Corey Liuget is an American professional Football player who plays in the National Hockey League (NFL). As of 2019, Corey Liuget currently plays for the Los Angeles Chargers as their Defensive tackle. He played college football at Illinois and was picked 18th overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Liuget reportedly earns around $4.48 million as his yearly salary from the Chargers and has an estimated $20 million in net worth in 2019. He is married to his wife Faven Luiget and shares 2 children with her.
As of 2019, Corey Liuget has an estimated net worth of over $20 million with the annual salary of around $3.2 million which is quite similar to former NFL player Keyshawn Johnson Jr.
Liuget signed his first professional contract with Chargers on 2011. Later, he signed an extension with the Chargers for five years worth $ 58.5 million, with $ 30 million guaranteed on June 9, 2015.
As of 2018, the NFL player has an average salary of $4.48 million annually. Corey Liuget so far has made earnings of $41,676,366 from his entire NFL career whereas Drew Brees is one of the highest earners of NFL with overall earnings of $221,710,422.
Some of his contract and earnings, including bonus and incentives:
YEAR | TEAM | SALARY |
2011 | Los Angeles Chargers | $4,922,816 |
2012 | Los Angeles Chargers | $752,998 |
2013 | Los Angeles Chargers | $1,130,976 |
2014 | Los Angeles Chargers | $1,508,964 |
2015 | Los Angeles Chargers | $13,633,112 |
2016 | Los Angeles Chargers | $8,500,000 |
2017 | Los Angeles Chargers | $8,000,000 |
2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | $3,227,500 |
Further, as of February 13, 2019, the Chargers declined the contract option for Liuget, making him a free agent.
Corey Liuget and his wife Faven Liuget are the parents of 2 children; a daughter named Eden and son, Corey Jr. However, the details about their wedding and love life haven't been disclosed yet.
His wife Favin is a Fashion Designer from Maceoo adn was also cast on the E! Network reality series WAGS Miami. She is also a businesswoman and owned a clothing line that designed dresses of athletes like Dwyane Wade and Travis Benjamin.
Exploring one of his social media accounts, he seems to be a family guy as he frequently posts a picture of him along with his family. Further, the couple is living a happy life with no rumors of divorce or separation in recent time.
The couple currently resides in Miami with their two children.
Talking about his body measurement, the famous NFL star is 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) in height and weighs around 136 kg.
Corey Liuget was born on March 18, 1990, in Miami, Florida to parents DeJa Liuget and Lorene Liuget. As per his nationality, he is American and belongs to the African ethnic group. Further, his star sign is Pisces.
His mother raised him as his father was killed when he returned to visit his grandmother in Haiti. He played in Miami, Florida at Hialeah Senior High. He also played college football in Illinois.
Liuget was drawn up in the first round as the San Diego Chargers' 18th draft pick. Liuget had a breakout season in 2012: The 2nd year man started all 16 games and had a huge impact on the defense of the Chargers.
Liuget had his first NFL touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in the 2014 season after he recovered a fumble forced by Dwight Freeney and Ricardo Mathews. Liuget completed the season with 4.5 sacks, 57 tackles, 2 defended passes and 2 forced fumbles.
Liuget signed an extension with the Chargers for five years, $ 58.5 million, with $ 30 million guaranteed on June 9, 2015.
The Chargers declined Liuget's contract option on February 13, 2019, making him a free agent. Currently, he played with his star team-mates such as Russell Okung, Philip Rivers and many more.