Apr 26, 2017Michael Ginnitti
Chicago Bears 2015 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Chicago Bears 2015 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Active Players (57) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Cutler | QB | $15,500,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | - | ($29,500,000) | $16,500,000 | 11.66 |
| Matt Forte | RB | $7,050,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,050,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,100,000) | $9,200,000 | 6.50 |
| Jermon Bushrod | G | $5,750,000 | $2,200,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($7,700,000) | $8,050,000 | 5.69 |
| Lamarr Houston | OLB | $5,950,000 | $990,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($9,960,000) | $6,990,000 | 4.94 |
| Pernell McPhee | OLB | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $175,000 | - | - | ($8,675,000) | $6,675,000 | 4.72 |
| Eddie Royal | WR | $1,500,000 | - | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($10,000,000) | $5,500,000 | 3.89 |
| Robbie Gould | K | $2,900,000 | $600,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($4,800,000) | $3,600,000 | 2.54 |
| Matt Slauson | G | $2,750,000 | $417,500 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,352,000) | $3,267,500 | 2.31 |
| Willie Young | OLB | $2,450,000 | $666,666 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,383,334) | $3,166,666 | 2.24 |
| Alan Ball | CB | $1,950,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,050,000) | $3,000,000 | 2.12 |
| Shea McClellin | ILB | $775,600 | $1,112,436 | $741,227 | - | - | - | - | ($1,888,036) | $2,629,263 | 1.86 |
| Kyle Long | G | $1,159,632 | $1,104,264 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,145,318) | $2,263,896 | 1.60 |
| Kyle Fuller | CB | $860,318 | $1,341,273 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,925,729) | $2,201,591 | 1.56 |
| Jarvis Jenkins | DE | $745,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($330,000) | $825,000 | 0.58 |
| Will Sutton | DT | $525,000 | $146,517 | - | - | - | - | - | ($439,551) | $671,517 | 0.47 |
| Vladimir Ducasse | G | $745,000 | $40,000 | - | - | $40,000 | - | - | ($80,000) | $665,000 | 0.47 |
| Sherrick McManis | CB | $745,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($250,000) | $665,000 | 0.47 |
| Josh Bellamy | WR | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.47 |
| Marc Mariani | WR | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.47 |
| Zach Miller | TE | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.47 |
| Hroniss Grasu | C | $435,000 | $190,479 | - | - | - | - | - | ($761,919) | $625,479 | 0.44 |
| Ka'Deem Carey | RB | $510,000 | $110,845 | - | - | - | - | - | ($332,535) | $620,845 | 0.44 |
| Cornelius Washington | DE | $585,000 | $25,947 | - | - | - | - | - | ($51,894) | $610,947 | 0.43 |
| Tracy Porter | CB | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.41 |
| Patrick Omameh | G | $585,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $585,000 | 0.41 |
| Jeremy Langford | RB | $435,000 | $135,906 | - | - | - | - | - | ($543,623) | $570,906 | 0.40 |
| Sam Acho | OLB | $701,176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $550,588 | 0.39 |
| Pat O'Donnell | P | $510,000 | $26,327 | - | - | - | - | - | ($78,981) | $536,327 | 0.38 |
| Charles Leno | LT | $510,000 | $11,628 | - | - | - | - | - | ($34,884) | $521,628 | 0.37 |
| Mitch Unrein | DT | $657,352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $516,176 | 0.36 |
| Christian Jones | ILB | $510,000 | $2,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,667) | $512,333 | 0.36 |
| Lamin Barrow | ILB | $510,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $510,000 | 0.36 |
| Adrian Amos | FS | $435,000 | $58,070 | - | - | - | - | - | ($232,280) | $493,070 | 0.35 |
| Chris Prosinski | SS | $613,529 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $481,764 | 0.34 |
| LaRoy Reynolds | ILB | $481,764 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $481,764 | 0.34 |
| Sherrod Martin | SS | $569,705 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $447,352 | 0.32 |
| Nick Becton | LT | $447,352 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $447,352 | 0.32 |
| Cameron Meredith | WR | $435,000 | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000) | $437,000 | 0.31 |
| Harold Jones-Quartey | SS | $435,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $435,000 | 0.31 |
| Khari Lee | TE | $435,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $435,000 | 0.31 |
| Bruce Gaston | DE | $360,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $360,000 | 0.25 |
| Senorise Perry | RB | $333,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $333,000 | 0.24 |
| Jason Weaver | LT | $318,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $318,000 | 0.22 |
| Deonte Thompson | WR | $310,588 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $310,588 | 0.22 |
| Jonathan Anderson | LB | $307,058 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $307,058 | 0.22 |
| Bryce Callahan | CB | $281,470 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $281,470 | 0.20 |
| David Fales | QB | $180,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $180,000 | 0.13 |
| Jacoby Glenn | CB | $179,117 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $179,117 | 0.13 |
