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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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Club Option

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Active Players (88)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit	Cap %
Jones Chandler Jones	OLB	$20,833,334	$15,500,000	$3,000,000	0-	0-	0-	$2,333,334	0-	($5,333,334)	$20,833,334	10.85
Humphries D.J. Humphries	LT	$19,930,000	$15,100,000	$800,000	$500,000	0-	0-	$3,530,000	0-	($23,760,000)	$19,930,000	10.38
Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins	WR	$12,500,000	$4,750,000	$5,500,000	0-	$2,250,000	0-	0-	0-	($42,400,000)	$12,500,000	6.51
Phillips Jordan Phillips	DT	$12,000,000	$10,000,000	$2,000,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($14,500,000)	$12,000,000	6.25
Murray Kyler Murray	QB	$9,763,721	$850,000	$5,897,481	$3,016,240	0-	0-	0-	0-	($20,775,564)	$9,763,721	5.08
Kennard Devon Kennard	OLB	$7,882,343	$6,250,000	$1,250,000	$382,343	0-	0-	0-	0-	($3,750,000)	$7,882,343	4.10
Baker Budda Baker	S	$7,775,000	$4,000,000	$2,000,000	0-	$1,775,000	0-	0-	0-	($21,100,000)	$7,775,000	4.05
Pugh Justin Pugh	G	$6,937,500	$4,000,000	$2,000,000	$937,500	0-	0-	0-	0-	($4,000,000)	$6,937,500	3.61
Hicks Jordan Hicks	ILB	$6,000,000	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$1,000,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($6,000,000)	$6,000,000	3.12
Watt J.J. Watt	DE	$4,900,000	$2,500,000	$2,400,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($20,000,000)	$4,900,000	2.55
Simmons Isaiah Simmons	OLB	$4,696,376	$780,000	$3,147,101	$769,275	0-	0-	0-	0-	($16,906,954)	$4,696,376	2.45
Green A.J. Green	WR	$3,500,000	$2,250,000	$1,250,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($6,000,000)	$3,500,000	1.82
Gardeck Dennis Gardeck	OLB	$3,384,000	$3,384,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$3,384,000	1.76
Williams Maxx Williams	TE	$3,208,823	$2,550,000	$250,000	$408,824	0-	0-	0-	0-	($500,000)	$3,208,823	1.67
Kirk Christian Kirk	WR	$3,024,794	$2,433,000	$591,794	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($591,794)	$3,024,794	1.58
Hudson Rodney Hudson	C	$2,860,000	$1,100,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	$1,760,000	0-	($10,900,000)	$2,860,000	1.49
Murray Justin Murray	T	$2,274,509	$1,750,000	$333,333	$191,176	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,666,667)	$2,274,509	1.18
Murphy Byron Murphy	CB	$2,178,954	$1,221,318	$957,636	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($2,864,847)	$2,178,954	1.13
Butler Malcolm Butler	CB	$2,162,500	$1,075,000	$1,087,500	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($3,250,000)	$2,162,500	1.13
Turner Ezekiel Turner	ILB	$2,133,000	$2,133,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$2,133,000	1.11
Prater Matt Prater	K	$2,000,000	$1,075,000	$925,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($2,925,000)	$2,000,000	1.04
Golden Markus Golden	OLB	$2,000,000	$1,000,000	$750,000	$250,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($2,500,000)	$2,000,000	1.04
Conner James Conner	RB	$1,750,000	$1,250,000	$500,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,750,000)	$1,750,000	0.91
Beachum Kelvin Beachum	LT	$1,575,000	$1,075,000	$500,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($2,325,000)	$1,575,000	0.82
Vallejo Tanner Vallejo	OLB	$1,390,000	$990,000	$250,000	$150,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,100,000)	$1,390,000	0.72
Isabella Andy Isabella	WR	$1,262,694	$915,900	$346,794	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($693,588)	$1,262,694	0.66
Brewer Aaron Brewer	LS	$1,232,009	$1,075,000	$68,750	$38,259	0-	$50,000	0-	0-	($68,750)	$1,232,009	0.64
Allen Zach Allen	DE	$1,171,026	$885,342	$285,684	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($571,368)	$1,171,026	0.61
Jones Josh Jones	RT	$1,099,851	$829,970	$269,881	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($809,643)	$1,099,851	0.57
Lee Andy Lee	P	$1,075,000	$1,500,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($650,000)	$1,075,000	0.56
Edmonds Chase Edmonds	RB	$1,033,092	$920,000	$113,092	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($113,092)	$1,033,092	0.54
Banjo Chris Banjo	S	$987,500	$1,075,000	$68,750	$68,750	0-	0-	0-	0-	($68,750)	$987,500	0.51
McCoy Colt McCoy	QB	$987,500	$1,075,000	$137,500	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($137,500)	$987,500	0.51
Williams Shawn Williams	SS	$987,500	$1,075,000	$68,750	$68,750	0-	0-	0-	0-	($68,750)	$987,500	0.51
Winters Brian Winters	G	$987,500	$1,075,000	$137,500	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($987,500)	$987,500	0.51
Daniels Darrell Daniels	TE	$987,500	$990,000	$137,500	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($562,500)	$987,500	0.51
