David Montgomery

Running Back

Age: 27
Free Agency: 2028 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 5
  • 2024 Salary Cap Charge: $5,053,431 (1.96% of cap)
  • 2024 Cash Payout: $9,000,000 (2.94% of spending)
  • 2024 Cash to Cap Ratio: 1.78
  • Contract Value: $18,250,000 ($9,125,000 APY)
  • Fully Guaranteed Money: $5,250,000
  • Contract Ranking: 7/160 at RB

Current Contract

(Extension, signed 2024)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)
YearAgeBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusRoster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %
Dead Money & Cap Savings
RegularPer Game
202427$2,270,833$2,370,833$2,979,167$500,000$2,270,833$5,053,4312.0%
2025 📝
March 18: $3.49 million injury guarantee becomes fully guaranteed
28$5,490,000$2,370,833$0$510,000$2,000,000$8,370,8332.8%
2026 📝
March 18: $1.75 million injury guarantee becomes fully guaranteed
29$5,490,000$2,370,833$0$510,000$0$8,370,8332.9%
2027 📝
March 18: $1 million roster bonus due
30$7,490,000$1,245,833$1,000,000$510,000$0$10,245,8333.3%
202831Void$1,245,835VoidVoidVoid$1,245,835--
Total$20,740,833$9,604,167$3,979,167$2,030,000$4,270,833$33,286,765

Contract Notes

David Montgomery signed a two year, $18.25 million contract extension with the Lions. $10.49 million is guaranteed including a $3,25 million signing bonus. The contract has annual per game bonuses. A void year is included for salary cap purposes. The extension lowered his cap number in 2024 by about $1.7 million. His 2025 cap number will increase by about $1.25 million as a result of the extension.

Cash Flows

- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$9.1M
$18.3M
2024202520262027
Cash Due$3,250,000$0$6,000,000$9,000,000
Running Cash$3,250,000$3,250,000$9,250,000$18,250,000
Career Earnings: $15,277,113
Career APY: $3,055,423
Potential Earnings: $42,027,113
Total Guarantees: $15,046,180
Largest Cash Payment: $9,000,000 (2024)
Largest Cap Number: $10,245,833 (2027)

Contract History

TeamContract TypeStatusYear SignedYrsTotalAPYGuaranteesAmount Earned% EarnedEffective APY
BearsDraftedExpired20194$4,015,380$1,003,845$1,046,180$5,865,348146.1%$1,466,337
LionsUFAExtended20233$18,000,000$6,000,000$8,750,000$6,161,76534.2%$6,161,765
LionsExtensionActive20242$18,250,000$9,125,000$5,250,000$3,250,00017.8%$0
Earnings By Team
TeamYrsSalaryAPYPaid on Cap% Paid on CapPaid as Dead Money% Paid as Dead Money
Bears4$5,865,348$1,466,337$5,865,3480.0%$00.0%
Lions1$9,411,765$9,411,765$2,845,5880.0%$00.0%

Season History

YearTeamBase SalaryProrated BonusRoster BonusPer Game Roster BonusGuaranteed SalaryCap
Number
Cap %Cash Paid
2019Bears$495,000$261,545$0$0$0$756,5450.4%$1,541,180
2020Bears$684,136$261,545$0$0$0$945,6810.4%$684,136
2021Bears$850,032$261,545$0$0$0$1,111,5770.6%$850,032
2022Bears$2,790,000$261,545$0$0$0$3,051,5451.5%$2,790,000
2023Lions$1,250,000$1,125,000$0$500,000$1,250,000$2,845,5881.3%$6,161,765
2024Lions$2,270,833$2,370,833$2,979,167$500,000$2,270,833$5,053,4312.0%$9,000,000
2025Lions$5,490,000$2,370,833$0$510,000$2,000,000$8,370,8332.8%$6,000,000
2026Lions$5,490,000$2,370,833$0$510,000$0$8,370,8332.9%$6,000,000
2027Lions$7,490,000$1,245,833$1,000,000$510,000$0$10,245,8333.3%$9,000,000
2028Lions$1,390,000$1,245,835$0$0$0$1,245,835--$0
Total$28,200,001$11,775,347$3,979,167$2,530,000$5,520,833$41,997,701$42,027,113

Statistics

YearGames PlayedGames InactiveSnapsRushingReceivingFumbles
InjuredHealthyOffenseSpecialAttYardsAvgTDRecYardsAvgTDTotalLost
2019160057.3%0.5%2428893.76251857.4122
2020150070.9%0.4%24710704.38544388.1200
2021130057.2%0.0%2258493.87423017.2000
2022161060.8%0.0%2018014.05343169.3100
2023143038.5%0.0%21910154.613161177.3000
202470041.4%0.0%934154.57141389.9000

Valuation Diamond

The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.

OTC ValuationAPY
Regular$8,389,000$9,125,000
Injury Adjusted$8,389,000$9,125,000
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OTC Valuation $2.5M $4.9M $7.4M $9.9M $12.3M APY $2.3M $4.7M $7M $9.3M $11.7M $7,626,000 $4,461,285

Weekly Valuation Trends

The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.

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