Apr 26, 2017Michael Ginnitti
Chicago Bears 2014 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Chicago Bears 2014 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Active Players (58) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | QB | $17,500,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | - | ($38,000,000) | $18,500,000 | 14.08 |
| Brandon Marshall | WR | $7,300,000 | $1,875,000 | - | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($15,000,000) | $9,375,000 | 7.13 |
| Matt Forte | RB | $5,950,000 | $1,000,000 | $850,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $7,900,000 | 6.01 |
| Jermon Bushrod | G | $5,000,000 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($13,900,000) | $7,300,000 | 5.55 |
| Martellus Bennett | TE | $4,800,000 | $1,125,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($8,175,000) | $6,025,000 | 4.58 |
| Tim Jennings | CB | $1,355,000 | $750,000 | $3,045,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($11,800,000) | $5,250,000 | 3.99 |
| Lamarr Houston | OLB | $1,000,000 | $990,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($9,000,000) | $5,040,000 | 3.83 |
| Jared Allen | DE | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($15,500,000) | $3,000,000 | 2.28 |
| Matt Slauson | G | $730,000 | $417,500 | $1,500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $2,747,500 | 2.09 |
| Willie Young | OLB | $950,000 | $666,666 | - | - | $50,000 | - | $1,000,000 | ($4,000,000) | $2,666,666 | 2.03 |
| Robbie Gould | K | $1,900,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($4,400,000) | $2,600,000 | 1.98 |
| Shea McClellin | ILB | $1,141,218 | $1,112,436 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,141,690) | $2,253,654 | 1.71 |
| Kyle Long | G | $782,316 | $1,104,264 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,031,898) | $1,886,580 | 1.44 |
| Kyle Fuller | CB | $420,000 | $1,341,273 | - | - | - | - | - | ($9,687,002) | $1,761,273 | 1.34 |
| Jay Ratliff | DT | $855,000 | - | $725,000 | - | $45,000 | - | - | ($645,000) | $1,625,000 | 1.24 |
| Christopher Conte | FS | $1,421,000 | $133,400 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($143,400) | $1,564,400 | 1.19 |
| Roberto Garza | C | $955,000 | $150,000 | $370,000 | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($175,000) | $1,550,000 | 1.18 |
| Ryan Mundy | SS | $800,000 | - | $650,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($700,000) | $1,500,000 | 1.14 |
| Alshon Jeffery | WR | $753,438 | $436,879 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($923,758) | $1,240,317 | 0.94 |
| Stephen Paea | DE | $827,623 | $295,164 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($345,164) | $1,172,787 | 0.89 |
| Jon Bostic | ILB | $584,127 | $311,509 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,518,654) | $895,636 | 0.68 |
| Ego Ferguson | DE | $420,000 | $327,855 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,918,384) | $747,855 | 0.57 |
| Jimmy Clausen | QB | $645,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $645,000 | 0.49 |
| Sherrick McManis | CB | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $635,000 | 0.48 |
| Danny McCray | SS | $730,000 | - | $60,938 | - | - | - | - | - | $630,938 | 0.48 |
| Khaseem Greene | OLB | $495,000 | $108,023 | - | - | - | - | - | ($324,069) | $603,023 | 0.46 |
| Jeremy Cain | LS | $855,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Dante Rosario | TE | $855,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Josh Morgan | WR | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Trevor Scott | DE | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Will Sutton | DT | $420,000 | $146,517 | - | - | - | - | - | ($586,068) | $566,517 | 0.43 |
| Eben Britton | RT | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $536,471 | 0.41 |
| Jordan Mills | RT | $495,000 | $41,200 | - | - | - | - | - | ($123,600) | $536,200 | 0.41 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | RB | $420,000 | $110,845 | - | - | - | - | - | ($443,380) | $530,845 | 0.40 |
| Cornelius Washington | DE | $495,000 | $25,947 | - | - | - | - | - | ($77,841) | $520,947 | 0.40 |
| Brock Vereen | FS | $420,000 | $97,875 | - | - | - | - | - | ($391,500) | $517,875 | 0.39 |
| Marquess Wilson | WR | $495,000 | $11,787 | - | - | - | - | - | ($35,361) | $506,787 | 0.39 |
| Pat O'Donnell | P | $420,000 | $26,327 | - | - | - | - | - | ($105,308) | $446,327 | 0.34 |
| Charles Leno | LT | $420,000 | $11,628 | - | - | - | - | - | ($46,512) | $431,628 | 0.33 |
| Christian Jones | ILB | $420,000 | $2,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,000) | $422,333 | 0.32 |
| Michael Ola | G | $420,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $421,666 | 0.32 |
| Senorise Perry | RB | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $420,000 | 0.32 |
| Zach Miller | TE | $373,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $373,000 | 0.28 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $370,588 | 0.28 |
| DeDe Lattimore | ILB | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $296,470 | 0.23 |