Garcia Max Garcia	G	$987,500	$990,000	$68,750	$68,750	0-	0-	0-	0-	($68,750)	$987,500	0.51
Washington Charles Washington	S	$987,500	$990,000	$68,750	$68,750	0-	0-	0-	0-	($68,750)	$987,500	0.51
Fotu Leki Fotu	DT	$973,368	$780,000	$193,368	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($580,104)	$973,368	0.51
Lawrence Rashard Lawrence	DE	$951,021	$780,000	$171,021	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($513,063)	$951,021	0.50
Thompson Deionte Thompson	SS	$937,208	$850,000	$87,208	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($174,416)	$937,208	0.49
Thompson Jalen Thompson	SS	$935,730	$850,000	$85,730	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($171,460)	$935,730	0.49
Fitts Kylie Fitts	LB	$920,000	$920,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$920,000	0.48
Parry David Parry	DT	$920,000	$920,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$920,000	0.48
Johnson Keesean Johnson	WR	$902,328	$850,000	$52,328	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($104,656)	$902,328	0.47
Gaillard Lamont Gaillard	G	$897,034	$850,000	$47,034	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($94,068)	$897,034	0.47
Miles Joshua Miles	LT	$868,644	$850,000	$18,644	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($37,288)	$868,644	0.45
Alford Robert Alford	CB	$850,000	$990,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Smith Terrance Smith	OLB	$850,000	$990,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Calhoun Deion Calhoun	G	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Carter Jamal Carter	SS	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Dogbe Michael Dogbe	DE	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Gafford Rico Gafford	WR	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Harlow Sean Harlow	G	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Miller Shareef Miller	DE	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.44
Benjamin Eno Benjamin	RB	$805,678 $25,678	$780,000	$25,678	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($77,034)	$805,678 $25,678	0.42
Bee Ryan Bee	DE	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Hogan Krishawn Hogan	WR	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Martin Koda Martin	G	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Streveler Chris Streveler	QB	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Ward Jonathan Ward	RB	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Whitney Isaac Whitney	WR	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Whittaker Jace Whittaker	CB	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.41
Angeline Cary Angeline	TE	$670,000 $10,000	$660,000	$10,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($30,000)	$670,000 $10,000	0.35
Burns Lorenzo Burns	CB	$668,333 $8,333	$660,000	$8,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($25,000)	$668,333 $8,333	0.35
Baccellia Andre Baccellia	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Bowen Branden Bowen	T	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Bunting Ian Bunting	TE	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Feaster Tavien Feaster	RB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Garcia-Williams Jamell Garcia-Williams	DT	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
McDonald Cole McDonald	QB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Miller Chris Miller	S	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Muhammad Khalfani Muhammad	RB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Nelson Picasso Nelson	CB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Richardson A.J. Richardson	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Roberson Darece Roberson	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Rutledge Donald Rutledge	S	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Walker Reggie Walker	LB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Ward JoJo Ward	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Weaver Evan Weaver	LB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.34
Collins Zaven Collins	LB	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Dimukeje Victor Dimukeje	DE	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Gowan Tay Gowan	CB	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Menet Michal Menet	C	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Moore Rondale Moore	WR	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Vincent Jr. Kary Vincent Jr.	CB	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Wiggins James Wiggins	S	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Wilson Marco Wilson	S	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Active Roster:		$193,055,370	$134,602,530	$40,860,890	$7,918,617	$4,025,000	$50,000	$7,623,334	-	-	$193,055,370	100.53

