Taylor Decker contract, salary and net worth explored

Publish date: 2024-08-12

Taylor Decker (born August 23, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.

Decker attended Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio. He was a three-year starter for the football team at the left tackle position. He was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and was ranked as the 23rd-best offensive tackle in his class. He originally committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football but changed to Ohio State University. In addition to football, Decker played basketball in high school.

Decker played in all 12 games as a true freshman in the 2012 season. He played mostly special teams but played 22 snaps on offense. Decker took over as a starter his sophomore season in 2013 season, starting all 14 games at the right tackle position. Decker moved from right tackle to left tackle his junior year in 2014 and was the Buckeyes’ only returning starter on the offensive line. He started all 15 games, including the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship victory over Oregon.

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Contract

Decker was drafted in the first round with the 16th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL Draft.

On May 6, 2016, the Detroit Lions signed Decker to a fully guaranteed four-year, $10.96 million contract with a signing bonus of $6.17 million. Decker started all 16 games at the left tackle position in his rookie season and was the only player besides quarterback Matthew Stafford to play every snap on offense for the Lions. Decker was named the Lions Rookie of the Year for 2016 in voting by the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.

On April 29, 2019, the Lions exercised the fifth-year option on Decker’s contract.

On September 1, 2020, Decker signed a five-year, $70.35 million contract extension with the Lions

Current contract Taylor Decker signed a 4 year, $60,000,000 contract with the Detroit Lions, including a $7,500,000 signing bonus, $42,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $15,000,000. In 2022, Decker will earn a base salary of $8,750,000, a restructure bonus of $6,000,000, and a workout bonus of $250,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,400,000 and a dead cap value of $29,100,000.

Salary per year

Taylor Decker Average Salary is $15,000,000.

Net worth

Taylor Decker $1 Million – $5 Million

Source: Ghanafuo.com

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