Apr 26, 2017Michael Ginnitti
Buffalo Bills 2017 Salary Cap
Bills 2017 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Buffalo Bills 2017 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Active Players (92) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Dareus | DT | $9,750,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $1,400,000 | $250,000 | - | - | ($38,350,000) | $16,400,000 | 9.47 |
| Cordy Glenn | LT | $9,000,000 | $3,200,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($25,300,000) | $14,200,000 | 8.20 |
| Jerry Hughes | OLB | $5,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $150,000 | - | - | ($10,700,000) | $10,450,000 | 6.04 |
| Tyrod Taylor | QB | $7,500,000 | $2,213,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($18,353,334) | $9,713,334 | 5.61 |
| Charles Clay | TE | $4,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | $2,500,000 | - | ($13,500,000) | $9,000,000 | 5.20 |
| LeSean McCoy | RB | $6,000,000 | $2,625,000 | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($7,875,000) | $8,875,000 | 5.13 |
| Kyle Williams | DT | $6,300,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $8,300,000 | 4.79 |
| Eric Wood | C | $4,125,000 | $1,800,000 | $250,000 | - | $150,000 | $1,258,333 | - | ($4,316,667) | $7,583,333 | 4.38 |
| Aaron Williams | SS | $3,600,000 | $1,300,000 | $500,000 | $1,125,000 | $100,000 | - | - | ($4,850,000) | $6,625,000 | 3.83 |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | $690,000 | $3,204,655 | $2,448,491 | - | - | - | - | ($6,343,146) | $6,343,146 | 3.66 |
| Richie Incognito | G | $3,175,000 | $1,150,000 | $500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,800,000) | $4,925,000 | 2.84 |
| Micah Hyde | SS | $2,300,000 | $1,600,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($10,300,000) | $4,000,000 | 2.31 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | OLB | $2,000,000 | $550,000 | - | - | - | - | $450,000 | ($5,100,000) | $3,000,000 | 1.73 |
| Steven Hauschka | K | $1,600,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $2,600,000 | 1.50 |
| Ryan Groy | G | $1,500,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($3,500,000) | $2,500,000 | 1.44 |
| Jordan Poyer | FS | $1,500,000 | $875,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $2,475,000 | 1.43 |
| Shaq Lawson | DE | $917,226 | $1,418,904 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,410,072) | $2,336,130 | 1.35 |
| Preston Brown | ILB | $1,762,000 | $162,000 | - | - | $35,000 | - | - | ($162,000) | $1,959,000 | 1.13 |
| Patrick DiMarco | FB | $1,300,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($3,300,000) | $1,850,000 | 1.07 |
| Seantrel Henderson | RT | $1,797,000 | $12,720 | - | - | - | - | - | ($12,720) | $1,809,720 | 1.05 |
| Jordan Mills | RT | $1,350,000 | $200,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | - | ($400,000) | $1,650,000 | 0.95 |
| Cyrus Kouandjio | RT | $1,025,748 | $454,331 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($454,331) | $1,530,079 | 0.88 |
| Andre Holmes | WR | $800,000 | $550,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($2,450,000) | $1,400,000 | 0.81 |
| Reggie Ragland | ILB | $715,517 | $612,067 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,551,719) | $1,327,584 | 0.77 |
| Patrick Lewis | C | $1,200,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($100,000) | $1,300,000 | 0.75 |
| Ronald Darby | CB | $800,426 | $395,853 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($791,706) | $1,246,279 | 0.72 |
| Colton Schmidt | P | $850,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($600,000) | $1,150,000 | 0.66 |
| Vladimir Ducasse | G | $850,000 | $83,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,100,000) | $933,333 | 0.54 |
| Ryan Davis | DE | $775,000 | $50,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($100,000) | $925,000 | 0.53 |
| John Miller | G | $615,000 | $170,030 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - | ($340,060) | $815,030 | 0.47 |
| Adolphus Washington | DT | $540,000 | $188,574 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - | ($565,722) | $758,574 | 0.44 |
| Logan Thomas | TE | $700,000 | $37,500 | - | - | $15,000 | - | - | ($37,500) | $752,500 | 0.43 |
| Colt Anderson | SS | $900,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($80,000) | $695,000 | 0.40 |
| Ramon Humber | OLB | $900,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($80,000) | $695,000 | 0.40 |
| Brandon Tate | WR | $900,000 | $50,000 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - | ($50,000) | $695,000 | 0.40 |
| Mike Tolbert | FB | $900,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($80,000) | $695,000 | 0.40 |
| Leonard Johnson | CB | $775,000 | - | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $695,000 | 0.40 |
| Joe Banyard | RB | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Corey Brown | WR | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| DeAndre Coleman | DT | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Marcus Cromartie | CB | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Charles James | CB | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Michael Ola | G | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Walter Powell | WR | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Marcus Roberson | CB | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| Jerel Worthy | DE | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.40 |
| T.J. Yates | QB | $775,000 | $40,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($40,000) | $655,000 | 0.38 |
| Cardale Jones | QB | $540,000 | $95,848 | - | - | - | - | - | ($287,545) | $635,848 | 0.37 |
| Jeremy Butler | WR | $615,000 | - | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | $625,000 | 0.36 |
| Shamiel Gary | S | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.36 |
| Nick O'Leary | TE | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.36 |
| Jonathan Williams | RB | $540,000 | $60,228 | - | - | - | - | - | ($180,687) | $600,228 $60,228 | 0.35 |
| Kevon Seymour | CB | $540,000 | $25,089 | - | - | - | - | - | ($75,267) | $565,089 $25,089 | 0.33 |
| Blake Annen | TE | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.31 |
| Jonathan Dowling | FS | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.31 |
| Charles Gaines | CB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.31 |
| Dezmin Lewis | WR | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.31 |
| Max Valles | OLB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.31 |
| Corey Washington | WR | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.31 |
