Apr 26, 2017Michael Ginnitti
Cleveland Browns 2017 Salary Cap
Browns 2017 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Cleveland Browns 2017 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Active Players (89) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Osweiler | QB | $16,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,000,000) | $16,000,000 | 9.56 |
| Joe Haden | CB | $11,100,000 | $3,200,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($10,400,000) | $14,400,000 | 8.60 |
| Joel Bitonio | G | $3,164,777 | $573,036 | $8,500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($17,737,813) | $12,237,813 | 7.31 |
| Jamie Collins | OLB | $4,750,000 | $1,250,000 | $6,000,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($26,400,000) | $12,100,000 | 7.23 |
| Joe Thomas | LT | $8,800,000 | - | $2,500,000 | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $11,500,000 | 6.87 |
| Kevin Zeitler | G | $6,000,000 | $2,400,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($23,000,000) | $8,400,000 | 5.02 |
| Kenny Britt | WR | $4,000,000 | $1,625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,500,000) | $5,625,000 | 3.36 |
| Demario Davis | ILB | $3,700,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $4,800,000 | 2.87 |
| Desmond Bryant | DE | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $4,000,000 | 2.39 |
| J.C. Tretter | C | $2,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $109,375 | - | - | - | - | ($6,500,000) | $3,609,375 | 2.16 |
| Jamar Taylor | CB | $2,500,000 | $750,000 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($4,750,000) | $3,275,000 | 1.96 |
| Danny Shelton | DT | $1,498,970 | $1,692,939 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,915,802) | $3,191,909 | 1.91 |
| Britton Colquitt | P | $1,650,000 | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($5,700,000) | $3,150,000 | 1.88 |
| John Greco | G | $3,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,075,000 | 1.84 |
| Isaiah Crowell | RB | $2,746,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,746,000 | 1.64 |
| Corey Coleman | WR | $979,773 | $1,669,090 | - | - | - | - | - | ($9,535,907) | $2,648,863 | 1.58 |
| Cameron Erving | G | $1,292,188 | $1,279,375 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,571,719) | $2,571,563 | 1.54 |
| Christian Kirksey | ILB | $1,797,000 | $165,625 | - | - | - | - | - | ($165,625) | $1,962,625 | 1.17 |
| Marcus Burley | CB | $1,797,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,797,000 | 1.07 |
| Marcus Martin | G | $1,777,000 | - | - | - | $20,000 | - | - | - | $1,797,000 | 1.07 |
| Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | $750,438 | $751,753 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,605,697) | $1,502,191 | 0.90 |
| Charley Hughlett | LS | $615,000 | - | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | ($850,000) | $1,465,000 | 0.88 |
| Tank Carder | ILB | $1,200,000 | $150,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,400,000 | 0.84 |
| Nate Orchard | OLB | $841,028 | $377,055 | - | - | - | - | - | ($754,110) | $1,218,083 | 0.73 |
| Carl Nassib | DE | $618,110 | $222,438 | - | - | - | - | - | ($667,314) | $840,548 | 0.50 |
| Duke Johnson | RB | $642,500 | $177,523 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($355,046) | $830,023 | 0.50 |
| Shon Coleman | T | $568,000 | $196,884 | - | - | $20,000 | - | - | ($590,652) | $784,884 | 0.47 |
| Xavier Cooper | DE | $627,000 | $148,071 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $775,071 | 0.46 |
| Cody Kessler | QB | $604,049 | $166,197 | - | - | - | - | - | ($498,591) | $770,246 | 0.46 |
| Ibraheim Campbell | SS | $615,000 | $128,002 | - | - | - | - | - | ($256,006) | $743,002 | 0.44 |
| Joe Schobert | OLB | $540,000 | $158,489 | - | - | - | - | - | ($475,467) | $698,489 | 0.42 |
| Matt McCants | RT | $775,000 | $80,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($80,000) | $695,000 | 0.42 |
| Cody Parkey | K | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.41 |
| James Wright | WR | $690,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,000 | 0.41 |
| Ricardo Louis | WR | $540,000 | $141,962 | - | - | - | - | - | ($425,888) | $681,962 | 0.41 |
| Derrick Kindred | S | $540,000 | $124,839 | - | - | - | - | - | ($374,517) | $664,839 | 0.40 |
| Seth Devalve | TE | $540,000 | $95,848 | - | - | - | - | - | ($287,545) | $635,848 | 0.38 |
| Mario Alford | WR | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| George Atkinson | RB | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| Gabe Ikard | C | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| Cam Johnson | OLB | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| Jamie Meder | DT | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| Ed Reynolds | FS | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| Gabe Wright | DT | $615,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $615,000 | 0.37 |
| Jordan Payton | WR | $540,000 | $61,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($183,002) | $601,000 | 0.36 |
| Spencer Drango | G | $540,000 | $51,912 | - | - | - | - | - | ($155,738) | $591,912 | 0.35 |
| Rashard Higgins | WR | $540,000 | $46,096 | - | - | - | - | - | ($138,289) | $586,096 | 0.35 |
| Randall Telfer | TE | $540,000 | $29,384 | - | - | - | - | - | ($58,770) | $569,384 | 0.34 |
| Dominque Alexander | ILB | $540,000 | $5,833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,667) | $545,833 | 0.33 |
| Briean Boddy-Calhoun | CB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Josh Boyce | WR | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Anthony Fabiano | T | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Rannell Hall | WR | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Kevin Hogan | QB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Tyrone Holmes | OLB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Darius Jackson | RB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Tyvis Powell | S | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Austin Reiter | C | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Dan Vitale | FB | $540,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $540,000 | 0.32 |
| Nile Lawrence-Stample | DT | $465,000 | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,000) | $467,000 $2,000 | 0.28 |