| Robert Housler | TE | $175,294 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $175,294 | 0.12 |
| Patrick Scales | LS | $153,529 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $153,529 | 0.11 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $120,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $120,000 | 0.08 |
| John Timu | ILB | $76,764 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $76,764 | 0.05 |
| Tayo Fabuluje | RT | $32,647 | $32,841 | - | - | - | - | - | ($131,364) | $65,488 | 0.05 |
| D'Anthony Smith | DT | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $60,000 | 0.04 |
| DeVante Bausby | CB | $51,176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,176 | 0.04 |
| Greg Scruggs | DE | $38,823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $38,823 | 0.03 |
| Terry Williams | DT | $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 (10) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martellus Bennett | TE | $4,900,000 | $1,125,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,250,000) | $6,125,000 | 4.33 |
| Antrel Rolle | SS | $1,000,000 | - | $3,900,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $5,000,000 | 3.53 |
| Ryan Mundy | SS | $1,450,000 | - | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($50,000) | $1,500,000 | 1.06 |
| Alshon Jeffery | WR | $960,157 | $436,879 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($486,879) | $1,447,036 | 1.02 |
| Eddie Goldman | DT | $428,117 | $598,875 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,088,970) | $1,026,992 | 0.73 |
| Ego Ferguson | DE | $606,964 | $327,855 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,590,529) | $934,819 | 0.66 |
| Will Montgomery | C | $870,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($200,000) | $665,000 | 0.47 |
| Jacquizz Rodgers | RB | $745,000 | $40,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($40,000) | $625,000 | 0.44 |
| Marquess Wilson | WR | $585,000 | $11,787 | - | - | - | - | - | ($23,574) | $596,787 | 0.42 |
| Anthony Jefferson | FS | $318,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $319,666 | 0.23 |
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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin White | WR | $435,000 | $2,576,463 | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,563,047) | $3,011,463 | 2.13 |
2015 Dead Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (77) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Allen | DE | $176,470 | - | $11,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $11,676,470 | 8.25 |
| Brandon Marshall | WR | - | $5,625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,625,000 | 3.97 |
| Tim Jennings | CB | $3,530,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $4,380,000 | 3.09 |
| Jay Ratliff | DT | $1,235,294 | - | $168,750 | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $1,454,044 | 1.03 |
| Thomas Gafford | LS | $870,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $950,000 | 0.67 |
| Jimmy Clausen | QB | $482,058 | $262,500 | - | - | $117,500 | - | - | - | $862,058 | 0.61 |
| Jon Bostic | ILB | $117,045 | $311,509 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $528,554 | 0.37 |
| Antone Smith | RB | $438,235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $344,117 | 0.24 |
| Terrance Mitchell | CB | $300,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $300,000 | 0.21 |
| Evander Hood | DE | $409,411 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $275,294 | 0.19 |
| Khaseem Greene | OLB | - | $216,046 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $216,046 | 0.15 |
| Brock Vereen | FS | $90,000 | $97,875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $187,875 | 0.13 |
| John Chiles | WR | $149,647 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $149,647 | 0.11 |
| David Fales | QB | $36,600 | $85,818 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $122,418 | 0.09 |
| Sam Acho | OLB | $34,411 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $114,411 | 0.08 |
| Gannon Sinclair | TE | $112,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $112,200 | 0.08 |
| John Timu | ILB | $102,352 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $104,018 | 0.07 |
| Paul Lasike | RB | $99,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $99,000 | 0.07 |
| David Fales | QB | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $90,000 | 0.06 |
| Jalen Saunders | WR | $85,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $85,800 | 0.06 |
| Mason Foster | ILB | - | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $80,000 | 0.06 |
| Nathan Palmer | WR | $79,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $79,200 | 0.06 |
| Jacoby Glenn | CB | $66,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $66,000 | 0.05 |
| D'Anthony Smith | DT | $66,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $66,000 | 0.05 |
| John Timu | ILB | $66,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $66,000 | 0.05 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $60,000 | 0.04 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $60,000 | 0.04 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $60,000 | 0.04 |
| Bryce Callahan | CB | $51,176 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $53,676 | 0.04 |
