Daviyon Nixon
Miami Dolphins, Defensive Tackle
Age: 27y-2m-24d (Dec 13, 1998)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: Iowa
Drafted: Round 5 (#158 overall), 2021
Agent(s): Joel Segal (WME Sports)
INACTIVE
2024-2024 Free Agent
Daviyon Nixon signed a 1 year, $985,000 contract with the Miami Dolphins, including an average annual salary of $985,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $985,000
Average Salary:
$985,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2025 / RFA
| Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
26 |
Voided
|
$985,000 | 0.39% | $985,000 | $985,000 | - |
| 2025 |
|
27 |
RFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
26 |
Voided
|
$985,000 | $985,000 | 0.39% | - | |
| 2025 |
|
27 |
RFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
26 |
Voided |
$985,000 | $985,000 | $985,000 | - |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $825,000
Average Salary:
$825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
2021-2024 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $3,798,548
Average Salary:
$949,637
Signing Bonus:
$318,548
GTD at Sign:
$318,548
Total GTD:
$318,548
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Seasons
2 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$2,872,467
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 |
|
Injured
Injured
|
$828,821 $828,821 |
$828,821 $1,657,642 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$504,163 $504,163 $34,500 $34,500 $45,833 $45,833 $45,833 |
$2,161,805 $2,665,968 $2,700,468 $2,734,968 $2,780,801 $2,826,634 $2,872,467 |
|
| Total |
$2,872,467 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$2,097,872 | $637,096 | - | - | - | - | $2,734,968 |
| 1 |
|
$137,499 | - | - | - | - | - | $137,499 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
23 |
$510,273 $510,273
|
$318,548 $318,548 |
$828,821 $828,821 |
$828,821 $1,657,642 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
24 |
$504,163 $504,163 $34,500 $34,500 $45,833 $45,833 $45,833
|
$504,163 $504,163 $34,500 $34,500 $45,833 $45,833 $45,833 |
$2,161,805 $2,665,968 $2,700,468 $2,734,968 $2,780,801 $2,826,634 $2,872,467 |
||||||
| Total |
$2,235,371 |
$637,096 |
$2,872,467 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$2,097,872 | $637,096 | - | - | - | - | $2,734,968 |
| 1 |
|
$137,499 | - | - | - | - | - | $137,499 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
8 - 18 | Knee |
| 2021 |
|
17 - 17 | COVID-19 |
-
Jun 13, 2024
Waived by Miami (MIA)
-
Mar 07, 2024
Signed a contract with Miami (MIA)
-
Dec 27, 2022
Waived by Seattle (SEA)
-
Dec 21, 2022
Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
Dec 13, 2022
Waived by Carolina (CAR)
-
Sep 27, 2022
Signed to the active roster by Carolina (CAR)
-
Sep 07, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Carolina (CAR)
-
Sep 05, 2022
Waived by Carolina (CAR)
-
May 13, 2021
Signed a 4 year $3.79 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
-
May 01, 2021
Drafted by Carolina (CAR): Round 5 (#158 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | SEA | 7 | 0 | 62 | 5.69 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CAR | 7 | 0 | 82 | 7.14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
