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Current Contract
Desmond King signed a 1 year, $2,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $300,000 signing bonus, $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000. In 2024, King will earn a base salary of $1,500,000 and a signing bonus of $300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,917,647 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,000,000 Signing Bonus $300,000 Average Salary $2,000,000 Total Guarantees $800,000 Guaranteed at Signing $800,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details Year Age Base Salary Signing Roster/Gm Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV 2024 30 $1,500,000 $300,000 $117,647 $1,917,647 $800,000 $2,000,000($2,000,000) $2,000,000 Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $800,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,117,647 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $300,000 2024 Cap Savings: $1,617,647 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $800,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,117,647 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $300,000 2025 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Cap Savings: $1,617,647 2025 31 UFA Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Previous Contracts
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2023-2023
Desmond King signed a 1 year, $1,080,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including an average annual salary of $1,080,000. In 2024, King will earn a base salary of $1,500,000 and a signing bonus of $300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,917,647 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,080,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,080,000 Total Guarantees - Guaranteed at Signing - Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2022-2023
Desmond King signed a 2 year, $7,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $1,000,000 signing bonus, $3,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000. In 2024, King will earn a base salary of $1,500,000 and a signing bonus of $300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,917,647 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 2 yr(s) / $7,000,000 Signing Bonus $1,000,000 Average Salary $3,500,000 Total Guarantees $3,500,000 Guaranteed at Signing $3,500,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA 2021-2021
Desmond King signed a 1 year, $3,000,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $500,000 signing bonus, $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,000,000. In 2024, King will earn a base salary of $1,500,000 and a signing bonus of $300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,917,647 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,000,000 Signing Bonus $500,000 Average Salary $3,000,000 Total Guarantees $500,000 Guaranteed at Signing $500,000 Free Agent: 2022 / UFA 2017-2020Entry Level
Desmond King signed a 4 year, $2,679,992 contract with the Los Angeles Chargers, including a $279,992 signing bonus, $279,992 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $669,998. In 2024, King will earn a base salary of $1,500,000 and a signing bonus of $300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,917,647 and a dead cap value of $800,000.Contract: 4 yr(s) / $2,679,992 Signing Bonus $279,992 Average Salary $669,998 Total Guarantees $279,992 Guaranteed at Signing $279,992 Free Agent: 2021 / UFA -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings 2017 $465,000 $279,992 - - - - - $744,992 2018 $555,000 - - - - - $298,620 $853,620 2019 $645,000 - - - - - - $645,000 2020 $1,129,235 - - - - - - $1,129,235 2020 $1,003,765 - - - - - $82,802 $1,086,567 2021 $2,000,000 $500,000 $441,176 - - - $250,000 $3,191,176 2022 $1,088,611 $1,000,000 $470,672 - $911,389 - - $3,470,672 2023 $500,000 - - - - - - $500,000 2023 $360,000 - - - - - - $360,000 2023 $1,080,000 - - - - - - $1,080,000 2023 $16,100 - - - - - - $16,100 7 seasons $8,842,711 $1,779,992 $911,848 - $911,389 - $631,422 $13,077,362 2024 $1,500,000 $300,000 - - - - - $2,000,000 $10,342,711 $2,079,992 $911,848 - $911,389 - $631,422 $15,077,362 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash 4 seasons $2,668,765 $279,992 - - - - $381,422 $3,330,179 1 seasons $1,129,235 - - - - - - $1,129,235 5 seasons $3,964,711 $1,500,000 $911,848 - $911,389 - $250,000 $7,537,948 1 seasons $1,080,000 - - - - - - $1,080,000 -
Fines
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01/12/2024, $11,039
Unnecessary Roughness
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01/05/2024, $10,927
Hit to a defenseless receiver against Tennessee (TEN)
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09/21/2018, $10,026
Taunting against Zay Jones (BUF)
TOTAL: $31,992
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01/12/2024, $11,039
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Transactions
Mar 9 2024Signed a 1 year $2 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)Jan 12 2024Fined $11,039 Unnecessary RoughnessJan 5 2024Fined $10,927 Hit to a defenseless receiver against Tennessee (TEN)Nov 29 2023Signed to the active roster by Houston (HOU)Nov 20 2023Signed to the practice squad by Houston (HOU)Oct 18 2023Released by Pittsburgh (PIT)Aug 31 2023Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)Aug 28 2023Released by Houston (HOU), clearing $3M of capSep 15 2022Converted $911,389 of 2022 salary into signing bonus, clearing $455,695 of cap with Houston (HOU)Mar 15 2022Signed a 2 year $7 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)Mar 18 2021Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with Houston (HOU)Nov 2 2020Traded to Tennessee (TEN) from Los Angeles (LAC) for 2021 6th round pick (#185 Nick Niemann)Sep 21 2018Fined $10,026 Taunting against Zay Jones (BUF)May 11 2017Signed a 4 year $2.67 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)Apr 29 2017Drafted by Los Angeles (LAC): Round 5 (#151 overall) -
2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Desmond King 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 HOU 10 10 3 312 28.8 1 46 22 24 2022 HOU 17 17 13 918 83.5 88 59 29 2 2021 HOU 16 16 12 927 81.6 93 68 25 1 3 2020 TEN 15 15 8 708 67.8 2 54 40 14 2019 LAC 15 15 8 591 60.1 2.5 51 40 11 1 2018 LAC 16 16 8 800 77.3 61 47 14 1 3 2017 LAC 16 16 4 716 68.5 4 75 65 10 1 Totals 105 105 56 4,972 - 10 468 341 127 3 9