Romeo Okwara
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Detroit Lions, Defensive End
Age: 29-90d (Jun 17, 1995)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Undrafted, NYG, 2016
Agent(s): Kim Miale (Roc Nation Sports)
RETIRED
2021-2023 Free Agent
Romeo Okwara signed a 3 year , $37,000,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including $14,000,000 signing bonus, $25,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,333,333.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $37,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,333,333
Signing Bonus:
$14,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,000,000
Total GTD:
$25,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2018-2019 Extension
Romeo Okwara signed a 2 year , $6,800,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including $2,705,000 signing bonus, $3,425,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,400,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,800,000
Average Salary:
$3,400,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,705,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,425,000
Total GTD:
$3,425,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2016-2018
Romeo Okwara signed a 3 year , $1,635,000 contract with the New York Giants, including $15,000 signing bonus, $15,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,635,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000
GTD at Sign:
$15,000
Total GTD:
$15,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$36,855,601
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
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Active
|
$465,000 |
$465,000 |
|
2017 | 22 |
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Active
|
$446,294 |
$911,294 |
|
2018 | 23 |
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Active
|
$630,000 |
$1,541,294 |
|
2019 | 24 |
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Active
|
$3,542,180 |
$5,083,474 |
|
2020 | 25 |
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Active
|
$3,301,551 |
$8,385,025 |
|
2021 | 26 |
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Injured
|
$15,000,000 |
$23,385,025 |
|
2022 | 27 |
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Active
|
$11,000,000 |
$34,385,025 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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Active
|
$2,470,576 |
$36,855,601 |
|
Total |
$36,855,601 |
$36,855,601 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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21 |
$450,000
|
$15,000 |
$465,000 |
$465,000 |
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2017 |
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22 |
$446,294
|
$446,294 |
$911,294 |
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2018 |
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23 |
$630,000
|
$630,000 |
$1,541,294 |
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2019 |
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24 |
$720,000
|
$2,705,000 |
$109,368 |
$7,812 |
$3,542,180 |
$5,083,474 |
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2020 |
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25 |
$2,750,000
|
$375,000 |
$50,000 |
$126,551 |
$3,301,551 |
$8,385,025 |
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2021 |
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26 |
$1,000,000
|
$14,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
$23,385,025 |
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2022 |
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27 |
$11,000,000
|
$11,000,000 |
$34,385,025 |
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2023 |
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28 |
$2,000,000
|
$2,470,576 |
$36,855,601 |
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Total |
$18,996,294 |
$16,720,000 |
$484,368 |
$57,812 |
$126,551 |
$36,855,601 |
$36,855,601 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$896,294 | $15,000 | - | - | - | - | $911,294 |
6 |
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$18,100,000 | $16,705,000 | $484,368 | - | $57,812 | $126,551 | $35,944,307 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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7 - 15 | Knee |
2021 |
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5 - 18 | Achilles |
2022 |
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1 - 12 | Achilles |
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Mar 20, 2024 Retired from Professional Football
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Mar 21, 2023 Reduced his 2023 base salary from $11M to $2M, adding $500,000 in per game active bonus, clearing $8.85M of cap with Detroit (DET)
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Mar 15, 2021 Signed a 3 year $37 million contract with Detroit (DET)
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Sep 18, 2020 Fined $10,000 Face mask against Chicago (CHI)
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Mar 01, 2019 Signed a 2 year $6.8 million contract extension with Detroit (DET)
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Sep 05, 2018 Claimed off waivers by Detroit (DET)
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Sep 04, 2018 Waived by New York (NYG)
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May 01, 2016 Signed a 3 year $1.62 million contract with New York (NYG)
Fines
Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 18, 2020 |
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Face mask against Chicago (CHI) | $10,000 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | DET | 16 | 214 | 21.00 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||
2022 | DET | 5 | 119 | 32.70 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
2021 | DET | 4 | 4 | 188 | 79.70 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||
2020 | DET | 16 | 9 | 748 | 67.00 | 10 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 2 | |
2019 | DET | 14 | 1 | 612 | 53.10 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 1 | |
2018 | DET | 15 | 14 | 715 | 77.10 | 8 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 1 | |
2017 | NYG | 6 | 82 | 9.10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
2016 | NYG | 16 | 4 | 368 | 33.20 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 13 |