Deontay Burnett

Dallas Cowboys, Wide Receiver
Age: 27y-5m-7d (Oct 04, 1997)
Exp: 2 Years
College: Southern California
Drafted: Undrafted, TEN, 2018
INACTIVE
2024-2024
Deontay Burnett signed a 1 year, $915,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including an average annual salary of $915,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $915,000
Average Salary:
$915,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / ERFA
Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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27 |
Voided
|
$915,000 | 0.36% | $915,000 | $915,000 | - |
2025 |
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28 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Dead Cap | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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27 |
Voided
|
$915,000 | $915,000 | 0.36% | - | |
2025 |
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28 |
ERFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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27 |
Voided |
$915,000 | $915,000 | $915,000 | - |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2020-2020
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
2019-2021
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $1,320,000
Average Salary:
$660,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
2018-2018
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $480,000
Average Salary:
$480,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2019 / ERFA
2018-2020 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,715,000
Average Salary:
$571,667
Signing Bonus:
$5,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,000
Total GTD:
$20,000
Free Agent:
2021 / RFA
Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$700,501
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 21 |
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Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$310,585 $22,800 $15,200 $20,000 |
$310,585 $333,385 $348,585 $368,585 |
|
2019 | 22 |
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Active
Retained
Retained
|
$33,529 $16,000 $64,000 |
$402,114 $418,114 $482,114 |
|
2020 | 23 |
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Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$109,200 $61,082 $48,105 |
$591,314 $652,396 $700,501 |
|
Total |
$700,501 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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$348,585 | - | - | - | - | - | $348,585 |
1 |
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$15,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | $20,000 |
2 |
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$267,917 | - | - | - | - | - | $267,916 |
1 |
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$64,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $64,000 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 |
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21 |
$310,585 $22,800 $15,200 $15,000
|
$5,000 |
$310,585 $22,800 $15,200 $20,000 |
$310,585 $333,385 $348,585 $368,585 |
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2019 |
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22 |
$33,529 $16,000 $64,000
|
$33,529 $16,000 $64,000 |
$402,114 $418,114 $482,114 |
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2020 |
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23 |
$109,200 $61,082 $48,106
|
$109,200 $61,082 $48,105 |
$591,314 $652,396 $700,501 |
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Total |
$695,502 |
$5,000 |
$700,501 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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$348,585 | - | - | - | - | - | $348,585 |
1 |
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$15,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | $20,000 |
2 |
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$267,917 | - | - | - | - | - | $267,916 |
1 |
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$64,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $64,000 |
Injuries
Year | Weeks | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2020 |
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11 - 12 | COVID-19 |
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Aug 26, 2024 Waived by Dallas (DAL)
-
Jul 28, 2024 Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Mar 23, 2021 Waived by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Jan 04, 2021 Signed a reserve/future contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Oct 05, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Oct 04, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Sep 28, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Sep 26, 2020 Signed to the active roster by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Sep 06, 2020 Signed to the practice squad by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Sep 03, 2020 Waived by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Dec 29, 2019 Signed to the active roster by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Dec 12, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Oct 16, 2019 Signed to the practice squad by San Francisco (SF)
-
Aug 31, 2019 Waived by New York (NYJ)
-
Mar 07, 2019 Signed a 1 year $570,000 contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Oct 21, 2018 Signed to the active roster by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 25, 2018 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 03, 2018 Signed to the practice squad by New York (NYJ)
-
Sep 01, 2018 Waived by Tennessee (TEN)
-
May 11, 2018 Signed a contract with Tennessee (TEN)
Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Rec Receptions | Rec Yards | Rec Touchdowns | Fum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 58 | 19.90 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 15 | 20.30 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | NYJ | 5 | 1 | 128 | 20.50 | 10 | 143 | 0 | 0 |