Romeo Okwara
#1 DE,
Lions
ACTUAL 2022
20 FPTS
RANK: 670
2023 SEASON
- FPTS
RANK: -
AGE
27 yrs
HEIGHT/WEIGHT
6'4'' / 255 lbs
COLLEGE
Notre Dame
| SEASON | GP | FPTS | RANK |
| 2022 | 5 | 20 | 670th |
Accepts pay cut
Published: 2023-04-01
Okwara has agreed to a restructured contract to remain in Detroit in 2023, Justin Rogers of The Detroit News reports.
Okwara reportedly took a massive pay cut by lowering his base salary from $11 million to $2 million after missing most of the past two seasons due to a torn Achilles. The 27-year-old will now compete for a prominent role in Detroit's pass-rush rotation ahead of the 2023 campaign before hitting free agency in 2024.
Weekly Stats 2022
Stats not availablePerformance Splits: 2020 to 2022
| Home | Dome | 12 | 8 | undefined | NaNth | 506 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | Outdoor | 10 | 4 | undefined | NaNth | 418 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Dome | 1 | 1 | undefined | NaNth | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
| Away | Retractable Dome | 2 | 0 | undefined | NaNth | 74 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | undefined | undefined |
Career Stats by Season: 2016 to 2022
| 2016 | 21 | NYG | 16 | 4 | 34 | 531th | 369 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 | NYG | 6 | 0 | 3 | 835th | 82 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 23 | DET | 15 | 14 | 101 | 225th | 711 | 11 | 26 | 8 | 33% | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 24 | DET | 14 | 1 | 41 | 507th | 605 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 25 | DET | 16 | 9 | 137 | 114th | 744 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 26 | DET | 4 | 4 | 13 | 761th | 187 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 27 | DET | 5 | 0 | 20 | 670th | 120 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Records two sacks in 2022
Published: 2023-02-04
Okwara recorded eight tackles and two sacks over five games in 2022.
After tearing his Achilles just four weeks into the three-year, $37 million contract Okwara signed in 2021, the Notre Dame product didn't return until Week 14 of the 2022 campaign, only making a difference during a two-sack performance against the Jets in Week 15. With the Lions able to save over $7 million against the salary cap by potentially letting him go this offseason, Okwara is not certain to return to Detroit in 2023.