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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 (56) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Jones Chandler Jones OLB $15,500,000 $3,000,000 - - - $1,676,388 - ($20,833,334) $20,176,388 10.51
Humphries D.J. Humphries LT $15,100,000 $800,000 $500,000 - - $3,530,000 - ($23,760,000) $19,930,000 10.38
Murray Kyler Murray QB $850,000 $5,897,481 $3,016,240 - - - - ($20,775,564) $9,763,721 5.08
Baker Budda Baker S $4,000,000 $2,000,000 - $1,775,000 - - - ($21,100,000) $7,775,000 4.05
Pugh Justin Pugh G $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $882,353 - - - - ($8,000,000) $6,882,353 3.58
Phillips Jordan Phillips DT $3,492,778 $2,000,000 - - - $1,301,444 - ($15,999,998) $6,794,222 3.54
Kennard Devon Kennard OLB $3,650,000 $1,250,000 $382,343 - - $862,500 - ($10,000,000) $6,144,843 3.20
Hicks Jordan Hicks ILB $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $941,176 - - - - ($8,000,000) $5,941,176 3.09
Ertz Zach Ertz TE $5,666,667 - - - - - - ($5,666,667) $5,666,667 2.95
Watt J.J. Watt DE $2,500,000 $2,400,000 - - - - - ($20,000,000) $4,900,000 2.55
Simmons Isaiah Simmons ILB $780,000 $3,147,101 $769,275 - - - - ($16,906,954) $4,696,376 2.45
Green A.J. Green WR $2,250,000 $1,250,000 - - - - - ($6,000,000) $3,500,000 1.82
Gardeck Dennis Gardeck OLB $3,384,000 - - - - - - - $3,384,000 1.76
Kirk Christian Kirk WR $2,433,000 $591,794 - - - - - ($591,794) $3,024,794 1.58
Hudson Rodney Hudson C $1,100,000 - - - - $1,760,000 - ($10,900,000) $2,860,000 1.49
Collins Zaven Collins ILB $660,000 $2,010,956 - - - - - ($14,690,258) $2,670,956 1.39
Murphy Byron Murphy CB $1,221,318 $957,636 - - - - - ($2,864,847) $2,178,954 1.13
Turner Ezekiel Turner ILB $2,133,000 - - - - - - - $2,133,000 1.11
Prater Matt Prater K $1,075,000 $925,000 - - - - - ($2,925,000) $2,000,000 1.04
Golden Markus Golden OLB $1,000,000 $750,000 $235,294 - - - - ($2,500,000) $1,985,294 1.03
Conner James Conner RB $1,250,000 $500,000 - - - - - ($1,750,000) $1,750,000 0.91
Beachum Kelvin Beachum RT $1,075,000 $500,000 - - - - - ($2,325,000) $1,575,000 0.82
Vallejo Tanner Vallejo ILB $990,000 $250,000 $141,176 - - - - ($1,490,000) $1,381,176 0.72
Isabella Andy Isabella WR $915,900 $346,794 - - - - - ($693,588) $1,262,694 0.66
Moore Rondale Moore WR $660,000 $598,953 - - - - - ($3,370,550) $1,258,953 0.66
Brewer Aaron Brewer LS $1,075,000 $68,750 $38,259 - $50,000 - - ($1,143,750) $1,232,009 0.64
Allen Zach Allen DE $885,342 $285,684 - - - - - ($571,368) $1,171,026 0.61
Jones Josh Jones RT $829,970 $269,881 - - - - - ($809,643) $1,099,851 0.57
Lee Andy Lee P $1,500,000 - - - - - - ($1,500,000) $1,075,000 0.56
Edmonds Chase Edmonds RB $920,000 $113,092 - - - - - ($113,092) $1,033,092 0.54
McCoy Colt McCoy QB $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,212,500) $987,500 0.51
Peters Corey Peters DT $1,075,000 - $137,500 - - - - ($1,212,500) $987,500 0.51
Daniels Darrell Daniels TE $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,127,500) $987,500 0.51
Garcia Max Garcia C $990,000 $68,750 $68,750 - - - - ($1,058,750) $987,500 0.51
Washington Charles Washington S $990,000 $68,750 $68,750 - - - - ($1,058,750) $987,500 0.51
Fotu Leki Fotu DT $780,000 $193,368 - - - - - ($580,104) $973,368 0.51
Lawrence Rashard Lawrence DT $780,000 $171,021 - - - - - ($513,063) $951,021 0.50
Thompson Deionte Thompson SS $850,000 $87,208 - - - - - ($174,416) $937,208 0.49
Thompson Jalen Thompson SS $850,000 $85,730 - - - - - ($171,460) $935,730 0.49
Miles Joshua Miles LT $850,000 $18,644 - - - - - ($37,288) $868,644 0.45
Harris Demetrius Harris TE $1,075,000 - - - - - - ($1,075,000) $850,000 0.44
Dogbe Michael Dogbe DE $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.44
Hamilton Antonio Hamilton CB $825,000 - - - - - - - $825,000 0.43
Wilson Marco Wilson S $660,000 $162,595 - - - - - ($650,380) $822,595 0.43
Benjamin Eno Benjamin RB $780,000 $25,678 - - - - - ($77,034) $805,678 0.42
Ward Jonathan Ward RB $780,000 - - - - - - - $780,000 0.41
Harlow Sean Harlow G $755,552 - - - - - - - $755,552 0.39
Dimukeje Victor Dimukeje OLB $660,000 $40,465 - - - - - ($161,860) $700,465 0.36
Banjo Chris Banjo S $895,833 - - - - - - - $661,111 0.34
Wesley Antoine Wesley WR $660,000 - - - - - - - $660,000 0.34
Kerr Zach Kerr DE $537,500 - - - - - - - $537,500 0.28
McSorley Trace McSorley QB $330,554 - - - - - - - $330,554 0.17
Henry Marcus Henry C $329,994 - - - - - - - $329,994 0.17
Dortch Greg Dortch WR $129,999 - - - - - - - $129,999 0.07
Peterson Kevin Peterson CB $51,111 - - - - - - - $51,111 0.03
Wells David Wells TE $36,666 - - - - - - - $36,666 0.02
Active Roster: $153,976,241 $101,484,184 $36,110,331 $7,181,116 $1,775,000 $50,000 $9,130,332 - - $153,976,241 80.18