| B.J. Bello | LB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Josh Boutte | G | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| James Burgess | ILB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Trey Caldwell | S | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Trevon Coley | DT | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Justin Currie | SS | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| J.D. Harmon | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Alvin Hill | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Darius Hillary | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| J.P. Holtz | TE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Jordan Leslie | WR | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Jamal Marcus | DE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Ronnie Moore | WR | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Najee Murray | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Kai Nacua | S | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Kenneth Olugbode | LB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Karter Schult | DE | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Zach Sterup | T | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Channing Stribling | CB | $465,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $465,000 | 0.28 |
| Caleb Brantley | DT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Matt Dayes | RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Myles Garrett | DE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Zane Gonzalez | K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Roderick Johnson | T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| DeShone Kizer | QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| David Njoku | TE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Larry Ogunjobi | DT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Jabril Peppers | S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Howard Wilson | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2017 Reserve/Suspended Cap
Players who are currently suspended. Their cap figures count toward the team total.
| Player (1) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Gordon | WR | $1,068,406 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,068,406 | 0.70 |
2017 Projected Draft Pool Cap
| Player (10) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Garrett Round 1, Pick #1 |
DE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,557,500 |
| Jabril Peppers Round 1, Pick #25 |
S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,888,186 |
| David Njoku Round 1, Pick #29 |
TE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,738,839 |
| DeShone Kizer Round 2, Pick #52 |
QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $902,057 |
| Larry Ogunjobi Round 3, Pick #65 |
DT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $711,690 |
| Howard Wilson Round 4, Pick #126 |
CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $617,532 |
| Roderick Johnson Round 5, Pick #160 |
T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $532,051 |
| Caleb Brantley Round 6, Pick #185 |
DT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $510,185 |
| Zane Gonzalez Round 7, Pick #224 |
K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $487,355 |
| Matt Dayes Round 7, Pick #252 |
RB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $481,098 |
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 (18) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Gilbert | CB | - | $1,913,364 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,913,364 | 1.14 |
| Robert Griffin III | QB | - | $1,750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,750,000 | 1.05 |
| Gary Barnidge | TE | - | $1,625,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,625,000 | 0.97 |
| John Hughes | DE | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 0.90 |
| Paul Kruger | OLB | - | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,200,000 | 0.72 |
| Alvin Bailey | G | - | $666,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $666,667 | 0.40 |
| Josh McCown | QB | - | $666,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $666,667 | 0.40 |
| Tramon Williams | CB | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.30 |
| Austin Davis | QB | - | $166,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $166,668 | 0.10 |
| Trey Caldwell | S | - | $138,289 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $138,289 | 0.08 |
| Pierre Desir | CB | - | $101,903 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $101,903 | 0.06 |
| Marlon Moore | WR | - | $66,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $66,668 | 0.04 |
| Charles Gaines | CB | - | $61,068 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $61,068 | 0.04 |
| Malcolm Johnson | FB | - | $59,724 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $59,724 | 0.04 |
| Scooby Wright | ILB | - | $45,528 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $45,528 | 0.03 |
| Tracy Howard | CB | - | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000 | 0.00 |
| Mike Matthews | C | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| A.J. Stamps | S | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
2017 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 NFL Salary Cap | $167,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2016 Rollover Cap | $50,123,269 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $-543,790 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $216,579,479 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $155,873,559 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Contracts | $142,253,559 | ||||||||
| Dead Money | $10,475,880 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Cap Allocations | $152,729,439 | ||||||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $167,417,845 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Total Cap) | $49,161,634 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Top 51 only) | $63,850,040 | ||||||||
| 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 | $50,123,269 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $-543,790 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $216,579,479 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $114,728,833 | $21,220,351 | $19,459,375 | - | $625,000 | - | - | $155,873,559 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $101,108,833 | $21,218,351 | $19,459,375 | - | $625,000 | - | - | $142,253,559 | |
| Draft Pool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,426,493 | |
| Reserve/Suspended Money | $1,068,406 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,068,406 | |
| Dead Money | - | $10,475,880 | - | - | - | - | - | $10,475,880 | |
| Total (All) | $115,797,239 | $31,696,231 | $19,459,375 | - | $625,000 | - | - | $167,417,845 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $101,108,833 | $31,694,231 | $19,459,375 | - | $625,000 | - | - | $152,729,439 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $49,161,634 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51 & Projected Draft Pool) | $50,423,547 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $63,850,040 | ||||||||



