NFL
David Onyemata
David Onyemata
Atlanta Falcons, Defensive Tackle
Age: 31-173d (Nov 13, 1992)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: CA
College: Manitoba
Drafted: Round 4 (#120 overall), 2016
2024 Cap Hit
$12,500,000
2024 Cash
$8,500,000
Career Earnings
$54,550,714
2023-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)
David Onyemata signed a 3 year , $35,000,000 contract with the Atlanta Falcons, including $12,000,000 signing bonus, $24,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $11,666,667. In 2024, Onyemata will earn a base salary of $8,500,000, while carrying a cap hit of $12,500,000 and a dead cap value of $16,500,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $35,000,000
Average Salary:
$11,666,667
Signing Bonus:
$12,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$24,500,000
Total GTD:
$24,500,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
31 | $1,165,000 | $12,000,000 | $2,835,000 | $16,033,263 | $16,033,263 | $16,033,263 | $11,677,754 | |
| 2024 |
|
32 | $8,500,000 | - | - | $8,500,000 | $24,533,263 | $12,266,632 | $9,500,000 | |
| 2025 |
|
33 | $10,000,000 | - | $500,000 | $10,500,000 | $35,033,263 | $11,677,754 | $10,500,000 |
Contract Notes
- $24.5M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + 2023 roster bonus + 2024 salary)
- 2023 Roster Bonus: $2.385M (paid 3/19/2023)
- 2025 Roster Bonus: $500,000 (5th league day of 2025)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2020-2022
David Onyemata signed a 3 year , $26,000,000 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $18,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,666,667. In 2024, Onyemata will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $1,493,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $26,000,000
Average Salary:
$8,666,667
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$15,000,000
Total GTD:
$18,000,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2016-2019 Rookie
David Onyemata signed a 4 year , $2,882,345 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including $542,345 signing bonus, $542,345 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,586.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,882,345
Average Salary:
$720,586
Signing Bonus:
$542,345
GTD at Sign:
$542,345
Total GTD:
$542,345
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$54,550,714
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,104,903 |
$1,104,903 |
|
| 2017 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$540,000 |
$1,644,903 |
|
| 2018 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$630,000 |
$2,274,903 |
|
| 2019 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$1,905,882 |
$4,180,785 |
|
| 2020 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$10,166,666 |
$14,347,451 |
|
| 2021 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$7,170,000 |
$21,517,451 |
|
| 2022 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$8,500,000 |
$30,017,451 |
|
| 2023 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$16,033,263 |
$46,050,714 |
|
| 2024 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$8,500,000 |
$54,550,714 |
|
| Total |
$54,550,714 |
$54,550,714 |
||||
| 2025 | 33 |
|
Active
|
$10,500,000 |
$65,050,714 |
|
| Total |
$65,050,714 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
24 |
$450,000
|
$542,345 |
$112,558 |
$1,104,903 |
$1,104,903 |
||||
| 2017 |
|
25 |
$540,000
|
$540,000 |
$1,644,903 |
||||||
| 2018 |
|
26 |
$630,000
|
$630,000 |
$2,274,903 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
27 |
$1,905,882
|
$1,905,882 |
$4,180,785 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
28 |
$1,000,000
|
$8,333,333 |
$10,166,666 |
$14,347,451 |
|||||
| 2021 |
|
29 |
$660,000
|
$6,510,000 |
$7,170,000 |
$21,517,451 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
30 |
$1,035,000
|
$7,465,000 |
$8,500,000 |
$30,017,451 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
31 |
$1,165,000
|
$12,000,000 |
$2,835,000 |
$33,263 |
$16,033,263 |
$46,050,714 |
|||
| 2024 |
|
32 |
$8,500,000
|
$8,500,000 |
$54,550,714 |
||||||
| Total |
$15,885,882 |
$20,875,678 |
$13,975,000 |
$2,835,000 |
$145,821 |
$54,550,714 |
$54,550,714 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
$10,000,000
|
$500,000 |
$10,500,000 |
$65,050,714 |
|||||
| Total |
$25,885,882 |
$20,875,678 |
$13,975,000 |
$3,335,000 |
$145,821 |
$65,050,714 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$6,220,882 | $8,875,678 | - | $13,975,000 | - | $112,558 | $30,017,451 |
| 1 |
|
$1,165,000 | $12,000,000 | $2,835,000 | - | - | $33,263 | $16,033,263 |
-
Mar 13, 2023
Signed a 3 year $35 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)
-
Mar 16, 2022
Converted $6.46M of salary, and a $1M roster bonus into signing bonus, adding 3 more void years, freeing up $5.972M of cap with New Orleans (NO)
-
Jul 17, 2021
Suspended 6 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $1,182,743 in 2021 salary/bonus with New Orleans (NO)
-
Mar 03, 2021
Converted $6.51M of 2021 salary & bonus into signing bonus, clearing $4.34M of cap space with New Orleans (NO)
-
Mar 16, 2020
Signed a 3 year $26 million contract extension with New Orleans (NO)
-
Jun 28, 2019
Suspended 1 game for violating the league's substance abuse policy, forfeiting $119,117 of 2019 salary with New Orleans (NO)
-
Nov 16, 2018
Fined $26,739 Roughing the Passer against Andy Dalton (CIN)
-
Nov 09, 2018
Fined $6,683 Uniform violation (socks) against Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Sep 14, 2018
Fined $40,108 Multiple roughing the passer penalties against Ryan Fitzpatrick (TB)
-
Oct 27, 2017
Fined $12,154 Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Randall Cobb (GB)
-
May 18, 2016
Signed a 4 year $2.882 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
-
Apr 30, 2016
Drafted by New Orleans (NO): Round 4 (#120 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2017 |
|
Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Randall Cobb (GB) | $12,154 | |
| Sep 14, 2018 |
|
Multiple roughing the passer penalties against Ryan Fitzpatrick (TB) | $6,250 | |
| Nov 09, 2018 |
|
Uniform violation (socks) against Los Angeles (LAR) | $6,683 | |
| Nov 16, 2018 |
|
Roughing the Passer against Andy Dalton (CIN) | $26,739 |
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2019 |
|
Substance Abuse | 1 | $119,118 |
| Jul 16, 2021 |
|
PEDs | 1182743 | $1,163,333 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ATL | 14 | 13 | 552 | 51.50 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2022 | NO | 17 | 17 | 681 | 60.20 | 5 | 43 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 2021 | NO | 11 | 11 | 430 | 60.60 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 21 | ||
| 2020 | NO | 15 | 15 | 599 | 57.50 | 7 | 44 | 20 | 24 | 1 | |
| 2019 | NO | 15 | 15 | 577 | 53.30 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 2018 | NO | 16 | 4 | 616 | 60.90 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2017 | NO | 16 | 6 | 598 | 56.40 | 2 | 38 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 2016 | NO | 16 | 393 | 37.40 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