2021 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 (7) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Hopkins DeAndre Hopkins
(Knee)		 WR $4,750,000 $5,500,000 - $2,250,000 - - - ($42,400,000) $12,500,000 6.51
Williams Maxx Williams
(Knee-acl)		 TE $2,550,000 $250,000 $408,824 - - - - ($3,050,000) $3,208,823 1.67
Murray Justin Murray
(Back)		 G $1,750,000 $333,333 $191,176 - - - - ($1,666,667) $2,274,509 1.18
Alford Robert Alford
(Pectoral)		 CB $990,000 - - - - - - ($990,000) $850,000 0.44
Fitts Kylie Fitts
(Concussion)		 LB $633,333 - - - - - - - $633,333 0.33
Wiggins James Wiggins
(Knee)		 S $476,667 - - - - - - - $476,666 0.25
Crawford Jack Crawford
(Undisclosed)		 DE $565,000 - - - - - - ($565,000) $465,000 0.24
Injured Reserve: $20,408,331 $11,715,000 $6,083,333 $600,000 $2,250,000 - - - - $20,408,331 10.63


2021 Practice Squad

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

Player (14) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Baccellia Andre Baccellia WR $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Ledbetter Jonathan Ledbetter DE $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Smith Eric Smith G $128,800 - - - - - - - $128,800 0.07
Isidora Danny Isidora G $112,000 - - - - - - - $112,000 0.06
Hagan Javon Hagan S $101,200 - - - - - - - $101,200 0.05
Ledbetter Jeremiah Ledbetter DT $92,000 - - - - - - - $92,000 0.05
Ellis Alex Ellis TE $82,800 - - - - - - - $82,800 0.04
Martin Koda Martin G $82,800 - - - - - - - $82,800 0.04
Hall Nate Hall LB $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Brooks Nate Brooks CB $18,400 - - - - - - - $18,400 0.01
Feaster Tavien Feaster RB $18,400 - - - - - - - $18,400 0.01
Breeland Bashaud Breeland CB $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Mauro Josh Mauro DT $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Whittaker Jace Whittaker CB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Practice Squad: $1,032,400 $1,032,400 - - - - - - - $1,032,400 0.54


