Desmond King

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Steelers, CB Age: 28-294d Exp: 6 Years
Drafted: Round 5 (#151 overall), 2017 College: Iowa Agent(s): Rosenhaus Sports

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  • Current Contract

    Desmond King signed a 1 year, $1,080,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, including an average annual salary of $1,080,000. In 2023, King will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, while carrying a cap hit of $940,000 and a dead cap value of $1,080,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,080,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,080,000
    Total Guarantees -
    Guaranteed at Signing -
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2023 Contract details by year 29 $1,080,000 $940,000 $1,080,000 $1,080,000($1,080,000) $1,080,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,080,000 2023 Cap Savings: $-140,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $940,000 Post-6/1 Release 2023 Dead Cap: $1,080,000 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $-140,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2023 Dead Cap: $0 2024 Dead Cap: $0 2023 Cap Savings: $940,000
    2024 Free Agent Year 30 UFA  
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Current Dead Contracts

    Year   Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Dead Cap Hit Yearly Cash
    2023 Player contract details by year $500,000 $500,000 - $455,695 $1,455,695 $500,000($500,000)

    Previous Contracts

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    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 2023, King will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, while carrying a cap hit of $940,000 and a dead cap value of $1,080,000.
    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 2023, King will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, while carrying a cap hit of $940,000 and a dead cap value of $1,080,000.
    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 2023, King will earn a base salary of $1,080,000, while carrying a cap hit of $940,000 and a dead cap value of $1,080,000.
    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 Player Cash Earnings $465,000 $279,992 - - - - - $744,992
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $555,000 - - - - - $298,620 $853,620
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $645,000 - - - - - - $645,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,129,235 - - - - - - $1,129,235
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,003,765 - - - - - $82,802 $1,086,567
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,000,000 $500,000 $441,176 - - - $250,000 $3,191,176
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,088,611 $1,000,000 $470,672 - $911,389 - - $3,470,672
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $500,000 - - - - - - $500,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 - - - - - - $1,080,000
    7 seasons $8,466,611 $1,779,992 $911,848 - $911,389 - $631,422 $12,701,262
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,668,765 $279,992 - - - - $381,422 $3,330,179
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,129,235 - - - - - - $1,129,235
    3 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,588,611 $1,500,000 $911,848 - $911,389 - $250,000 $7,161,848
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,080,000 - - - - - - $1,080,000

  • Fines

    • Player contract details by year 09/21/2018, $10,026

      Taunting against Zay Jones (BUF)

    • TOTAL: $10,026

  • Transactions

    Aug 31 2023Signed a contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
    Aug 28 2023Released by Houston (HOU), clearing $3M of cap
    Sep 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)

  • 2023 Player Rankings

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 PIT 1 1
    2022 HOU 16 16 11 845 76.9 82 55 27 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 95 95 51 4,587 - 9 416 315 101 3 9