Justin Zimmer
Interior Defensive Line
Career Earnings: $2,706,219
Career APY: $451,037
Total Guarantees: $0
Largest Cash Payment: $952,500 (2021)
Largest Cap Number: $952,500 (2021)
- Date of Birth: October 23, 1992
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 302
- College: Ferris State
- Entry: 2016 Undrafted Free Agent (Bills)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints | SFA | Terminated | 2017 | 1 | $465,000 | $465,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 2 | $1,050,000 | $525,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | Practice | Renegotiated | 2018 | 1 | $129,200 | $129,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Falcons | SFA | Terminated | 2018 | 2 | $1,050,000 | $525,000 | $0 | $112,941 | 10.8% | $112,941 |
| Falcons | Practice | Terminated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Browns | SFA | Terminated | 2019 | 2 | $1,230,000 | $615,000 | $0 | $134,118 | 10.9% | $134,118 |
| Bills | SFA | Terminated | 2020 | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $142,800 | $142,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Elevated | 2020 | 1 | $178,518 | $178,518 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | Practice | Renegotiated | 2020 | 1 | $214,236 | $214,236 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Bills | SFA | Expired | 2020 | 2 | $1,702,500 | $851,250 | $0 | $1,437,794 | 84.5% | $718,897 |
| Bills | Practice | Terminated | 2022 | 1 | $277,200 | $277,200 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $1,035,000 | $1,035,000 | $0 | $346,389 | 33.5% | $346,389 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bills | 2 | $1,669,930 | $834,965 | $1,437,794 | 0.0% | $232,136 | 0.0% |
| Saints | 1 | $20,700 | $20,700 | $20,700 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Falcons | 1 | $535,082 | $535,082 | $112,941 | 0.0% | $422,141 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 1 | $134,118 | $134,118 | $134,118 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Dolphins | 1 | $346,389 | $346,389 | $301,945 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Workout Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Saints | $117,300 | $0 | $20,700 | 0.0% | $20,700 | |
| 2018 | Falcons | $480,000 | $0 | $112,941 | 0.1% | $112,941 | |
| 2019 | Browns | $570,000 | $0 | $134,118 | 0.1% | $134,118 | |
| 2020 | Bills | $750,000 | $0 | $485,294 | 0.2% | $485,294 | |
| 2021 | Bills | $920,000 | $32,500 | $952,500 | 0.5% | $952,500 | |
| 2022 | Dolphins | $1,035,000 | $0 | $301,945 | 0.1% | $346,389 | |
| Total | $3,872,300 | $32,500 | $2,007,498 | $2,051,942 | |||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.8% | 0.7% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.7% | 1.8% | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14.9% | 3.7% | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |