Julian Okwara
Cleveland Browns, Defensive End
Age: 28y-2m-9d (Dec 27, 1997)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Round 3 (#67 overall), 2020
Agent(s): Kim Miale (Roc Nation Sports)
2025-2025 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,337,500
Average Salary:
$1,337,500
Signing Bonus:
$40,000
GTD at Sign:
$240,000
Total GTD:
$240,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2024-2024
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,125,000
Average Salary:
$1,125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2024-2024
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,325,000
Average Salary:
$1,325,000
Signing Bonus:
$125,000
GTD at Sign:
$600,000
Total GTD:
$600,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2020-2023 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,926,810
Average Salary:
$1,231,703
Signing Bonus:
$1,143,136
GTD at Sign:
$1,143,136
Total GTD:
$1,143,136
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$8,335,962
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$1,670,868 |
$1,670,868 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
|
Active
Active
|
$834,152 $834,152 |
$2,505,020 $3,339,172 |
|
| 2022 | 25 |
|
Injured
|
$1,058,304 |
$4,397,476 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$1,282,456 |
$5,679,932 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
|
Active
Retained
Retained
|
$1,390,225 $21,300 $600,000 |
$7,070,157 $7,091,457 $7,691,457 |
|
| 2025 | 28 |
|
Injured
Retained
|
$396,000 $248,505 |
$8,087,457 $8,335,962 |
|
| Total |
$8,335,962 |
$8,087,457 $8,335,962 |
||||
| Total |
$8,335,962 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$4,489,485 | $1,146,428 | - | - | - | $44,019 | $5,679,932 |
| 1 |
|
$1,083,800 | - | - | - | - | $327,725 | $1,411,525 |
| 1 |
|
$475,000 | $125,000 | - | - | - | - | $600,000 |
| 1 |
|
$596,000 | $40,000 | - | - | $8,505 | - | $644,505 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
23 |
$480,421
|
$1,146,428 |
$44,019 |
$1,670,868 |
$1,670,868 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$834,152 $834,152
|
$834,152 $834,152 |
$2,505,020 $3,339,172 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$1,058,304
|
$1,058,304 |
$4,397,476 |
||||||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$1,282,456
|
$1,282,456 |
$5,679,932 |
||||||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$1,062,500 $21,300 $475,000
|
$125,000 |
$327,725 |
$1,390,225 $21,300 $600,000 |
$7,070,157 $7,091,457 $7,691,457 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
28 |
$396,000 $200,000
|
$40,000 |
$8,505 |
$396,000 $248,505 |
$8,087,457 $8,335,962 |
||||
| Total |
$6,644,285 |
$1,311,428 |
$8,505 |
$371,744 |
$8,335,962 |
$8,087,457 $8,335,962 |
|||||
| Total |
$6,644,285 |
$1,311,428 |
$8,505 |
$371,744 |
$8,335,962 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$4,489,485 | $1,146,428 | - | - | - | $44,019 | $5,679,932 |
| 1 |
|
$1,083,800 | - | - | - | - | $327,725 | $1,411,525 |
| 1 |
|
$475,000 | $125,000 | - | - | - | - | $600,000 |
| 1 |
|
$596,000 | $40,000 | - | - | $8,505 | - | $644,505 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
1 - 4 | Knee |
| 2022 |
|
13 - 18 | Elbow |
| 2020 |
|
7 - 15 | Leg |
-
Aug 27, 2025
Signed to the practice squad by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 26, 2025
Released by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Apr 14, 2025
Signed a 1 year $1.33 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Sep 11, 2024
Signed to the active roster by Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 29, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Arizona (ARI)
-
Aug 26, 2024
Released by Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Feb 14, 2024
Signed a reserve/future contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Jun 09, 2020
Signed a 4 year $4.92 million contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Apr 24, 2020
Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 3 (#67 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ARI | 13 | 1 | 256 | 23.36 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | DET | 9 | 1 | 121 | 10.27 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | 10 | 2 | 222 | 19.44 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | 13 | 1 | 362 | 32.85 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | DET | 6 | 0 | 69 | 6.59 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