| Kolby Listenbee | WR | $465,000 | $33,233 | - | - | - | - | - | ($99,699) | $498,233 $33,233 | 0.29 |
| Jason Croom | TE | $465,000 | $3,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,000) | $468,666 $3,666 | 0.27 |
| Trae Elston | S | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Reid Ferguson | LS | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Cameron Jefferson | T | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Jordan Johnson | RB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Marquavious Lewis | DT | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Jacob Lindsey | LB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Jake Metz | DE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Jordan Mudge | T | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Cedric O'Neal | RB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Joe Powell | S | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Greg Pyke | T | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Austin Rehkow | P | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Brandon Reilly | WR | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Jeremy Salmon | LS | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Marcus Sayles | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Ian Seau | DE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Daikel Shorts | WR | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Bradley Sylve | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Junior Sylvestre | ILB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Keith Towbridge | TE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Jeremy Tyler | S | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Nigel Williams | DT | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Josh Woodrum | QB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Eddie Yarbrough | DE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.27 |
| Dion Dawkins | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Zay Jones | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Matt Milano | LB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Nathan Peterman | QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Tanner Vallejo | LB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Tre'Davious White | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Shareece Wright | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2017 Projected Draft Pool Cap
| Player (5) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre'Davious White Round 1, Pick #27 |
CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,834,747 |
| Zay Jones Round 2, Pick #37 |
WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,232,639 |
| Dion Dawkins Round 2, Pick #63 |
T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $760,531 |
| Nathan Peterman Round 5, Pick #171 |
QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $524,817 |
| Tanner Vallejo Round 6, Pick #195 |
LB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $503,392 |
2017 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
| Player (16) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey Graham | FS | - | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | $600,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | 0.92 |
| Jerome Felton | FB | - | $1,300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,300,000 | 0.75 |
| Marcus Easley | WR | - | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.49 |
| Dan Carpenter | K | - | $537,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $537,500 | 0.31 |
| Nickell Robey-Coleman | CB | - | $433,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $433,334 | 0.25 |
| Garrison Sanborn | LS | - | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $137,500 | 0.08 |
| Karlos Williams | RB | - | $107,676 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $107,676 | 0.06 |
| Randell Johnson | OLB | - | $15,933 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $15,933 | 0.01 |
| Glenn Gronkowski | FB | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Marquis Lucas | T | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Keith Lumpkin | T | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
| Julian Whigham | CB | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
| Marshall Morgan | K | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Davonte' Allen | WR | - | $2,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,667 | 0.00 |
| Gary Chambers | WR | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
| Claudell Louis | DE | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
2017 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 NFL Salary Cap | $167,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2016 Rollover Cap | $2,837,222 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $-2,847,325 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $166,989,897 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $168,096,106 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Contracts | $151,686,106 | ||||||||
| Dead Money | $5,015,945 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Cap Allocations | $156,702,051 | ||||||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $173,112,051 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Total Cap) | $-6,122,154 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Top 51 only) | $10,287,846 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 NFL Salary Cap | $167,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2016 Rollover Cap | $2,837,222 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $-2,847,325 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $166,989,897 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $115,092,917 | $35,201,365 | $9,378,491 | $4,025,000 | $1,650,000 | $3,758,333 | $450,000 | $168,096,106 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $98,682,917 | $35,079,149 | $9,378,491 | $4,025,000 | $1,650,000 | $3,758,333 | $450,000 | $151,686,106 | |
| Draft Pool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,856,126 | |
| Dead Money | - | $4,415,945 | - | - | - | $600,000 | - | $5,015,945 | |
| Total (All) | $115,092,917 | $39,617,310 | $9,378,491 | $4,025,000 | $1,650,000 | $4,358,333 | $450,000 | $173,112,051 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $98,682,917 | $39,495,094 | $9,378,491 | $4,025,000 | $1,650,000 | $4,358,333 | $450,000 | $156,702,051 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $-6,122,154 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51 & Projected Draft Pool) | $5,431,720 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $10,287,846 | ||||||||



