Christian Covington
Los Angeles Chargers, Defensive Tackle
Age: 32y-4m-25d (Oct 16, 1993)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
College: Rice
Drafted: Round 6 (#216 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Graylan Crain (Select Sports Group)
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,165,000
Average Salary:
$1,165,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,272,500
Average Salary:
$1,272,500
Signing Bonus:
$152,500
GTD at Sign:
$152,500
Total GTD:
$152,500
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $990,000
Average Salary:
$990,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2020-2020
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$625,000
Total GTD:
$625,000
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
2019-2019
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$750,000
Total GTD:
$750,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
2015-2018 Rookie
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,370,487
Average Salary:
$592,622
Signing Bonus:
$90,487
GTD at Sign:
$90,487
Total GTD:
$90,487
Free Agent:
2019 / UFA
Seasons
8 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$15,754,688
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$595,482 |
$595,482 |
|
| 2016 | 23 |
|
Active
Active
Active
|
$676,000 $676,000 $676,000 |
$1,271,482 $1,947,482 $2,623,482 |
|
| 2017 | 24 |
|
Injured
Injured
Injured
|
$489,525 $489,525 $489,525 |
$3,113,007 $3,602,532 $4,092,057 |
|
| 2018 | 25 |
|
Active
Active
|
$725,631 $725,631 |
$4,817,688 $5,543,319 |
|
| 2019 | 26 |
|
Active
Active
|
$1,830,957 $1,830,957 |
$7,374,276 $9,205,233 |
|
| 2020 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$1,738,307 |
$10,943,540 |
|
| 2021 | 28 |
|
Active
Active
|
$990,000 $990,000 |
$11,933,540 $12,923,540 |
|
| 2022 | 29 |
|
Injured
Injured
Retained
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$1,057,774 $1,057,774 $152,500 $152,500 $19,900 $19,900 |
$13,981,314 $15,039,088 $15,191,588 $15,344,088 $15,363,988 $15,383,888 |
|
| 2023 | 30 |
|
Reserve
|
$370,800 |
$15,754,688 |
|
| Total |
$15,754,688 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$4,888,578 | $90,487 | - | - | - | $564,257 | $5,543,319 |
| 1 |
|
$2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $161,914 | $3,661,914 |
| 1 |
|
$1,250,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | $238,307 | $1,738,307 |
| 3 |
|
$4,506,148 | $305,000 | - | - | - | - | $4,811,148 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
22 |
$435,000
|
$90,487 |
$69,995 |
$595,482 |
$595,482 |
||||
| 2016 |
|
23 |
$525,000 $525,000 $525,000
|
$151,000 $151,000 $151,000 |
$676,000 $676,000 $676,000 |
$1,271,482 $1,947,482 $2,623,482 |
|||||
| 2017 |
|
24 |
$489,526 $489,526 $489,526
|
$489,525 $489,525 $489,525 |
$3,113,007 $3,602,532 $4,092,057 |
||||||
| 2018 |
|
25 |
$705,000 $705,000
|
$20,631 $20,631 |
$725,631 $725,631 |
$4,817,688 $5,543,319 |
|||||
| 2019 |
|
26 |
$1,000,000 $1,000,000
|
$500,000 $500,000 |
$250,000 $250,000 |
$80,957 $80,957 |
$1,830,957 $1,830,957 |
$7,374,276 $9,205,233 |
|||
| 2020 |
|
27 |
$1,250,000
|
$250,000 |
$238,307 |
$1,738,307 |
$10,943,540 |
||||
| 2021 |
|
28 |
$990,000 $990,000
|
$990,000 $990,000 |
$11,933,540 $12,923,540 |
||||||
| 2022 |
|
29 |
$1,057,774 $1,057,774 $19,900 $19,900
|
$152,500 $152,500 |
$1,057,774 $1,057,774 $152,500 $152,500 $19,900 $19,900 |
$13,981,314 $15,039,088 $15,191,588 $15,344,088 $15,363,988 $15,383,888 |
|||||
| 2023 |
|
30 |
$370,800
|
$370,800 |
$15,754,688 |
||||||
| Total |
$12,644,726 |
$1,395,487 |
$750,000 |
$964,478 |
$15,754,688 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$4,888,578 | $90,487 | - | - | - | $564,257 | $5,543,319 |
| 1 |
|
$2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $161,914 | $3,661,914 |
| 1 |
|
$1,250,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | $238,307 | $1,738,307 |
| 3 |
|
$4,506,148 | $305,000 | - | - | - | - | $4,811,148 |
Injuries
| Year | Weeks | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
11 - 18 | Pectoral |
| 2021 |
|
11 - 11 | COVID-19 |
| 2017 |
|
9 - 17 | Biceps |
-
Aug 30, 2023
Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Aug 26, 2023
Released by Detroit (DET)
-
May 10, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.165 million contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 12, 2022
Signed to the active roster by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Aug 31, 2022
Signed to the practice squad by Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Aug 30, 2022
Released by Los Angeles (LAC), clearing $895,000 of cap
-
Mar 17, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1.27 million contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
-
May 10, 2021
Signed a 1 year $990,000 contract with Los Angeles (LAC)
-
Sep 04, 2020
Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Denver (DEN) for Austin Calitro
-
Apr 28, 2020
Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Denver (DEN)
-
Mar 14, 2019
Signed a 1 year $2.5 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
May 08, 2015
Signed a 4 year $2.37 million contract with Houston (HOU)
-
May 02, 2015
Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 6 (#216 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Snaps | Snaps% | Sack | Tackles Total | Tackles Solo | Tackles Assisted | FFum | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LAC | 4 | 0 | 124 | 10.40 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | LAC | 16 | 3 | 524 | 43.85 | 1 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | CIN | 16 | 14 | 557 | 51.77 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | DAL | 11 | 6 | 327 | 29.70 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | HOU | 12 | 2 | 258 | 24.50 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | HOU | 7 | 2 | 166 | 16.70 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | HOU | 16 | 5 | 416 | 44.00 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | HOU | 15 | 0 | 167 | 16.10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