| Al Louis-Jean | CB | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $296,470 | 0.23 |
| Terrance Mitchell | CB | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $271,764 | 0.21 |
| David Bass | OLB | $232,941 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $232,941 | 0.18 |
| Marc Mariani | WR | $570,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $201,176 | 0.15 |
| Blake Annen | TE | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $197,647 | 0.15 |
| Ryan Groy | G | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $172,941 | 0.13 |
| Anthony Walters | SS | $645,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $151,765 | 0.12 |
| Montell Owens | FB | $855,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $150,882 | 0.11 |
| Jay Feely | K | $955,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $134,118 | 0.10 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $123,529 | 0.09 |
| Josh Bellamy | WR | $570,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $100,588 | 0.08 |
| David Fales | QB | $420,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $74,117 | 0.06 |
| Austen Lane | DE | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $33,529 | 0.03 |
2014 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 (5) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Briggs | OLB | $4,750,000 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($1,250,000) | $6,500,000 | 4.95 |
| Charles Tillman | CB | $2,250,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($850,000) | $3,050,000 | 2.32 |
| D.J. Williams | ILB | $955,000 | $100,000 | $231,250 | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($175,000) | $1,407,500 | 1.07 |
| Brian De La Puente | C | $730,001 | $65,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($165,000) | $795,001 | 0.60 |
| Darryl Sharpton | ILB | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $542,588 | 0.41 |
2014 Practice Squad
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (9) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor Bofeli | G | $81,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $81,900 | 0.06 |
| Shamiel Gary | S | $69,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $69,300 | 0.05 |
| Jacob Maxwell | TE | $69,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $69,300 | 0.05 |
| Jason Weaver | LT | $50,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $50,400 | 0.04 |
| Rashad Lawrence | WR | $44,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $44,100 | 0.03 |
| Antoine McClain | G | $44,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $44,100 | 0.03 |
| Jamil Merrell | DE | $31,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $31,500 | 0.02 |
| Jonathan Brown | OLB | $18,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,900 | 0.01 |
| Taylor Boggs | G | $12,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $12,600 | 0.01 |
2014 Dead Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (61) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Peppers | OLB | $8,366,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,366,668 | 6.37 |
| Michael Bush | RB | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 1.52 |
| Gabe Carimi | G | $907,918 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $907,918 | 0.69 |
| Adam Podlesh | P | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $800,000 | 0.61 |
| Domenik Hixon | WR | $730,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $730,000 | 0.56 |
| Eric Weems | WR | - | $500,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $600,000 | 0.46 |
| Santonio Holmes | WR | $855,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Kelvin Hayden | CB | $570,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Matthew Mulligan | TE | $570,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $570,000 | 0.43 |
| Brandon Hardin | S | $295,688 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $295,688 | 0.22 |
| Chris Williams | WR | $283,782 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $283,782 | 0.22 |
| Ahmad Dixon | S | $247,059 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $247,059 | 0.19 |
| Evan Rodriguez | FB | $222,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $222,600 | 0.17 |
| Taylor Boggs | G | $208,006 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $208,006 | 0.16 |
| Teddy Williams | CB | $201,176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $201,176 | 0.15 |
| Tony Fiammetta | FB | $175,294 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $175,294 | 0.13 |
| David Bass | OLB | $145,588 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $145,588 | 0.11 |
| Terrell Manning | ILB | $100,588 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $100,588 | 0.08 |
| Isaiah Frey | CB | - | $99,953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $99,953 | 0.08 |
| David Fales | QB | $49,362 | $28,606 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $77,968 | 0.06 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | $75,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $75,600 | 0.06 |
