Romeo Okwara

Detroit Lions, Defensive End
Age: 30y-8m-24d (Jun 17, 1995)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: US
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Undrafted, NYG, 2016
Agent(s): Kim Miale (Roc Nation Sports)
RETIRED

2021-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $37,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,333,333
Signing Bonus:
$14,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$20,000,000
Total GTD:
$25,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2018-2019 Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,800,000
Average Salary:
$3,400,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,705,000
GTD at Sign:
$3,425,000
Total GTD:
$3,425,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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2016-2018

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $1,635,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
$15,000
GTD at Sign:
$15,000
Total GTD:
$15,000
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

7 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$42,220,369

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 21
Active
Active
Active
$465,000
$465,000
$465,000
$465,000
$930,000
$1,395,000
2017 22
Active
Active
Active
$446,294
$446,294
$446,294
$1,841,294
$2,287,588
$2,733,882
2018 23
Active
$630,000
$3,363,882
2019 24
Active
Active
$3,542,180
$3,542,180
$6,906,062
$10,448,242
2020 25
Active
$3,301,551
$13,749,793
2021 26
Injured
$15,000,000
$28,749,793
2022 27
Active
$11,000,000
$39,749,793
2023 28
Active
$2,470,576
$42,220,369
Total
$42,220,369

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $2,688,882 $45,000 - - - - $2,733,882
6 $18,820,000 $19,410,000 $593,736 - $65,624 $126,551 $39,486,487
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
21
$450,000
$450,000
$450,000
$15,000
$15,000
$15,000
$465,000
$465,000
$465,000
$465,000
$930,000
$1,395,000
2017
22
$446,294
$446,294
$446,294
$446,294
$446,294
$446,294
$1,841,294
$2,287,588
$2,733,882
2018
23
$630,000
$630,000
$3,363,882
2019
24
$720,000
$720,000
$2,705,000
$2,705,000
$109,368
$109,368
$7,812
$7,812
$3,542,180
$3,542,180
$6,906,062
$10,448,242
2020
25
$2,750,000
$375,000
$50,000
$126,551
$3,301,551
$13,749,793
2021
26
$1,000,000
$14,000,000
$15,000,000
$28,749,793
2022
27
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$39,749,793
2023
28
$2,000,000
$2,470,576
$42,220,369
Total
$21,508,882
$19,455,000
$593,736
$65,624
$126,551
$42,220,369

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $2,688,882 $45,000 - - - - $2,733,882
6 $18,820,000 $19,410,000 $593,736 - $65,624 $126,551 $39,486,487

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2022 DET 1 - 12 Achilles
2021 DET 5 - 18 Achilles
2017 NYG 7 - 15 Knee
  • Mar 20, 2024 Retired from Professional Football
  • Mar 21, 2023 Reduced his 2023 base salary from $11M to $2M, adding $500,000 in per game active bonus, clearing $8.85M of cap with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 15, 2021 Signed a 3 year $37 million contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Sep 18, 2020 Fined $10,000 Face mask against Chicago (CHI)
  • Mar 01, 2019 Signed a 2 year $6.8 million contract extension with Detroit (DET)
  • Sep 05, 2018 Claimed off waivers by Detroit (DET)
  • Sep 04, 2018 Waived by New York (NYG)
  • May 01, 2016 Signed a 3 year $1.62 million contract with New York (NYG)

Fines

Date Reason Fine Amount
Sep 18, 2020 Face mask against Chicago (CHI) $10,000
Fines: 1 $10,000
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2023 DET 16 0 248 21.05 2 9 3 6 1 0
2022 DET 5 0 119 10.42 2 8 3 5 0 0
2021 DET 4 4 188 17.06 1 6 3 3 0 0
2020 DET 16 9 748 71.44 10 44 32 12 2 0
2019 DET 14 1 612 53.10 2 28 14 14 1 0
2018 DET 15 14 715 72.60 8 39 28 11 1 0
2017 NYG 6 0 82 7.40 0 3 1 2 0 0
2016 NYG 16 4 368 33.20 1 25 12 13 0 0
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