DeShawn Williams

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Bills, DE Age: 31-118d Exp: 4 Years
Undrafted: 2015, Bengals College: Clemson Agent(s): Adisa Bakari (The Sports & Entertainment Group)

 

  • Current Contract

    DeShawn Williams signed a 1 year, $1,155,000 contract with the Buffalo Bills, including a $15,000 signing bonus, $15,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,155,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,155,000
    Signing Bonus $15,000
    Average Salary $1,155,000
    Total Guarantees $15,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $15,000
    Free Agent: 2025 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 32 $1,125,000 $15,000 $15,000 $1,015,000 $15,000 $1,155,000($1,155,000) $1,155,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $15,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $15,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $15,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,000,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $15,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,000,000
    2025 Free Agent Year 33 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023

    DeShawn Williams signed a 1 year, $1,750,000 contract with the Carolina Panthers, including a $670,000 signing bonus, $1,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,750,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,750,000
    Signing Bonus $670,000
    Average Salary $1,750,000
    Total Guarantees $1,750,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $1,750,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2022-2022

    DeShawn Williams signed a 1 year, $1,165,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including a $200,000 signing bonus, $200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,165,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,165,000
    Signing Bonus $200,000
    Average Salary $1,165,000
    Total Guarantees $200,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $200,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2020-2021

    DeShawn Williams signed a 2 year, $1,525,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including an average annual salary of $762,500. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $1,525,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $762,500
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2022 / UFA

    2019-2020

    DeShawn Williams signed a 2 year, $1,230,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts, including an average annual salary of $615,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $1,230,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $615,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2021 / RFA

    2019-2019

    DeShawn Williams signed a 1 year, $570,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including an average annual salary of $570,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $570,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $570,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2020 / ERFA

    2018-2018

    DeShawn Williams signed a 1 year, $555,000 contract with the Denver Broncos, including an average annual salary of $555,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $555,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $555,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2019 / RFA

    2016-2017

    DeShawn Williams signed a 2 year, $990,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including an average annual salary of $495,000. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $990,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $495,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2018 / ERFA

    2015-2017

    DeShawn Williams signed a 3 year, $1,580,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including a $5,000 signing bonus, $5,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $526,667. In 2024, Williams will earn a base salary of $1,125,000, a signing bonus of $15,000 and a workout bonus of $15,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,015,000 and a dead cap value of $15,000.
    Contract: 3 yr(s) / $1,580,000
    Signing Bonus $5,000
    Average Salary $526,667
    Total Guarantees $5,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $5,000
    Free Agent: 2018 / RFA

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2015 Player Cash Earnings - $5,000 - - - - - $5,000
    2015 Player Cash Earnings $112,200 - - - - - - $112,200
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $132,350 - - - - - - $132,350
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $291,170 - - - - - - $291,170
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $122,400 - - - - - - $122,400
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $7,600 - - - - - - $7,600
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $15,200 - - - - - - $15,200
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $38,000 - - - - - - $38,000
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $22,800 - - - - - - $22,800
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $595,590 - - - - - $250,467 $846,057
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $25,200 - - - - - - $25,200
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $850,000 - - - - - - $850,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $965,000 $200,000 - - - - - $1,165,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 $670,000 - - - - - $1,750,000
    8 seasons $4,257,510 $875,000 - - - - $250,467 $5,382,977
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $1,125,000 $15,000 - $15,000 - - - $1,155,000
    $5,382,510 $890,000 - $15,000 - - $250,467 $6,537,977
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $658,120 $5,000 - - - - - $663,120
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,443,390 $200,000 - - - - $250,467 $2,893,857
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $53,200 - - - - - - $53,200
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $22,800 - - - - - - $22,800
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 $670,000 - - - - - $1,750,000

  • Transactions

    Mar 28 2024Signed a 1 year $1.155 million contract with Buffalo (BUF)
    Mar 15 2023Signed a 1 year $1.75 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
    Mar 19 2022Signed a 1 year $1.165 million contract with Denver (DEN)
    Sep 25 2020Signed to the active roster by Denver (DEN)
    Sep 6 2020Signed to the practice squad by Denver (DEN)
    Sep 5 2020Waived by Denver (DEN)
    Aug 15 2020Signed a contract with Denver (DEN)
    Aug 31 2019Waived by Denver (DEN)
    May 13 2019Signed a contract with Denver (DEN)
    Apr 30 2019Waived by Indianapolis (IND)
    Jan 14 2019Signed a reserve/future contract with Indianapolis (IND)
    Dec 11 2018Signed to the practice squad by Indianapolis (IND)
    Nov 2 2018Signed to the practice squad by Miami (MIA)
    Oct 16 2018Signed to the practice squad by Miami (MIA)
    Sep 2 2018Signed to the practice squad by Denver (DEN)
    Aug 31 2018Waived by Denver (DEN)
    Jan 19 2018Signed a reserve/future contract with Denver (DEN)
    Sep 2 2017Waived by Cincinnati (CIN)
    Nov 29 2016Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
    Nov 26 2016Waived by Cincinnati (CIN)
    Jan 6 2016Signed to the active roster by Cincinnati (CIN)
    Sep 5 2015Waived by Cincinnati (CIN)
    May 3 2015Signed a 3 year $1.58 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)

  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how DeShawn Williams ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 CAR 16 16 9 417 42.1 1 33 13 20
    2022 DEN 17 17 15 597 55.5 4.5 37 21 16
    2021 DEN 15 15 8 386 35.5 1 39 17 22
    2020 DEN 14 14 11 436 40.1 2 37 20 17 1
    2016 CIN 4 4 57 5.3 0.5 2 1 1
    Totals 66 66 43 1,893 - 9 148 72 76 0 1