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Prior to rookie minicamp, the Indianapolis Colts agreed to contract terms with fifth-round draft pick Kansas State running back DJ Giddens. Over the Cap now has those contract details.
When it comes to rookie deals, the rookie wage scale sets the parameters, based on where the player was drafted, that puts in place a ceiling and a floor for how much each draft pick can earn over their standard four-year contract.
For a more detailed look at the rookie wage scale, click here.
For Giddens, who was the 151st overall pick, his total contract value over the four-year deal is $4.624 million and includes $424,744 guaranteed as a signing bonus.
From a cap perspective, that signing bonus amount will be prorated over the four years of the contract, in the form of a $106,186 cap hit each year.
In Year 1, Giddens will earn a base salary of $840,000. In Year 2, it increases to $1.005 million, followed by $1.120 million in Year 3, and $1.235 million in Year 4.
Giddens has the potential to step in right away and provide the Colts' backup running back role behind Jonathan Taylor with a boost. Over his final two seasons at Kansas State, Giddens totaled over 2,500 rushing yards, and that included averaging a whopping 6.5 yards per rush in 2024.
With that kind of average, as you can imagine, Giddens was difficult to bring down. He ranked sixth in average yards after contact, 20th in missed tackles forced, resulting in Giddens totaling the 15th most rushes of 10-plus yards.
In addition to giving the Colts some added juice out of the backfield, Giddens could also provide a pass-catching element as well from the running back position, something the Colts didn't have much of last season.
"I don't mind that backseat role, especially in someone that's elite like him, I can learn a lot from," Giddens said of Taylor, via Horseshoe Huddle. "So, that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna sit back and listen. I don't say too much, I don't think I know everything, so I'm gonna be a sponge around him."
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Indianapolis Colts' salary cap: Contract details for DJ Giddens
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When it comes to rookie deals, the rookie wage scale sets the parameters, based on where the player was drafted, that puts in place a ceiling and a floor for how much each draft pick can earn over their standard four-year contract.
For a more detailed look at the rookie wage scale, click here.
For Giddens, who was the 151st overall pick, his total contract value over the four-year deal is $4.624 million and includes $424,744 guaranteed as a signing bonus.
From a cap perspective, that signing bonus amount will be prorated over the four years of the contract, in the form of a $106,186 cap hit each year.
In Year 1, Giddens will earn a base salary of $840,000. In Year 2, it increases to $1.005 million, followed by $1.120 million in Year 3, and $1.235 million in Year 4.
DJ Giddens' salary cap hits each year with Indianapolis Colts
- 2025: $946,186 million
- 2026: $1.11 million
- 2027: $1.226 million
- 2028: $1.341 million
Giddens has the potential to step in right away and provide the Colts' backup running back role behind Jonathan Taylor with a boost. Over his final two seasons at Kansas State, Giddens totaled over 2,500 rushing yards, and that included averaging a whopping 6.5 yards per rush in 2024.
With that kind of average, as you can imagine, Giddens was difficult to bring down. He ranked sixth in average yards after contact, 20th in missed tackles forced, resulting in Giddens totaling the 15th most rushes of 10-plus yards.
In addition to giving the Colts some added juice out of the backfield, Giddens could also provide a pass-catching element as well from the running back position, something the Colts didn't have much of last season.
"I don't mind that backseat role, especially in someone that's elite like him, I can learn a lot from," Giddens said of Taylor, via Horseshoe Huddle. "So, that's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna sit back and listen. I don't say too much, I don't think I know everything, so I'm gonna be a sponge around him."
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Indianapolis Colts' salary cap: Contract details for DJ Giddens
Continue reading...
