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Arizona Cardinals 2021 Salary Cap
Cardinals 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Arizona Cardinals 2021 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 (73) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Jones | OLB | $20,833,334 | $15,500,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | $2,333,334 | - | ($5,333,334) | $20,833,334 | 10.85 |
| D.J. Humphries | LT | $19,930,000 | $15,100,000 | $800,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $3,530,000 | - | ($23,760,000) | $19,930,000 | 10.38 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | WR | $12,500,000 | $4,750,000 | $5,500,000 | - | $2,250,000 | - | - | - | ($42,400,000) | $12,500,000 | 6.51 |
| Jordan Phillips | DT | $12,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($14,500,000) | $12,000,000 | 6.25 |
| Kyler Murray | QB | $9,763,721 | $850,000 | $5,897,481 | $3,016,240 | - | - | - | - | ($20,775,564) | $9,763,721 | 5.08 |
| Devon Kennard | OLB | $7,882,343 | $6,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $382,343 | - | - | - | - | ($3,750,000) | $7,882,343 | 4.10 |
| Budda Baker | S | $7,775,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $1,775,000 | - | - | - | ($21,100,000) | $7,775,000 | 4.05 |
| Justin Pugh | G | $6,937,500 | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $937,500 | - | - | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $6,937,500 | 3.61 |
| Jordan Hicks | ILB | $6,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $6,000,000 | 3.12 |
| J.J. Watt | DE | $4,900,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,400,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($20,000,000) | $4,900,000 | 2.55 |
| Isaiah Simmons | OLB | $4,696,376 | $780,000 | $3,147,101 | $769,275 | - | - | - | - | ($16,906,954) | $4,696,376 | 2.45 |
| A.J. Green | WR | $3,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.82 |
| Dennis Gardeck | OLB | $3,384,000 | $3,384,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,384,000 | 1.76 |
| Maxx Williams | TE | $3,208,823 | $2,550,000 | $250,000 | $408,824 | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $3,208,823 | 1.67 |
| Christian Kirk | WR | $3,024,794 | $2,433,000 | $591,794 | - | - | - | - | - | ($591,794) | $3,024,794 | 1.58 |
| Rodney Hudson | C | $2,860,000 | $1,100,000 | - | - | - | - | $1,760,000 | - | - | $2,860,000 | 1.49 |
| Justin Murray | T | $2,274,509 | $1,750,000 | $333,333 | $191,176 | - | - | - | - | ($1,666,667) | $2,274,509 | 1.18 |
| Byron Murphy | CB | $2,178,954 | $1,221,318 | $957,636 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,864,847) | $2,178,954 | 1.13 |
| Malcolm Butler | CB | $2,162,500 | $1,075,000 | $1,087,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,250,000) | $2,162,500 | 1.13 |
| Ezekiel Turner | ILB | $2,133,000 | $2,133,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,133,000 | 1.11 |
| Matt Prater | K | $2,000,000 | $1,075,000 | $925,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,925,000) | $2,000,000 | 1.04 |
| Markus Golden | OLB | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $2,000,000 | 1.04 |
| Kelvin Beachum | LT | $1,575,000 | $1,075,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,325,000) | $1,575,000 | 0.82 |
| Tanner Vallejo | OLB | $1,390,000 | $990,000 | $250,000 | $150,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,100,000) | $1,390,000 | 0.72 |
| Andy Isabella | WR | $1,262,694 | $915,900 | $346,794 | - | - | - | - | - | ($693,588) | $1,262,694 | 0.66 |
| Aaron Brewer | LS | $1,232,009 | $1,075,000 | $68,750 | $38,259 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($68,750) | $1,232,009 | 0.64 |
| Zach Allen | DE | $1,171,026 | $885,342 | $285,684 | - | - | - | - | - | ($571,368) | $1,171,026 | 0.61 |
| Josh Jones | RT | $1,099,851 | $829,970 | $269,881 | - | - | - | - | - | ($809,643) | $1,099,851 | 0.57 |
| Andy Lee | P | $1,075,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($650,000) | $1,075,000 | 0.56 |
| Marcus Gilbert | RT | $1,075,000 | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,075,000 | 0.56 |
| Chase Edmonds | RB | $1,033,092 | $920,000 | $113,092 | - | - | - | - | - | ($113,092) | $1,033,092 | 0.54 |
| Colt McCoy | QB | $987,500 | $1,075,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($137,500) | $987,500 | 0.51 |
| Brian Winters | G | $987,500 | $1,075,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($987,500) | $987,500 | 0.51 |
| Darrell Daniels | TE | $987,500 | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($562,500) | $987,500 | 0.51 |
| Max Garcia | G | $987,500 | $990,000 | $68,750 | $68,750 | - | - | - | - | ($68,750) | $987,500 | 0.51 |
| Charles Washington | S | $987,500 | $990,000 | $68,750 | $68,750 | - | - | - | - | ($68,750) | $987,500 | 0.51 |
| Leki Fotu | DT | $973,368 | $780,000 | $193,368 | - | - | - | - | - | ($580,104) | $973,368 | 0.51 |
| Rashard Lawrence | DE | $951,021 | $780,000 | $171,021 | - | - | - | - | - | ($513,063) | $951,021 | 0.50 |
| Deionte Thompson | SS | $937,208 | $850,000 | $87,208 | - | - | - | - | - | ($174,416) | $937,208 | 0.49 |
| Jalen Thompson | SS | $935,730 | $850,000 | $85,730 | - | - | - | - | - | ($171,460) | $935,730 | 0.49 |
| Kylie Fitts | LB | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.48 |
| David Parry | DT | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.48 |
| Keesean Johnson | WR | $902,328 | $850,000 | $52,328 | - | - | - | - | - | ($104,656) | $902,328 | 0.47 |
| Lamont Gaillard | G | $897,034 | $850,000 | $47,034 | - | - | - | - | - | ($94,068) | $897,034 | 0.47 |
| Joshua Miles | LT | $868,644 | $850,000 | $18,644 | - | - | - | - | - | ($37,288) | $868,644 | 0.45 |
| Robert Alford | CB | $850,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Terrance Smith | OLB | $850,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Deion Calhoun | G | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Jamal Carter | SS | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Michael Dogbe | DE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Rico Gafford | WR | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Sean Harlow | G | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Shareef Miller | DE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
| Eno Benjamin | RB | $805,678 $25,678 | $780,000 | $25,678 | - | - | - | - | - | ($77,034) | $805,678 $25,678 | 0.42 |
