Apr 26, 2017Michael Ginnitti
Buffalo Bills 2015 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Buffalo Bills 2015 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Active Players (54) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Williams | DE | $12,100,000 | $3,800,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,600,000 | $500,000 | - | $400,000 | ($13,900,000) | $19,400,000 | 14.02 |
| Marcell Dareus | DT | $2,823,530 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($42,900,000) | $7,823,530 | 5.66 |
| Eric Wood | C | $4,700,000 | $1,800,000 | - | - | $150,000 | - | - | ($6,950,000) | $6,650,000 | 4.81 |
| Jerry Hughes | OLB | $4,625,000 | $1,400,000 | - | - | $150,000 | - | - | ($17,775,000) | $6,175,000 | 4.46 |
| LeSean McCoy | RB | $2,625,000 | $2,625,000 | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($18,500,000) | $5,500,000 | 3.98 |
| Leodis McKelvin | CB | $3,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($2,800,000) | $4,900,000 | 3.54 |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | $1,326,164 | $3,204,655 | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,310,948) | $4,530,819 | 3.28 |
| Corey Graham | FS | $2,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $50,000 | - | $150,000 | ($3,550,000) | $4,450,000 | 3.22 |
| Manny Lawson | OLB | $1,800,000 | $750,000 | $500,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $3,100,000 | 2.24 |
| E.J. Manuel | QB | $1,212,755 | $1,210,509 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,250,405) | $2,423,264 | 1.75 |
| Dan Carpenter | K | $1,300,000 | $537,500 | $500,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($2,137,500) | $2,362,500 | 1.71 |
| Kraig Urbik | G | $1,075,000 | $850,000 | $150,000 | - | $125,000 | - | - | ($1,825,000) | $2,200,000 | 1.59 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | $1,000,000 | $650,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($3,700,000) | $1,750,000 | 1.26 |
| Nigel Bradham | OLB | $1,542,000 | $114,356 | - | - | - | - | - | ($114,356) | $1,656,356 | 1.20 |
| Cordy Glenn | LT | $1,003,434 | $494,578 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($544,578) | $1,548,012 | 1.12 |
| Anthony Dixon | RB | $850,000 | $166,666 | $100,000 | - | $50,000 | - | $100,000 | ($383,334) | $1,266,666 | 0.92 |
| Richie Incognito | G | $900,000 | $100,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($200,000) | $1,100,000 | 0.80 |
| Cyrus Kouandjio | RT | $588,583 | $454,331 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($2,001,576) | $1,092,914 | 0.79 |
| Garrison Sanborn | LS | $910,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($412,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.76 |
| Nickell Robey-Coleman | CB | $585,000 | $435,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,302,334) | $1,020,667 | 0.74 |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | $750,000 | $133,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,150,000) | $883,333 | 0.64 |
| Ronald Darby | CB | $435,000 | $395,853 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,176,125) | $830,853 | 0.60 |
| Duke Williams | FS | $585,000 | $117,563 | - | - | - | - | - | ($235,126) | $702,563 | 0.51 |
| Preston Brown | ILB | $510,000 | $162,000 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - | ($516,000) | $702,000 | 0.51 |
| John Miller | G | $435,000 | $170,030 | - | - | - | - | - | ($680,120) | $605,030 | 0.44 |
| Chris Gragg | TE | $585,000 | $14,793 | - | - | - | - | - | ($29,587) | $599,793 | 0.43 |
| Corbin Bryant | DT | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Mario Butler | CB | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Stefan Charles | DT | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Chris Hogan | WR | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Bacarri Rambo | SS | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Colton Schmidt | P | $510,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $510,000 | 0.37 |
| Karlos Williams | RB | $435,000 | $53,838 | - | - | - | - | - | ($215,352) | $488,838 | 0.35 |
| Jonathan Meeks | FS | $450,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $450,000 | 0.33 |
| Jordan Mills | RT | $427,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $427,058 | 0.31 |
| Josh Johnson | QB | $525,882 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $412,941 | 0.30 |
| MarQueis Gray | TE | $403,764 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $403,764 | 0.29 |
| IK Enemkpali | OLB | $390,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $390,000 | 0.28 |
| Jordan Gay | K | $330,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $330,000 | 0.24 |
| Ryan Groy | G | $180,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $180,000 | 0.13 |
| Lavar Edwards | DE | $172,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $172,058 | 0.12 |
| Mike Gillislee | RB | $172,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $172,058 | 0.12 |
| Kevin Reddick | ILB | $172,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $172,058 | 0.12 |
| T.J. Barnes | DT | $150,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $150,000 | 0.11 |
| Nick O'Leary | TE | $102,352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $102,352 | 0.07 |
| A.J. Tarpley | ILB | $102,352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $102,352 | 0.07 |
| Greg Salas | WR | $87,647 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $87,647 | 0.06 |
| Max Valles | OLB | $76,764 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $76,764 | 0.06 |
| Jerel Worthy | DE | $68,823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $68,823 | 0.05 |
| Walter Powell | WR | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $60,000 | 0.04 |
| Dezmin Lewis | WR | $51,176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,176 | 0.04 |