| David Fales | QB | $75,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $75,600 | 0.06 |
| Josh Bellamy | WR | $73,359 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $73,359 | 0.06 |
| Josh Bellamy | WR | $69,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $69,300 | 0.05 |
| Rashad Ross | WR | $68,312 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $68,312 | 0.05 |
| Shaun Draughn | RB | $67,059 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $67,059 | 0.05 |
| Eben Britton | RT | - | $65,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $65,000 | 0.05 |
| Jordan Senn | OLB | - | $65,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $65,000 | 0.05 |
| Craig Steltz | S | - | $65,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $65,000 | 0.05 |
| Ryan Groy | G | $63,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $63,000 | 0.05 |
| Blake Annen | TE | $44,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $44,100 | 0.03 |
| B.J Cunningham | WR | $44,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $44,100 | 0.03 |
| Terrance Mitchell | CB | $37,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $37,800 | 0.03 |
| Micheal Spurlock | WR | $33,529 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $33,529 | 0.03 |
| Al Louis-Jean | CB | $31,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $31,500 | 0.02 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $24,706 | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,706 | 0.02 |
| David Bass | OLB | $25,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,200 | 0.02 |
| Terrell Manning | ILB | $25,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,200 | 0.02 |
| Shamiel Gary | S | $24,706 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $24,706 | 0.02 |
| J.T. Thomas | OLB | $23,129 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $23,129 | 0.02 |
| Roy Philon | DT | $18,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,900 | 0.01 |
| Jordan Sullen | FS | $18,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,900 | 0.01 |
| DeDe Lattimore | ILB | $12,600 | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,100 | 0.01 |
| Greg Herd | WR | $12,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $12,600 | 0.01 |
| Steve Maneri | TE | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
| Roy Philon | DT | $6,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,300 | 0.00 |
| Josh Lenz | WR | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
| P.J. Lonergan | C | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Brent Russell | DT | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | - | $2,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,666 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Groy | G | - | $2,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,666 | 0.00 |
| Tress Way | P | - | $2,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,334 | 0.00 |
| Zach Minter | DT | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
| Michael Ford | RB | - | $1,166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,166 | 0.00 |
| Lee Pegues | DT | - | $1,166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,166 | 0.00 |
| Marcus Rucker | WR | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Jordan Lynch | RB | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| James Dunbar | RT | - | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500 | 0.00 |
| C.J. Wilson | CB | $334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $334 | 0.00 |
| Cody Booth | TE | - | $333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $333 | 0.00 |
| Tana Patrick | OLB | - | $250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $250 | 0.00 |
2014 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2014 NFL Salary Cap | $133,000,000 |
| 2013 Rollover Cap | $746,727 |
| Adjustment | $-739,772 |
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $133,006,955 |
| Active Contracts | $100,434,750 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $12,295,089 |
| Dead Cap | $18,280,371 |
| Practice Squad Money | $1,071,000 |
| Total Cap | $131,432,310 |
| Bears Cap Space | ($1,574,645) |
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 NFL Salary Cap | $133,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2013 Rollover Cap | $746,727 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $-739,772 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $133,006,955 | ||||||||
| Active Contracts | $78,080,663 | $15,421,094 | $10,200,938 | - | $1,180,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $100,434,750 | |
| Injured Reserve | $9,415,001 | $1,665,000 | $931,250 | - | $425,000 | - | - | $12,295,089 | |
| Practice Squad Money | $422,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $422,100 | |
| Dead Cap | $17,628,231 | $837,140 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | $18,280,371 | |
| $105,545,995 | $17,923,234 | $11,132,188 | - | $1,705,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $131,432,310 | ||
| Chicago Bears Cap Space | $1,574,645 | ||||||||
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