2021 Dead Cap

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

Player (73) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Campbell De'Vondre Campbell OLB - $4,000,000 - - - - - - $4,000,000 2.08
Butler Malcolm Butler CB - $2,162,500 - - - - - - $2,162,500 1.13
Alford Robert Alford CB - $1,500,000 - - - - - - $1,500,000 0.78
Winters Brian Winters G $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - - $987,500 0.51
Walker Joe Walker ILB $674,000 - - - - - - - $650,666 0.34
Wells David Wells TE $582,530 - - - - - - - $582,530 0.30
Streveler Chris Streveler QB $476,663 - - - - - - - $476,663 0.25
Butler Hakeem Butler WR - $402,252 - - - - - - $402,252 0.21
Peterson Kevin Peterson CB $316,444 - - - - - - - $316,444 0.16
Mauro Josh Mauro DT $298,610 - - - - - - - $298,610 0.16
Isidora Danny Isidora G $284,666 - - - - - - - $284,666 0.15
Feaster Tavien Feaster RB $284,530 - - - - - - - $284,530 0.15
Whitehead Tahir Whitehead LB $277,166 - - - - - - - $277,166 0.14
Whittaker Jace Whittaker CB $252,132 $5,334 - - - - - - $257,466 0.13
Brinkley Beau Brinkley LS $252,888 - - - - - - - $252,888 0.13
Travis Ross Travis TE $234,000 - - - - - - - $234,000 0.12
Gowan Tay Gowan CB $183,333 $32,677 - - - - - - $216,010 0.11
Dortch Greg Dortch WR $206,266 - - - - - - - $206,266 0.11
Banjo Chris Banjo S $136,957 $68,750 - - - - - - $205,707 0.11
Borders Breon Borders CB $204,444 - - - - - - - $204,444 0.11
Cole Mason Cole C - $190,379 - - - - - - $190,379 0.10
Hamilton Antonio Hamilton CB $165,000 - - - - - - - $165,000 0.09
Barcoo Luq Barcoo CB $139,199 - - - - - - - $139,199 0.07
Carter Ron'Dell Carter DE $138,000 - - - - - - - $138,000 0.07
Weaver Evan Weaver LB - $125,424 - - - - - - $125,424 0.07
Martin Koda Martin G $98,533 - - - - - - - $98,533 0.05
Johnson Zachary Johnson T $73,600 - - - - - - - $73,600 0.04
Nelson Kyle Nelson LS $70,800 - - - - - - - $70,800 0.04
Wiggins James Wiggins S $46,000 $24,576 - - - - - - $70,576 0.04
Doctson Josh Doctson WR $70,000 - - - - - - - $70,000 0.04
Williams Shawn Williams SS - $68,750 - - - - - - $68,750 0.04
Ledbetter Jeremiah Ledbetter DT $64,400 - - - - - - - $64,400 0.03
Douglas Rasul Douglas CB $56,000 - - - - - - - $56,000 0.03
Dickerson Matt Dickerson DE $56,000 - - - - - - - $56,000 0.03
Johnson Keesean Johnson WR - - $52,328 - - - - - $52,328 0.03
Smith Eric Smith G $47,222 - - - - - - - $47,222 0.02
Gaillard Lamont Gaillard G - $47,034 - - - - - - $47,034 0.02
Winslow Ryan Winslow P $43,333 - - - - - - - $43,333 0.02
Menet Michal Menet C $18,400 $22,266 - - - - - - $40,666 0.02
Dogbe Michael Dogbe DE - $37,288 - - - - - - $37,288 0.02
Labelle Bruno Labelle TE $23,056 $7,500 - - - - - - $30,556 0.02
Mabin Greg Mabin CB $28,000 - - - - - - - $28,000 0.01
Harlow Sean Harlow G $18,400 - - - - - - - $18,400 0.01
Dunbar Quinton Dunbar CB $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Lewis Zane Lewis CB - $13,334 - - - - - - $13,334 0.01
Angeline Cary Angeline TE - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.01
Calhoun Deion Calhoun G $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Hall Nate Hall LB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Henry Marcus Henry C $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Hill Lavert Hill CB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Johnson Isaiah Johnson S $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
McCrane Matt McCrane K $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Shepherd Darrius Shepherd WR $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Wilkins Mazzi Wilkins CB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Burns Lorenzo Burns CB - $8,333 - - - - - - $8,333 0.00
Benzinger Jake Benzinger T - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Ward JoJo Ward WR - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Becker Ryan Becker TE - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Floyd Reggie Floyd S - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Ward Jonathan Ward RB - $5,334 - - - - - - $5,334 0.00
Murray Cam Murray DT - $5,000 - - - - - - $5,000 0.00
Dennis Jackson Dennis T - $4,000 - - - - - - $4,000 0.00
Gonzalez Steven Gonzalez G - $4,000 - - - - - - $4,000 0.00
Carter T.J. Carter DT - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Walker Reggie Walker LB - $3,250 - - - - - - $3,250 0.00
Braswell Jermiah Braswell WR - $2,000 - - - - - - $2,000 0.00
Shuler Adam Shuler DE - $2,000 - - - - - - $2,000 0.00
Houston Parker Houston TE - $1,334 - - - - - - $1,334 0.00
Leatherbury Shane Leatherbury WR - $1,334 - - - - - - $1,334 0.00
Medaris Rashad Medaris WR - $1,334 - - - - - - $1,334 0.00
Williams Jarren Williams CB - $1,334 - - - - - - $1,334 0.00
Phelps Devin Phelps WR - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Wilson Bejour Wilson CB - $667 - - - - - - $667 0.00
Dead: $15,710,653 $6,983,172 $8,923,487 $52,328 - - - - - $15,710,653 8.18


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 $101,484,184 $36,110,331 $7,181,116 $1,775,000 $50,000 $9,130,332 - $153,976,241
Injured Reserve Money $11,715,000 $6,083,333 $600,000 $2,250,000 - - - $20,408,331
Dead Money $6,983,172 $8,923,487 $52,328 - - - - $15,710,653
Practice Squad $1,032,400 - - - - - - $1,032,400
Total $121,214,756 $51,117,151 $7,833,444 $4,025,000 $50,000 $9,130,332 - $191,127,625
Cap Space $913,352