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Houston Texans 2020 Salary Cap

Texans 2020 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Houston Texans 2020 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

 
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Active Players (55) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Watt J.J. Watt DE $15,500,000 - - - - - - ($15,500,000) $15,500,000 7.11
Tunsil Laremy Tunsil LT $10,850,000 $3,250,000 - - - - - ($40,000,000) $14,100,000 6.47
Mercilus Whitney Mercilus OLB $10,500,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - ($27,200,000) $12,000,000 5.50
Johnson David Johnson RB $10,200,000 - $862,500 - - - - ($12,300,000) $11,062,500 5.07
Watson Deshaun Watson QB $1,177,123 $7,453,961 $1,177,123 - - - - ($75,771,084) $9,808,207 4.50
Martin Nick Martin C $7,250,000 $1,250,000 $250,000 - - - - ($11,000,000) $8,750,000 4.01
Cooks Brandin Cooks WR $8,000,000 - - - - - - ($8,000,000) $8,000,000 3.67
Cunningham Zach Cunningham ILB $1,074,783 $2,748,046 $2,000,000 - - - - ($23,848,046) $5,822,829 2.67
Fairbairn Ka'imi Fairbairn K $4,000,000 $750,000 - - - - - ($7,000,000) $4,750,000 2.18
Murray Eric Murray SS $2,750,000 $1,500,000 $140,625 - - - - ($10,750,000) $4,390,625 2.01
Fulton Zach Fulton G $2,500,000 - $1,000,000 - - $750,000 - ($5,000,000) $4,250,000 1.95
McCarron A.J. McCarron QB $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - - - ($4,000,000) $4,000,000 1.83
Johnson Duke Johnson RB $3,600,000 - $275,000 - $100,000 - - ($3,700,000) $3,975,000 1.82
Fells Darren Fells TE $2,750,000 $500,000 $250,000 - - - - ($3,750,000) $3,500,000 1.61
Kelemete Senio Kelemete G $1,300,000 $1,000,000 - - $200,000 - - ($2,750,000) $2,500,000 1.15
Anger Bryan Anger P $1,250,000 $416,666 $750,000 - - - - ($3,250,000) $2,416,666 1.11
Scarlett Brennan Scarlett OLB $1,125,000 $175,000 $703,125 - - - - ($1,300,000) $2,003,125 0.92
Johnson Roderick Johnson RT $1,125,000 $375,000 $250,000 - - - - ($375,000) $1,750,000 0.80
Blacklock Ross Blacklock DT $610,000 $834,989 - - - - - ($4,311,203) $1,444,989 0.66
Hargreaves Vernon Hargreaves CB $825,000 $250,000 $234,375 - - - - ($825,000) $1,309,375 0.60
Johnson Lonnie Johnson CB $731,575 $453,028 - - - - - ($2,085,475) $1,184,603 0.54
Scharping Max Scharping G $725,368 $426,470 - - - - - ($2,004,778) $1,151,838 0.53
Akins Jordan Akins TE $750,000 $190,380 - - - - - ($380,760) $940,380 0.43
Coutee Keke Coutee WR $750,000 $182,256 - - - - - ($364,514) $932,256 0.43
Watkins Carlos Watkins DE $825,000 $104,912 - - - - - ($104,912) $929,912 0.43
Gaines Phillip Gaines CB $910,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,047,500) $887,500 0.41
Warring Kahale Warring TE $658,252 $223,051 - - - - - ($669,153) $881,303 0.40
Greenard Jonathan Greenard OLB $610,000 $223,495 - - - - - ($893,980) $833,495 0.38
Adams Tyrell Adams ILB $910,000 $60,000 - - - - - ($60,000) $810,000 0.37
Heck Charlie Heck G $610,000 $177,676 - - - - - ($710,704) $787,676 0.36
Kalambayi Peter Kalambayi ILB $750,000 $29,602 - - - - - ($59,204) $779,602 0.36
Weeks Jon Weeks LS $1,050,000 - - - - - - ($1,050,000) $750,000 0.34
Armstrong Cornell Armstrong CB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Crossen Keion Crossen CB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Howell Buddy Howell RB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Martin Jake Martin OLB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Omenihu Charles Omenihu DE $675,000 $73,820 - - - - - ($221,460) $748,820 0.34
Reid John Reid CB $610,000 $123,600 - - - - - ($494,400) $733,600 0.34
Brown Pharaoh Brown TE $705,888 - - - - - - - $705,888 0.32
Moore A.J. Moore CB $644,122 - - - - - - - $644,121 0.30
Coulter Isaiah Coulter WR $523,527 $73,238 - - - - - ($292,952) $596,764 0.27
Emanuel Kyle Emanuel OLB $642,353 - - - - - - - $529,416 0.24
McCown Josh McCown QB $526,471 - - - - - - - $526,471 0.24
Hall Nate Hall LB $268,656 - - - - - - - $268,656 0.12
Brown Andrew Brown DE $238,235 - - - - - - - $238,235 0.11
Phillips Scottie Phillips RB $215,294 - - - - - - - $215,294 0.10
Froholdt Hjalte Froholdt G $215,292 - - - - - - - $215,292 0.10
Owens Jonathan Owens S $134,328 - - - - - - - $134,328 0.06
Hilliard Dontrell Hilliard RB $132,354 - - - - - - - $132,354 0.06
Hansen Chad Hansen WR $119,118 - - - - - - - $119,118 0.05
Fields Mark Fields CB $107,646 - - - - - - - $107,646 0.05
Alufohai Auzoyah Alufohai DT $71,764 - - - - - - - $71,764 0.03
Ratley Damion Ratley WR $48,529 - - - - - - - $48,529 0.02
Mitchell Steven Mitchell WR $39,706 - - - - - - - $39,706 0.02
Stone Geno Stone SS $35,882 - - - - - - - $35,882 0.02
Active Roster: $141,313,765 $106,621,266 $26,482,690 $7,892,748 - $300,000 $750,000 - - $141,313,765 64.82


