David Vernon “D. J.” Reader Jr. born July 1, 1994, is an American football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson.

Reader was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (166th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. He started seven games in his rookie year logging one sack, seven solo tackles, and 15 assisted tackles.
In 2017, Reader replaced the retired Vince Wilfork as the Texans starting nose tackle. He started the first 14 games of the season before being placed on injured reserve on December 19, 2017.

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Contract

D.J. Reader signed a 4 year, $53,000,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including a $16,250,000 signing bonus, $20,250,000 guaranteed,  a roster bonus of $352,941, and a workout bonus of $200,000, while carrying a cap hit of $13,665,441 and a dead cap value of $8,325,000

Salary per year

Reader has an average annual salary of $13,250,000. In 2022, Reader will earn a base salary of $9,050,000,

Net worth

Reader is worth $3M

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