
Josh Woods
Linebacker
Career Earnings: $6,551,456
Career APY: $818,932
Total Guarantees: $1,557,700
Largest Cash Payment: $1,550,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $1,550,000 (2022)
- Date of Birth: July 1, 1996
- Height: 6'1"
- Weight: 204
- College: Maryland
- Entry: 2018 Undrafted Free Agent (Bears)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | UDFA | Terminated | 2018 | 3 | $1,710,000 | $570,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Expired | 2018 | 1 | $129,200 | $129,200 | $0 | $129,200 | 100.0% | $129,200 |
| Bears | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 2 | $1,110,200 | $555,100 | $30,200 | $1,200,200 | 108.1% | $600,100 |
| Bears | ERFA | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Elevated | 2021 | 1 | $165,600 | $165,600 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bears | Practice | Terminated | 2021 | 1 | $203,622 | $203,622 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $711,112 | 83.7% | $711,112 |
| Lions | RFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,550,000 | $1,550,000 | $750,000 | $1,550,000 | 100.0% | $1,550,000 |
| Cardinals | UFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,232,500 | $1,232,500 | $777,500 | $1,232,500 | 100.0% | $1,232,500 |
| Falcons | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $302,400 | $302,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $314,500 | $314,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Renegotiated | 2024 | 1 | $410,622 | $410,622 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $360,200 | $360,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | SFA | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $1,125,000 | $1,125,000 | $0 | $125,000 | 11.1% | $125,000 |
| Falcons | SFA | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $1,170,000 | $1,170,000 | $0 | $1,170,000 | 100.0% | $1,170,000 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 3 | $1,385,822 | $461,941 | $1,329,400 | 0.0% | $56,422 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 2 | $2,261,112 | $1,130,556 | $2,261,112 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cardinals | 1 | $1,232,500 | $1,232,500 | $1,092,500 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Falcons | 2 | $1,672,022 | $836,011 | $1,139,444 | 0.0% | $348,966 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Bears | $129,200 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $129,200 | 0.1% | $129,200 | ||
| 2019 | Bears | $495,000 | $15,100 | $0 | $0 | $510,100 | 0.3% | $525,200 | ||
| 2020 | Bears | $675,000 | $15,100 | $0 | $0 | $690,100 | 0.3% | $675,000 | ||
| 2021 | Lions | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $711,112 | 0.4% | $711,112 | ||
| 2022 | Lions | $1,200,000 | $250,000 | $100,000 | $500,000 | $1,550,000 | 0.7% | $1,550,000 | ||
| 2023 | Cardinals | $1,080,000 | $152,500 | $0 | $625,000 | $1,092,500 | 0.5% | $1,232,500 | ||
| 2024 | Falcons | $1,125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $109,444 | 0.0% | $125,000 | ||
| 2025 | Falcons | $1,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,030,000 | 0.4% | $1,170,000 | ||
| Total | $6,724,200 | $432,700 | $100,000 | $1,125,000 | $5,822,456 | $6,118,012 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | ||||
| 2019 | 9 | 7 | 0.0% | 35.2% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 1 | 4.3% | 55.5% | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 9.9% | 42.3% | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 0.8% | 68.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 | 51.4% | 5.2% | 33 | 28 | 0.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 1.5% | 55.9% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |