Damien Wilson
Dallas Cowboys, Inside Linebacker
Age: 32y-9m-12d (May 28, 1993)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Minnesota
Drafted: Round 4 (#127 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Jason Chayut (SportStars)
INACTIVE
2024-2024 Free Agent
Damien Wilson signed a 1 year, $1,125,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including an average annual salary of $1,125,000.
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
| Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | Dead Cap Annual | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
31 |
Voided
|
$985,000 | 0.39% | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | - |
| 2025 |
|
32 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League | Dead Cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
31 |
Voided
|
$1,125,000 | $985,000 | 0.39% | - | |
| 2025 |
|
32 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
31 |
Voided |
$1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | - |
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,900,000
Average Salary:
$3,450,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,150,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,270,000
Total GTD:
$3,270,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,750,000
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
$1,750,000
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2019-2020
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,750,000
Average Salary:
$2,875,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,750,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,470,000
Total GTD:
$2,470,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,746,315
Average Salary:
$686,579
Signing Bonus:
$466,315
GTD at Sign:
$466,315
Total GTD:
$466,315
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
Seasons
9 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$29,350,014
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 |
|
Active
Active
|
$901,315 $901,315 |
$901,315 $1,802,630 |
|
| 2016 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
|
$525,000 $525,000 |
$2,327,630 $2,852,630 |
|
| 2017 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$615,000 |
$3,467,630 |
|
| 2018 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$705,000 |
$4,172,630 |
|
| 2019 | 26 |
|
Active
Active
|
$2,750,000 $2,750,000 |
$6,922,630 $9,672,630 |
Champion |
| 2020 | 27 |
|
Active
Active
|
$4,573,687 $4,573,687 |
$14,246,317 $18,820,004 |
|
| 2021 | 28 |
|
Active
Active
|
$1,964,705 $1,964,705 |
$20,784,709 $22,749,414 |
|
| 2022 | 29 |
|
Active
Active
|
$3,290,000 $3,290,000 |
$26,039,414 $29,329,414 |
|
| 2023 | 30 |
|
Reserve
|
$20,600 |
$29,350,014 |
|
| Total |
$29,350,014 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$3,260,600 | $932,630 | - | - | - | - | $4,193,230 |
| 2 |
|
$7,840,000 | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $160,000 | $2,147,374 | $14,647,374 |
| 1 |
|
$2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $229,412 | - | $200,000 | - | $3,929,410 |
| 1 |
|
$2,240,000 | $4,300,000 | - | - | $40,000 | - | $6,580,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
22 |
$435,000 $435,000
|
$466,315 $466,315 |
$901,315 $901,315 |
$901,315 $1,802,630 |
|||||
| 2016 |
|
23 |
$525,000 $525,000
|
$525,000 $525,000 |
$2,327,630 $2,852,630 |
||||||
| 2017 |
|
24 |
$615,000
|
$615,000 |
$3,467,630 |
||||||
| 2018 |
|
25 |
$705,000
|
$705,000 |
$4,172,630 |
||||||
| 2019 |
|
26 |
$720,000 $720,000
|
$1,750,000 $1,750,000 |
$250,000 $250,000 |
$30,000 $30,000 |
$2,750,000 $2,750,000 |
$6,922,630 $9,672,630 |
|||
| 2020 |
|
27 |
$3,200,000 $3,200,000
|
$250,000 $250,000 |
$50,000 $50,000 |
$1,073,687 $1,073,687 |
$4,573,687 $4,573,687 |
$14,246,317 $18,820,004 |
|||
| 2021 |
|
28 |
$1,000,000 $1,000,000
|
$750,000 $750,000 |
$114,706 $114,706 |
$100,000 $100,000 |
$1,964,705 $1,964,705 |
$20,784,709 $22,749,414 |
|||
| 2022 |
|
29 |
$1,120,000 $1,120,000
|
$2,150,000 $2,150,000 |
$20,000 $20,000 |
$3,290,000 $3,290,000 |
$26,039,414 $29,329,414 |
||||
| 2023 |
|
30 |
$20,600
|
$20,600 |
$29,350,014 |
||||||
| Total |
$15,340,600 |
$10,232,630 |
$1,229,412 |
$400,000 |
$2,147,374 |
$29,350,014 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$3,260,600 | $932,630 | - | - | - | - | $4,193,230 |
| 2 |
|
$7,840,000 | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $160,000 | $2,147,374 | $14,647,374 |
| 1 |
|
$2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $229,412 | - | $200,000 | - | $3,929,410 |
| 1 |
|
$2,240,000 | $4,300,000 | - | - | $40,000 | - | $6,580,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
17 - 17 | COVID-19 |
-
Aug 26, 2024
Released by Dallas (DAL)
-
Apr 29, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.125 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Jan 04, 2024
Signed to the practice squad by Dallas (DAL)
- Oct 12, 2023 Suspended 4 games for violating the league's Personal Conduct policy
-
Mar 10, 2023
Released by Carolina (CAR), clearing $3.61M of cap
-
Mar 17, 2022
Signed a 2 year $6.9 million contract with Carolina (CAR)
-
Apr 02, 2021
Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Jacksonville (JAC)
-
Mar 16, 2020
Kansas City (KC) exercised a $3 million option for 2020
-
Mar 12, 2019
Signed a 2 year $5.75 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Nov 03, 2017
Fined $18,231 Roughing the Passer against Kirk Cousins (WAS)
-
May 28, 2015
Signed a 4 year $2.74 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
May 02, 2015
Drafted by Dallas (DAL): Round 4 (#127 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 03, 2017 |
|
Roughing the Passer against Kirk Cousins (WAS) | $18,231 | |
| Fines: 1 | $18,231 |
Suspensions
| Date | Reason | Games Suspended | Fine Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2023 |
|
Personal Conduct | 4 | - |
| Suspensions: 1 | $0 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | CAR | 17 | 5 | 204 | 20.08 | 2 | 32 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | JAX | 17 | 17 | 867 | 80.06 | 3 | 106 | 59 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | KC | 13 | 13 | 528 | 47.91 | 0 | 73 | 46 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | KC | 16 | 16 | 715 | 63.80 | 2 | 81 | 52 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | DAL | 16 | 7 | 285 | 27.20 | 1 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | DAL | 16 | 9 | 325 | 31.40 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | DAL | 16 | 6 | 284 | 28.30 | 1 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | DAL | 16 | 0 | 32 | 3.00 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