| Krishawn Hogan | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
| Koda Martin | G | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
| Chris Streveler | QB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
| Jonathan Ward | RB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
| Isaac Whitney | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
| Jace Whittaker | CB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
| Branden Bowen | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Ian Bunting | TE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Cole McDonald | QB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Chris Miller | S | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Khalfani Muhammad | RB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Picasso Nelson | CB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| A.J. Richardson | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Donald Rutledge | S | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Reggie Walker | LB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| JoJo Ward | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Evan Weaver | LB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
| Chris Banjo | S | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Shawn Williams | SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Active Roster: | $185,647,037 | $127,537,530 | $40,205,057 | $7,781,117 | $4,025,000 | $50,000 | $7,623,334 | - | - | $185,647,037 | 96.67 |
2021 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
| Player (6) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1, Pick #16 | $2,546,820 | $660,000 | $1,886,820 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,546,820 | $2,546,820 | |
| Round 2, Pick #49 | $1,221,980 | $660,000 | $561,980 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,221,980 | $1,221,980 | |
| Round 5, Pick #160 | $734,490 | $660,000 | $74,490 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $734,490 | $74,490 | |
| Round 6, Pick #223 | $690,660 | $660,000 | $30,660 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $690,660 | $30,660 | |
| Round 7, Pick #243 | $683,059 | $660,000 | $23,059 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $683,059 | $23,059 | |
| Round 7, Pick #247 | $680,891 | $660,000 | $20,891 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $680,891 | $20,891 | |
| Projected Draft Pool: | $6,557,900 | $6,557,900 | $3,917,900 |
2021 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 (25) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Vondre Campbell | OLB | $4,000,000 | - | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000,000 | 2.08 |
| Robert Alford | CB | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 0.78 |
| Hakeem Butler | WR | $402,252 | - | $402,252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $402,252 | 0.21 |
| Mason Cole | C | $190,379 | - | $190,379 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $190,379 | 0.10 |
| Evan Weaver | LB | $125,424 | - | $125,424 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $125,424 | 0.07 |
| Michael Dogbe | DE | $37,288 | - | $37,288 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $37,288 | 0.02 |
| Zane Lewis | CB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
| Jake Benzinger | T | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| JoJo Ward | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Becker | TE | $5,334 | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Reggie Floyd | S | $5,334 | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Jonathan Ward | RB | $5,334 | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Jace Whittaker | CB | $5,334 | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Jackson Dennis | T | $4,000 | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
| Steven Gonzalez | G | $4,000 | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
| T.J. Carter | DT | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
| Reggie Walker | LB | $3,250 | - | $3,250 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,250 | 0.00 |
| Jermiah Braswell | WR | $2,000 | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
| Adam Shuler | DE | $2,000 | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
| Parker Houston | TE | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Shane Leatherbury | WR | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Rashad Medaris | WR | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Jarren Williams | CB | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
| Devin Phelps | WR | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
| Bejour Wilson | CB | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
| Dead Money: | $6,328,601 | - | $6,328,601 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,328,601 | 3.30 |
2021 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 NFL Salary Cap | $182,500,000 | ||||||||
| 2020 Rollover Cap | $5,035,548 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $4,505,429 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $192,040,977 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $127,537,530 | $40,205,057 | $7,781,117 | $4,025,000 | $50,000 | $7,623,334 | - | $185,647,037 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $113,117,530 | $40,179,379 | $7,781,117 | $4,025,000 | $50,000 | $7,623,334 | - | $171,227,037 | |
| Dead Money | - | $6,328,601 | - | - | - | - | - | $6,328,601 | |
| Total (All) | $127,537,530 | $46,533,658 | $7,781,117 | $4,025,000 | $50,000 | $7,623,334 | - | $191,975,638 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $113,117,530 | $46,507,980 | $7,781,117 | $4,025,000 | $50,000 | $7,623,334 | - | $177,555,638 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $65,339 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $14,485,339 | ||||||||
Arizona Cardinals Cap Totals
- Adjusted Salary Cap $192,040,977
- Active Contracts: $185,647,037
- Dead Cap: $6,328,601
- 2020 Rollover: $5,035,548
- Total (All): $191,975,638
- Total (Top 51): $177,555,638
- Est. Cap Space (All): $65,339
- Est. Cap Space (Top 51): $14,485,339
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Apr 6 2021
Rodney Hudson, C
Signed a 3 year $30 million restructured contract extension with Arizona (ARI)
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Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Signed a 1 year contract with Arizona (ARI)
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