2020 Reserve/Suspended Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently in suspended. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (2) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Fuller Will Fuller WR $10,162,000 - - - - - - ($10,162,000) $10,162,000 4.66
Roby Bradley Roby CB $3,176,471 $705,882 $3,843,750 - - - - ($20,000,000) $7,726,102 3.54
Suspended: $17,888,102 $13,338,471 $705,882 $3,843,750 - - - - - $17,888,102 8.21


2020 Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List

Cap breakdowns for players currently on the Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission 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 %
Vanderdoes Eddie Vanderdoes
(COVID-19) 		DT - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Exempt: - - - - - - - - - - 0.00


2020 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 (12) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
McKinney Benardrick McKinney
(Shoulder)		 ILB $6,000,000 $750,000 $187,500 - - - - ($8,250,000) $6,937,500 3.18
Cobb Randall Cobb
(Toe)		 WR $3,750,000 $2,000,000 $234,370 - - - - ($18,000,000) $5,984,370 2.74
Dunn Brandon Dunn
(Hip)		 DE $2,500,000 $500,000 $406,250 - - - - ($4,000,000) $3,406,250 1.56
Howard Tytus Howard
(Concussion)		 RT $1,050,707 $1,727,827 - - - - - ($10,002,723) $2,778,534 1.27
Cole Dylan Cole
(Back)		 ILB $2,133,000 - - - - - - - $2,133,000 0.98
Conley Gareon Conley
(Ankle)		 CB $1,892,376 - - - - - - - $1,892,376 0.87
Reid Justin Reid
(Hand)		 FS $849,957 $259,914 - - - - - - $1,109,871 0.51
Thomas Michael Thomas
(Pectoral)		 SS $1,050,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,187,500) $887,500 0.41
Qvale Brent Qvale
(Ankle)		 RT $910,000 - - - - - - ($910,000) $750,000 0.34
Ejiofor Duke Ejiofor
(Knee-acl)		 OLB $675,000 $46,314 - - - - - ($92,629) $721,314 0.33
Hall P.J. Hall
(Chest)		 DT $644,122 - - - - - - - $644,121 0.30
Gillaspia Cullen Gillaspia
(Back)		 FB $601,472 $25,790 - - - - - ($77,370) $627,262 0.29
Injured Reserve: $27,872,098 $22,056,634 $5,447,345 $828,120 - - - - - $27,872,098 12.78


2020 Practice Squad

Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (4) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Ellerbee Emmanuel Ellerbee LB $100,800 - - - - - - - $100,800 0.05
Scott Artavis Scott WR $58,800 - - - - - - - $58,800 0.03
Patterson Manny Patterson S $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Henry Willie Henry DT $24,000 - - - - - - - $24,000 0.01
Practice Squad: $225,600 $225,600 - - - - - - - $225,600 0.10


