- Signed
- 2018
- Average / year
- $692,843
- Signing bonus
- $311,371
- Guarantee rate
- 11.2%
$2,771,371 in reported contract value across 4 seasons, including $311,371 guaranteed at signing and a $311,371 signing bonus.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit LionsD.J. Reed Contract
D.J. Reed signed a three-year, $48 million contract with the Detroit Lions. The deal includes $30.98 million guaranteed. It carries a $17.88 million cap hit in 2026.
Contract record last updated .
3-year contract$48M
- Guaranteed
- $30.98M
- Average / year
- $16M
- Free agency
- 2028 UFA
Cornerback #4Age 299 NFL seasons5' 9" / 190 lbsKansas State
DETCB / 4
2026 contract ledger
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| 2026 | $14,490,000 | $3,047,000 | $15,009,520 | $0 | $17,876,520 |
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Cap hit: The total amount charged against the team salary cap for this league year.
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| Year | Base salary | Signing proration | Option bonus | Option proration | Roster bonus | Per-game bonus | Workout bonus | Available incentives | Cap incentives | Guaranteed salary | Cash due | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026contract | $14,490,000 | $3,047,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,009,520 | $17,876,520 |
Cap equation · 2026
BASE $14,490,000 + SIGNING $3,047,000 + OPTION PRORATION $0 + ROSTER $0 + PER-GAME $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + CAP INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $330,000=$17,876,520Career cash flow
Earned through 2025Hatched bars are scheduled, not yet earnedSwipe across seasons →
$16.83M$8.41M$0
SF2018–2019
SEA2020–2021JETS2022–2024
DET2025–2027BaseSigningRosterRestructureOptionOther earnedBonus mixNew dealScheduled
CASH · 2026=
BASE $14,490,000 + SIGNING $0 + ROSTER $0 + RESTRUCTURE $0 + OPTION $0 + WORKOUT $9,520 + EARNED INCENTIVES $0 + ADJUSTMENT $510,000$15,009,520Annual career ledger
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| Season | Salary | Bonuses and cash adjustments | Potential | Cash totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Team | Base salary | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives paid | Other cash | Available | Annual cash | Career cash |
| 2018NEW DEAL | 22 | SF | $480,000 | $311,371 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $791,371 | $791,371 |
| 2019 | 23 | SF | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $570,000 | $1,361,371 |
| 2020 | 24 | SEA | $582,356 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | −$1 | $0 | $582,355 | $1,943,726 |
| 2021 | 25 | SEA | $920,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $920,000 | $2,863,726 |
| 2022NEW DEAL | 26 | JETS | $1,035,000 | $9,465,000 | $0 | $470,576 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,970,576 | $13,834,302 |
| 2023 | 27 | JETS | $2,800,000 | $0 | $7,700,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $441,165 | $0 | $10,941,165 | $24,775,467 |
| 2024 | 28 | JETS | $10,500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $11,000,000 | $35,775,467 |
| 2025NEW DEAL | 29 | DET | $1,255,000 | $15,235,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,040 | $0 | $330,000 | $0 | $16,825,040 | $52,600,507 |
| 2026SCHEDULED | 30 | DET | $14,490,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,520 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $15,009,520 | $67,610,027 |
| 2027SCHEDULED | 31 | DET | $1,345,000 | $0 | $0 | $500,000 | $13,645,000 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | $0 | $16,000,000 | $83,610,027 |
| Career totals | $33,977,356 | $25,011,371 | $7,700,000 | $970,576 | $13,645,000 | $14,560 | $0 | $2,291,164 | $0 | $83,610,027 | $83,610,027 | ||
Contract history
3 reported agreements · guarantees at signing
- 20182018
- 20222022
- Signed
- 2022
- Average / year
- $11M
- Signing bonus
- $9.46M
- Guarantee rate
- 31.8%
$33,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $10,500,000 guaranteed at signing and a $9,465,000 signing bonus.
- 20252025
- Signed
- 2025
- Average / year
- $16M
- Signing bonus
- $15.23M
- Guarantee rate
- 64.5%
$48,000,000 in reported contract value across 3 seasons, including $30,980,000 guaranteed at signing and a $15,235,000 signing bonus.