David Montgomery

Detroit Lions, Running Back
Age: 26-330d (Jun 07, 1997)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: US
College: Iowa State
Drafted: Round 3 (#73 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Jared Fox, Dave Butz (SportStars)
2024 Cap Hit

$6,786,754

2024 Cash

$5,750,000

Career Earnings

$18,310,358

2023-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

David Montgomery signed a 3 year , $18,000,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including $4,500,000 signing bonus, $11,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,000,000. In 2024, Montgomery will earn a base salary of $5,250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $6,786,754 and a dead cap value of $8,625,000.

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $18,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$4,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$8,750,000
Total GTD:
$11,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year Age Base P5 SalarySalary Signing Proration Roster/Gm Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Cap Dead Cap
2023 26 $1,250,000 $1,125,000 $411,754 $2,786,754 1.24% $8,750,000
2024 27 $5,250,000 $1,125,000 $411,754 $6,786,754 2.66% $8,625,000
POTENTIAL OUT: 2025, 2 YR, $11,911,754; $2,250,000 DEAD CAP
2025 28 $5,500,000 $1,125,000 $500,000 $7,125,000 2.61% $2,250,000
2026 29 - $1,125,000 - $1,125,000 0.38% $1,125,000
2026 30
UFA
Year Age Status Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 26 $1,250,000 $4,500,000 $6,161,754 $6,161,754 $6,161,754 $5,970,585
2024 27 $5,250,000 - $5,750,000 $11,911,754 $5,955,877 $5,875,000
2025 28 $5,500,000 - $6,000,000 $17,911,754 $5,970,585 $6,000,000
2026 29
Void
 - - - - - -
Contract Notes
  • $8.75M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2023 salary + $3M of 2024 salary)
  • Additional $2.25M of 2024 salary fully guarantees 3/16/2024
  • Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000, 16 LTBE in 2023)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2022 Rookie

David Montgomery signed a 4 year , $4,015,380 contract with the Chicago Bears, including $1,046,180 signing bonus, $1,046,180 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,003,845.

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $4,015,380
Average Salary:
$1,003,845
Signing Bonus:
$1,046,180
GTD at Sign:
$1,046,180
Total GTD:
$1,046,180
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$18,310,358

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 22
Active
$1,727,878
$1,727,878
2020 23
Active
$1,030,694
$2,758,572
2021 24
Active
$850,032
$3,608,604
2022 25
Active
$2,790,000
$6,398,604
2023 26
Active
$6,161,754
$12,560,358
2024 27
Active
$5,750,000
$18,310,358
Total      
$18,310,358
$18,310,358
2025 28
Active
$6,000,000
$24,310,358
Total
$24,310,358
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
22
$495,000
$1,046,180
$186,698
$1,727,878
$1,727,878
2020
23
$684,136
$346,558
$1,030,694
$2,758,572
2021
24
$850,032
$850,032
$3,608,604
2022
25
$2,790,000
$2,790,000
$6,398,604
2023
26
$1,250,000
$4,500,000
$6,161,754
$12,560,358
2024
27
$5,250,000
$5,750,000
$18,310,358
Total
$11,319,168
$5,546,180
$533,256
$18,310,358
$18,310,358
2025
28
$5,500,000
$6,000,000
$24,310,358
Total
$16,819,168
$5,546,180
$533,256
$24,310,358

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $4,819,168 $1,046,180 - - - $533,256 $6,398,604
1 $1,250,000 $4,500,000 - - - - $6,161,754
  • Mar 14, 2023 Signed a 3 year $18 million contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jun 13, 2019 Signed a 4 year $4.015 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
  • Apr 26, 2019 Chicago acquires 2019 3rd round pick (#73 David Montgomery) and 2019 6th round pick (#205 Duke Shelley). New England acquires 2019 3rd round pick (#87 Damien Harris), 2019 5th round pick (#162 - traded away) and 2020 4th round pick (#125 - traded away)
  • Apr 26, 2019 Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 3 (#73 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush Yards/Gm Rush Touchdowns Receiving Targets Receiving Receptions Receiving Yards Receiving Yards/Rec Receiving Yards/Gm Receiving Touchdowns Fum
2023 DET 14 13 425 37.90 219 1,015 72.5 13 24 16 117 7.3 8.4 0 2
2022 CHI 16 16 629 60.80 201 801 50.1 5 40 34 316 9.3 19.8 1 2
2021 CHI 13 13 642 74.60 225 849 65.3 7 51 42 301 7.2 23.2 0 1
2020 CHI 15 13 759 70.90 247 1,070 71.3 8 68 54 438 8.1 29.2 2 1
2019 CHI 16 8 625 57.30 242 889 55.6 6 35 25 185 7.4 11.6 1 2

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Mar 14, 2023
Signed a 3 year $18 million contract with Detroit (DET)
Jun 13, 2019
Signed a 4 year $4.015 million contract with Chicago (CHI)
Apr 26, 2019
Chicago acquires 2019 3rd round pick (#73 David Montgomery) and 2019 6th round pick (#205 Duke Shelley). New England acquires 2019 3rd round pick (#87 Damien Harris), 2019 5th round pick (#162 - traded away) and 2020 4th round pick (#125 - traded away)
Apr 26, 2019
Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 3 (#73 overall)

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