2020 Dead Cap

Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (68) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Stills Kenny Stills WR $6,975,000 - - - $25,000 - - - $7,000,000 3.21
Gipson Tashaun Gipson FS $3,250,000 $1,000,000 - - - - - - $4,250,000 1.95
Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins WR - $3,000,000 - - - - - - $3,000,000 1.38
Colvin Aaron Colvin CB - $2,000,000 - - - - - - $2,000,000 0.92
Prosise C.J. Prosise RB $706,023 - - - - - - - $706,022 0.32
Blackson Angelo Blackson DE $500,000 $125,000 - - - - - - $625,000 0.29
Rankin Martinas Rankin C - $450,634 - - - - - - $450,634 0.21
Carter Deandre Carter WR $441,180 - - - - - - - $441,180 0.20
Liuget Corey Liuget DT $416,824 - - - - - - - $416,824 0.19
Mancz Greg Mancz C $414,352 - - - - - - - $414,352 0.19
Mitchell Steven Mitchell WR $328,942 - - - - - - - $328,942 0.15
Orchard Nate Orchard DE $267,647 - - - - - - - $267,647 0.12
Chesley Anthony Chesley CB $222,212 - - - - - - - $222,212 0.10
Alufohai Auzoyah Alufohai DT $206,882 $6,666 - - - - - - $213,548 0.10
Hansen Chad Hansen WR $201,424 - - - - - - - $201,424 0.09
Hall Nate Hall LB $199,294 - - - - - - - $199,293 0.09
Foreman D'Onta Foreman RB - $189,871 - - - - - - $189,871 0.09
Owens Jonathan Owens S $184,788 - - - - - - - $184,788 0.08
Watkins Jaylen Watkins CB - $150,000 - - - - - - $150,000 0.07
Phillips Scottie Phillips RB $145,011 $3,333 - - - - - - $148,344 0.07
Davenport Julie'n Davenport LT - $146,605 - - - - - - $146,605 0.07
Bellamy Davin Bellamy LB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Nkansah Elijah Nkansah T $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Qvale Brent Qvale RT - $137,500 - - - - - - $137,500 0.06
Weeks Jon Weeks LS - $137,500 - - - - - - $137,500 0.06
Crawford Xavier Crawford CB - $123,426 - - - - - - $123,426 0.06
Ankou Eli Ankou DT $97,059 - - - - - - - $97,058 0.04
Smith Devin Smith WR $84,000 - - - - - - - $84,000 0.04
Benzschawel Beau Benzschawel G $77,718 - - - - - - - $77,718 0.04
Maher Brett Maher K $75,600 - - - - - - - $75,600 0.03
Ratley Damion Ratley WR $75,600 - - - - - - - $75,600 0.03
Simmons Tyler Simmons WR $66,800 $8,333 - - - - - - $75,133 0.03
Thomas Jordan Thomas TE $44,118 $29,602 - - - - - - $73,719 0.03
Stapleton Dylan Stapleton TE $71,765 $1,666 - - - - - - $73,430 0.03
Bolton Curtis Bolton LB $67,200 - - - - - - - $67,200 0.03
Cabral Cohl Cabral C $50,400 - - - - - - - $50,400 0.02
Fumagalli Troy Fumagalli TE $50,400 - - - - - - - $50,400 0.02
Kelly Jermaine Kelly CB - $50,388 - - - - - - $50,388 0.02
Harris Dwayne Harris WR $48,000 - - - - - - - $48,000 0.02
Glasgow Ryan Glasgow DT $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
McGough Alex McGough QB $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Moore J'Mon Moore WR $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Iwuagwu Cordel Iwuagwu G $35,200 $3,333 - - - - - - $38,533 0.02
Palmore Walter Palmore DT - $26,667 - - - - - - $26,666 0.01
Kukwa Anthony Kukwa LS $25,200 - - - - - - - $25,200 0.01
Williams Brandon Williams CB $24,000 - - - - - - - $24,000 0.01
Futrell Kendall Futrell LB $16,800 - - - - - - - $16,800 0.01
Johnson Jan Johnson LB $10,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $11,666 0.01
Hawkins Jerald Hawkins T $8,400 - - - - - - - $8,400 0.00
Crockett Damarea Crockett RB - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Dixon Johnnie Dixon WR - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Johnson Chris Johnson S - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Lewis Drew Lewis DT - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Coker D.J. Coker C - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Pridgeon Malcolm Pridgeon T - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Davis Jamal Davis OLB - $4,667 - - - - - - $4,667 0.00
Aniebonam Jesse Aniebonam OLB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Baity Derrick Baity CB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Higdon Karan Higdon RB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Johnson Tyron Johnson WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Smith Vyncint Smith WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Jones Jamir Jones LB - $1,666 - - - - - - $1,666 0.00
Woodworth Elex Woodworth G - $1,333 - - - - - - $1,333 0.00
Edwards Javier Edwards DT - $1,000 - - - - - - $1,000 0.00
Daniel Trevor Daniel P - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Dwight Johnny Dwight DE - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Exford Austin Exford S - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Lewis Ira Lewis DT - $500 - - - - - - $500 0.00
Dead: $23,481,796 $15,799,439 $7,657,363 - - $25,000 - - - $23,481,796 10.77


2020 Cap Totals

Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Incentives Cap Total
2020 NFL Salary Cap $198,200,000
2019 Rollover Cap $19,813,834
Adjustment $0
Adjusted Salary Cap $218,013,834
All Contracts $106,621,266 $26,482,690 $7,892,748 - $300,000 $750,000 - $141,313,765
Reserve/Suspended Money $13,338,471 $705,882 $3,843,750 - - - - $17,888,102
Injured Reserve Money $22,056,634 $5,447,345 $828,120 - - - - $27,872,098
Dead Money $15,799,439 $7,657,363 - - $25,000 - - $23,481,796
Practice Squad $225,600 - - - - - - $225,600
Total $158,041,410 $40,293,280 $12,564,618 - $325,000 $750,000 - $210,781,361
Cap Space $7,232,473