
Nik Needham
Cornerback
Career Earnings: $8,744,412
Career APY: $1,457,402
Total Guarantees: $1,275,000
Largest Cash Payment: $3,986,000 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $3,986,000 (2022)
- Date of Birth: November 4, 1996
- Height: 6'0"
- Weight: 203
- College: UTEP
- Entry: 2019 Undrafted Free Agent (Dolphins)
Contract History
Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphins | UDFA | Terminated | 2019 | 3 | $1,767,000 | $589,000 | $25,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Dolphins | Practice | Renegotiated | 2019 | 1 | $136,000 | $136,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Dolphins | SFA | Expired | 2019 | 2 | $1,080,000 | $540,000 | $0 | $1,024,412 | 94.9% | $512,206 |
Dolphins | ERFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $850,000 | $850,000 | $0 | $850,000 | 100.0% | $850,000 |
Dolphins | RFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $3,986,000 | $3,986,000 | $0 | $3,986,000 | 100.0% | $3,986,000 |
Dolphins | UFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $1,825,000 | $1,825,000 | $750,000 | $1,825,000 | 100.0% | $1,825,000 |
Dolphins | UFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,292,500 | $1,292,500 | $500,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Dolphins | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $424,600 | $424,600 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Dolphins | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $465,800 | $465,800 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Dolphins | Practice | Expired | 2024 | 1 | $507,000 | $507,000 | $0 | $507,000 | 100.0% | $507,000 |
Dolphins | Practice | Elevated | 2024 | 1 | $383,400 | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphins | 6 | $8,744,412 | $1,457,402 | $7,576,578 | 0.0% | $565,000 | 0.0% |
Season History
Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Dolphins | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | $349,412 | 0.2% | $349,412 | ||
2020 | Dolphins | $675,000 | $0 | $0 | $675,000 | 0.3% | $675,000 | ||
2021 | Dolphins | $850,000 | $0 | $0 | $850,000 | 0.4% | $850,000 | ||
2022 | Dolphins | $3,986,000 | $0 | $0 | $3,986,000 | 1.9% | $3,986,000 | ||
2023 | Dolphins | $1,672,500 | $152,500 | $597,500 | $1,232,500 | 0.5% | $1,825,000 | ||
2024 | Dolphins | $383,400 | $0 | $0 | $483,666 | 0.2% | $507,000 | ||
Total | $8,061,900 | $152,500 | $597,500 | $7,576,578 | $8,192,412 |
Statistics
Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Tackles | Negative Plays | Interceptions | Fumbles | TD | ||||||||||
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Injured | Healthy | Defense | Special | Solo | Assist | Sacks | Yards | TFL | QB Hits | Pass Def. | INT | Yards | Forced | Rec. | Yards | |||
2019 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.6% | 7.9% | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 53.3% | 14.3% | 36 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 53.9% | 31.5% | 48 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.4% | 6.8% | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% | 4.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |