
$370,800
|
$370,800 |
$8,646,876 |
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Total |
$6,843,000 |
$742,987 |
$500,000 |
$560,890 |
$8,646,876 |
$8,646,876 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$2,154,526 | $90,487 | - | - | - | $241,626 | $2,486,638 |
1 |
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$1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | - | - | $80,957 | $1,830,957 |
1 |
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$1,250,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | $238,307 | $1,738,307 |
3 |
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$2,438,474 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | $2,590,974 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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9 - 17 | Biceps |
2021 |
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11 - 11 | COVID-19 |
2022 |
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11 - 18 | Pectoral |
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Aug 30, 2023 Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAC)
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Aug 26, 2023 Released by Detroit (DET)
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May 10, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.165 million contract with Detroit (DET)
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Sep 12, 2022 Signed to the active roster by Los Angeles (LAC)
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Aug 31, 2022 Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAC)
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Aug 30, 2022 Released by Los Angeles (LAC), clearing $895,000 of cap
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Mar 17, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.27 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
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May 10, 2021 Signed a 1 year $990,000 contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
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Sep 04, 2020 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Denver (DEN) for Austin Calitro
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Apr 28, 2020 Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Denver (DEN)
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Mar 14, 2019 Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
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May 08, 2015 Signed a 4 year $2.37 million contract with Houston (HOU)
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May 02, 2015 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 6 (#216 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
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2022 | LAC | 4 | 124 | 23.90 | 12 | 3 | 9 | ||||
2021 | LAC | 16 | 3 | 524 | 45.40 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 1 | |
2020 | CIN | 16 | 14 | 557 | 52.60 | 39 | 15 | 24 | |||
2019 | DAL | 11 | 6 | 327 | 29.70 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 8 | ||
2018 | HOU | 12 | 2 | 258 | 30.70 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | ||
2017 | HOU | 7 | 2 | 166 | 24.20 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | |
2016 | HOU | 16 | 5 | 416 | 41.80 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | ||
2015 | HOU | 15 | 167 | 16.10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 |