2021 Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List

These players do not count toward a team's active roster, but their cap figure does.

Player (1)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit	Cap %
Seikovits Bernhard Seikovits	TE	$660,000	$660,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$660,000	0.34

2021 Projected Draft Pool Cap

Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)

Player (7)	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 #16Zaven Collins Round 1, Pick #16	LB	$2,670,955	$660,000	$2,010,955	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,670,955	$2,670,955
Round 2, Pick #49Rondale Moore Round 2, Pick #49	WR	$1,258,953	$660,000	$598,953	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,258,953	$1,258,953
Round 4, Pick #136Marco Wilson Round 4, Pick #136	S	$822,595	$660,000	$162,595	-	-	-	-	-	-	$822,595	$162,595
Round 6, Pick #210Victor Dimukeje Round 6, Pick #210	DE	$700,465	$660,000	$40,465	-	-	-	-	-	-	$700,465	$40,465
Round 6, Pick #223Tay Gowan Round 6, Pick #223	CB	$692,677	$660,000	$32,677	-	-	-	-	-	-	$692,677	$32,677
Round 7, Pick #243James Wiggins Round 7, Pick #243	S	$684,577	$660,000	$24,577	-	-	-	-	-	-	$684,577	$24,577
Round 7, Pick #247Michal Menet Round 7, Pick #247	C	$682,266	$660,000	$22,266	-	-	-	-	-	-	$682,266	$22,266
Projected Draft Pool:		$7,512,488									$7,512,488	$4,212,488

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 %
CampbellDe'Vondre Campbell	OLB	$4,000,000	-	$4,000,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$4,000,000	2.08
AlfordRobert Alford	CB	$1,500,000	-	$1,500,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,500,000	0.78
ButlerHakeem Butler	WR	$402,252	-	$402,252	-	-	-	-	-	-	$402,252	0.21
ColeMason Cole	C	$190,379	-	$190,379	-	-	-	-	-	-	$190,379	0.10
WeaverEvan Weaver	LB	$125,424	-	$125,424	-	-	-	-	-	-	$125,424	0.07
DogbeMichael Dogbe	DE	$37,288	-	$37,288	-	-	-	-	-	-	$37,288	0.02
LewisZane Lewis	CB	$13,334	-	$13,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$13,334	0.01
BenzingerJake Benzinger	T	$6,667	-	$6,667	-	-	-	-	-	-	$6,667	0.00
WardJoJo Ward	WR	$6,667	-	$6,667	-	-	-	-	-	-	$6,667	0.00
BeckerRyan Becker	TE	$5,334	-	$5,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5,334	0.00
FloydReggie Floyd	S	$5,334	-	$5,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5,334	0.00
WardJonathan Ward	RB	$5,334	-	$5,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5,334	0.00
WhittakerJace Whittaker	CB	$5,334	-	$5,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5,334	0.00
DennisJackson Dennis	T	$4,000	-	$4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$4,000	0.00
GonzalezSteven Gonzalez	G	$4,000	-	$4,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$4,000	0.00
CarterT.J. Carter	DT	$3,334	-	$3,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3,334	0.00
WalkerReggie Walker	LB	$3,250	-	$3,250	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3,250	0.00
BraswellJermiah Braswell	WR	$2,000	-	$2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,000	0.00
ShulerAdam Shuler	DE	$2,000	-	$2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,000	0.00
HoustonParker Houston	TE	$1,334	-	$1,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,334	0.00
LeatherburyShane Leatherbury	WR	$1,334	-	$1,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,334	0.00
MedarisRashad Medaris	WR	$1,334	-	$1,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,334	0.00
WilliamsJarren Williams	CB	$1,334	-	$1,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,334	0.00
PhelpsDevin Phelps	WR	$667	-	$667	-	-	-	-	-	-	$667	0.00
WilsonBejour 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	$134,602,530	$40,860,890	$7,918,617	$4,025,000	$50,000	$7,623,334	-	$193,055,370
Top 51 Contracts	$113,742,530	$40,816,879	$7,918,617	$4,025,000	$50,000	$7,623,334	-	$172,195,370
Reserve/Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List	$660,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$660,000
Dead Money	-	$6,328,601	-	-	-	-	-	$6,328,601
Total (All)	$135,262,530	$47,189,491	$7,918,617	$4,025,000	$50,000	$7,623,334	-	$200,043,971
Total (w/Top 51)	$114,402,530	$47,145,480	$7,918,617	$4,025,000	$50,000	$7,623,334	-	$179,183,971
Cap Space (w/All)								$-8,002,994
Cap Space (w/Top 51)								$12,857,006