| Barrett Jones | G | $52,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $52,800 | 0.04 |
| Martin Wallace | LT | $52,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $52,800 | 0.04 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $46,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $46,200 | 0.03 |
| Deonte Thompson | WR | $46,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $46,200 | 0.03 |
| Jordan Mills | RT | - | $41,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $41,200 | 0.03 |
| David Fales | QB | $39,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,600 | 0.03 |
| Danny Mason | OLB | $39,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,600 | 0.03 |
| Roberto Garza | C | - | $37,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $37,500 | 0.03 |
| Lavar Edwards | DE | $34,411 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $34,411 | 0.02 |
| Spencer Lanning | P | $34,411 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $34,411 | 0.02 |
| Jonathan Anderson | LB | $33,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $33,000 | 0.02 |
| Cornelius Edison | C | $33,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $33,000 | 0.02 |
| Nick Becton | LT | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Matt Blanchard | QB | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Bryce Callahan | CB | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Terry Williams | DT | $26,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $26,400 | 0.02 |
| Marcus Lucas | TE | $19,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $19,800 | 0.01 |
| Davon Coleman | DE | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Bronson Hill | RB | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Demontre Hurst | CB | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Ify Umodu | WR | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Justin Worley | QB | $13,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,200 | 0.01 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Toby Johnson | DT | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Terrance Mitchell | CB | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Seymour | G | $6,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,600 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Dunn | DT | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Groy | G | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Shane Carden | QB | - | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,333 | 0.00 |
| Lee Pegues | DT | - | $2,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,334 | 0.00 |
| Jordan Lynch | RB | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
| Jonathan Anderson | LB | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Qumain Black | CB | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Jacoby Glenn | CB | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Chad Hamilton | T | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Levi Norwood | WR | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Michael Ola | G | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Olsen Pierre | DT | - | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,666 | 0.00 |
| Cameron Jefferson | T | - | $1,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500 | 0.00 |
| Rick Lovato | LS | - | $1,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500 | 0.00 |
| Brian Vogler | TE | - | $1,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500 | 0.00 |
| Michael Ford | RB | - | $1,168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,168 | 0.00 |
| James Dunbar | RT | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| DeDe Lattimore | ILB | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Cody Booth | TE | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
| Jerimiah Detmer | K | - | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500 | 0.00 |
| Tana Patrick | OLB | - | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500 | 0.00 |
2015 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total |
|---|---|
| 2015 NFL Salary Cap | $143,280,000 |
| 2014 Rollover Cap | $1,545,934 |
| Adjustment | $342,500 |
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $145,168,434 |
| Active Contracts | $91,289,859 |
| Injured Reserve Money | $18,240,300 |
| Reserve/PUP Money | $3,011,463 |
| Dead Cap | $29,022,282 |
| Practice Squad Money | $0 |
| Total Cap | $141,563,904 |
| Bears Cap Space | ($3,604,530) |
| 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 | $1,545,934 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $342,500 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $145,168,434 | ||||||||
| Active Contracts | $68,009,482 | $11,875,032 | $10,791,227 | - | $765,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $91,289,859 | |
| Injured Reserve | $11,863,238 | $2,622,062 | $3,900,000 | - | $300,000 | - | - | $18,240,300 | |
| Reserve/PUP | $435,000 | $2,576,463 | - | - | - | - | - | $3,011,463 | |
| Practice Squad Money | $0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0 | |
| Dead Cap | $9,503,321 | $7,710,946 | $11,668,750 | - | $367,500 | - | - | $29,022,282 | |
| $89,811,041 | $24,784,503 | $26,359,977 | - | $1,432,500 | $1,000,000 | - | $141,563,904 | ||
| Chicago Bears Cap Space | $3,604,530 | ||||||||
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