| Leonard Hankerson | WR | $43,823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $43,823 | 0.03 |
| Sammy Seamster | CB | $30,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $30,000 | 0.02 |
| Merrill Noel | CB | $25,588 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,588 | 0.02 |
2015 Injured Reserve Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on injured reserve. denotes a player designated to return. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (16) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Williams | DT | $4,500,000 | $2,450,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,450,000) | $6,950,000 | 5.02 |
| Charles Clay | TE | $3,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,000,000) | $5,000,000 | 3.61 |
| Percy Harvin | WR | $2,900,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $4,000,000 | 2.89 |
| Aaron Williams | SS | $1,375,000 | $1,300,000 | - | $1,125,000 | $100,000 | - | - | ($9,700,000) | $3,900,000 | 2.82 |
| Stephon Gilmore | CB | $2,037,839 | $1,807,120 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,844,959) | $3,844,959 | 2.78 |
| Marcus Easley | WR | $825,000 | $425,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,300,000) | $1,350,000 | 0.98 |
| Robert Woods | WR | $797,434 | $479,868 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,009,736) | $1,327,302 | 0.96 |
| Jarius Wynn | OLB | $950,000 | $125,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($250,000) | $1,075,000 | 0.78 |
| Ron Brooks | CB | $660,000 | $100,135 | - | - | - | - | - | ($100,135) | $760,135 | 0.55 |
| Alex Carrington | DT | $745,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($80,000) | $665,000 | 0.48 |
| Marquise Goodwin | WR | $431,647 | $149,719 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - | ($329,438) | $611,366 | 0.44 |
| Ty Powell | ILB | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Randell Johnson | OLB | $489,176 | $15,933 | - | - | - | - | - | ($47,799) | $505,109 | 0.37 |
| Tony Steward | OLB | $407,470 | $30,957 | - | - | - | - | - | ($123,830) | $438,427 | 0.32 |
| Tyson Chandler | RT | $318,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,500) | $320,500 | 0.23 |
| Cierre Wood | RB | $295,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $295,058 | 0.21 |
2015 Reserve/PUP Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a physically unable to perform, or non-football injury list. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (1) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Thomas | CB | $394,066 | $666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,000) | $394,732 | 0.29 |
2015 Non-Football Injury Cap
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a physically unable to perform, or non-football injury list. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (1) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seantrel Henderson | RT | $510,000 | $12,720 | - | - | - | - | - | ($38,160) | $522,720 | 0.38 |
2015 Dead Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (79) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Spiller | RB | - | $333,334 | - | $1,834,583 | - | - | - | - | $2,167,917 | 1.57 |
| Alan Branch | DT | - | $1,550,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,550,000 | 1.12 |
| Kyle Orton | QB | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 1.08 |
| Chris Williams | G | - | $875,000 | $500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $1,475,000 | 1.07 |
| Kiko Alonso | ILB | - | $753,782 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $753,782 | 0.54 |
| Matt Cassel | QB | - | - | $500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $600,000 | 0.43 |
| Scott Chandler | TE | - | $600,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $600,000 | 0.43 |
| Matthew Mulligan | TE | $745,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.42 |
| Keith Rivers | OLB | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.36 |
| A.J. Tarpley | ILB | $307,058 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $309,558 | 0.22 |
| Gabe Ikard | C | $307,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $307,058 | 0.22 |
| Dan Herron | RB | $271,764 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $271,764 | 0.20 |
| Denarius Moore | WR | $271,764 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $271,764 | 0.20 |
| Matt Cassel | QB | $235,294 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $235,294 | 0.17 |
| T.J. Graham | WR | - | $167,813 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $167,813 | 0.12 |
| Marcus Thigpen | WR | $155,294 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $155,294 | 0.11 |
| Marcus Thigpen | WR | $155,294 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $155,294 | 0.11 |
| Jordan Gay | K | $120,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $120,000 | 0.09 |
| Ross Cockrell | CB | - | $116,888 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $116,888 | 0.08 |
| Cedric Reed | DE | $112,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $112,200 | 0.08 |
| Cyril Richardson | G | $112,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $112,200 | 0.08 |
| Merrill Noel | CB | $105,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $105,600 | 0.08 |
| Andre Fluellen | DT | $153,529 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $103,235 | 0.07 |
| Fred Jackson | RB | - | - | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $100,000 | 0.07 |
| Dezmin Lewis | WR | $99,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $99,000 | 0.07 |
| Nick O'Leary | TE | $85,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $85,800 | 0.06 |
| Red Bryant | DE | - | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $80,000 | 0.06 |
| Kevin Reddick | ILB | $72,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $72,600 | 0.05 |
| Jaylen Watkins | S | $72,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $72,600 | 0.05 |
| Dustin Hopkins | K | - | $56,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,000 | 0.04 |
| Chris Martin | RT | $52,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $52,800 | 0.04 |
| Jonathan Meeks | FS | - | $49,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $49,500 | 0.04 |
| Cyril Richardson | G | - | $48,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $48,000 | 0.03 |
| Walter Powell | WR | $46,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $46,200 | 0.03 |
| Sammy Seamster | CB | $46,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $46,200 | 0.03 |
| Deonte Thompson | WR | $38,824 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $38,824 | 0.03 |
| Bryce Brown | RB | $38,823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $38,823 | 0.03 |
| Josh Bush | SS | $38,823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $38,823 | 0.03 |
| Billy Cundiff | K | $51,176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $34,411 | 0.02 |
| Nick O'Leary | TE | - | $29,922 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $29,922 | 0.02 |
| Mike Gillislee | RB | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Ronald Patrick | C | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Dustin Vaughan | QB | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Jerel Worthy | DE | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Blake Annen | TE | $19,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,800 | 0.01 |
| Titus Davis | WR | $19,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,800 | 0.01 |
| Miguel Maysonet | RB | $19,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,800 | 0.01 |
| Walter Powell | WR | $19,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,800 | 0.01 |
| Cierre Wood | RB | $19,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,800 | 0.01 |
| Dezmin Lewis | WR | - | $16,632 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,632 | 0.01 |
| Jonathan Dowling | FS | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Zac Dysert | QB | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Marcel Jensen | TE | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Jacob Maxwell | TE | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Jonathan Meeks | FS | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Walter Powell | WR | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Cedric Reed | DE | $6,600 | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,600 | 0.01 |
| Manasseh Garner | RB | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Andy Tanner | WR | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| A.J. Tarpley | ILB | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Phillip Thomas | S | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Damien Jacobs | DT | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Kenny Ladler | SS | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Darrin Kitchens | DE | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
| B.J. Larsen | DE | - | $3,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,666 | 0.00 |
| Deon Broomfield | S | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Jimmy Gaines | ILB | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Andrew Hudson | DE | - | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,333 | 0.00 |
| Andre Davis | WR | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Tuel | QB | - | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,668 | 0.00 |
| Spencer Roth | P | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Bryan Johnson | DE | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Darius Robinson | CB | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Colby Way | DT | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Erik Williams | DE | - | $1,166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,166 | 0.00 |
| Clay Burton | TE | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Derek Brim | CB | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
| Justin Hamilton | DT | - | $666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $666 | 0.00 |
| Merrill Noel | CB | - | $666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $666 | 0.00 |
2015 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2015 NFL Salary Cap | $143,280,000 |
| 2014 Rollover Cap | $2,647,907 |
| Adjustment | $145,977 |
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $146,073,884 |
| Active Contracts | $92,153,100 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $31,627,856 |
| Reserve/PUP Money | $394,732 |
| Non-Footall Injury Money | $522,720 |
| Dead Cap | $13,643,764 |
| Practice Squad Money | $0 |
| Total Cap | $138,342,172 |
| Bills Cap Space | ($7,731,712) |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 NFL Salary Cap | $143,280,000 | ||||||||
| 2014 Rollover Cap | $2,647,907 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $145,977 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $146,073,884 | ||||||||
| Active Contracts | $58,007,869 | $26,778,172 | $3,500,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,730,000 | - | $650,000 | $92,153,100 | |
| Injured Reserve | $20,316,624 | $9,966,232 | - | $1,125,000 | $380,000 | - | - | $31,627,856 | |
| Reserve/PUP | $394,066 | $666 | - | - | - | - | - | $394,732 | |
| Non-Football Injury | $510,000 | $12,720 | - | - | - | - | - | $522,720 | |
| Practice Squad Money | $0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0 | |
| Dead Cap | $4,011,701 | $6,724,539 | $1,000,000 | $1,834,583 | $300,000 | - | - | $13,643,764 | |
| $83,240,260 | $43,482,329 | $4,500,000 | $4,559,583 | $2,410,000 | - | $650,000 | $138,342,172 | ||
| Buffalo Bills Cap Space | $7,731,712 | ||||||||
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