Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons 2021 Salary Cap

Falcons 2021 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Atlanta Falcons 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 (55) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Ryan Matt Ryan QB $2,000,000 $9,300,000 - $2,000,000 - $13,612,500 - ($67,437,500) $26,912,500 14.55
Jarrett Grady Jarrett DT $13,500,000 $4,500,000 - $1,000,000 - $1,833,000 - ($28,166,000) $20,833,000 11.26
Matthews Jake Matthews LT $1,075,000 $2,789,200 - $1,800,000 - $6,600,000 - ($31,853,400) $12,264,200 6.63
Fowler Jr. Dante Fowler Jr. OLB $6,000,000 $4,666,666 - - - - - ($15,333,334) $11,490,195 6.21
Jones Deion Jones ILB $990,000 $2,200,000 - $1,750,000 - $1,390,784 - ($17,012,353) $6,330,784 3.42
Pitts Kyle Pitts TE $660,000 $5,323,726 - - - - - ($32,910,494) $5,983,726 3.23
Lindstrom Chris Lindstrom G $1,832,160 $2,179,319 - - - - - ($8,664,539) $4,011,479 2.17
Terrell A.J. Terrell CB $1,260,261 $1,991,045 - - - - - ($11,704,703) $3,251,306 1.76
Patterson Cordarrelle Patterson RB $1,300,000 $1,700,000 - - - - - ($3,000,000) $3,000,000 1.62
McGary Kaleb McGary RT $1,428,250 $1,371,498 - - - - - ($4,995,816) $2,799,748 1.51
Davison Tyeler Davison DT $1,200,000 $1,213,333 $250,000 - - - - ($3,626,668) $2,663,333 1.44
Davis Mike Davis RB $1,500,000 $750,000 - - - - - ($3,000,000) $2,250,000 1.22
Gage Russell Gage WR $2,183,000 $39,050 - - - - - ($39,050) $2,222,050 1.20
Oluokun Foyesade Oluokun ILB $2,183,000 $36,658 - - - - - ($36,658) $2,219,658 1.20
Hurst Hayden Hurst TE $1,984,913 - - - - - - - $1,984,913 1.07
Smith Lee Smith TE $1,075,000 $725,000 - - - - - ($1,800,000) $1,800,000 0.97
Davidson Marlon Davidson DT $924,199 $646,795 - - - - - ($2,864,584) $1,570,994 0.85
Grant Richie Grant S $660,000 $843,339 - - - - - ($4,409,191) $1,503,339 0.81
Smith Keith Smith FB $1,075,000 $366,666 - - - - - ($1,808,334) $1,441,666 0.78
Hennessy Matt Hennessy C $825,662 $252,648 - - - - - ($757,944) $1,078,310 0.58
Sheffield Kendall Sheffield CB $850,000 $189,922 - - - - - ($379,844) $1,039,922 0.56
Harmon Duron Harmon SS $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,212,500) $987,500 0.53
Andrews Josh Andrews C $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($627,500) $987,500 0.53
Means Steven Means OLB $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,127,500) $987,500 0.53
Moreau Fabian Moreau CB $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,127,500) $987,500 0.53
Cominsky John Cominsky DE $850,000 $122,098 - - - - - ($244,196) $972,098 0.53
Walker Mykal Walker ILB $780,000 $186,520 - - - - - ($559,560) $966,520 0.52
Mayfield Jalen Mayfield RT $660,000 $286,911 - - - - - ($1,147,644) $946,911 0.51
Hawkins Jaylinn Hawkins FS $780,000 $166,729 - - - - - ($500,187) $946,729 0.51
Koo Younghoe Koo K $920,000 - - - - - - - $920,000 0.50
Hall Darren Hall CB $660,000 $201,187 - - - - - ($804,748) $861,187 0.47
Dalman Drew Dalman C $660,000 $194,180 - - - - - ($776,720) $854,180 0.46
Zaccheaus Olamide Zaccheaus WR $850,000 $1,668 - - - - - ($1,668) $851,668 0.46
Harris Josh Harris LS $1,075,000 - - - - - - ($1,075,000) $850,000 0.46
Bullard Jonathan Bullard DE $990,000 - - - - - - ($990,000) $850,000 0.46
Sharpe Tajae Sharpe WR $990,000 - - - - - - ($990,000) $850,000 0.46
Spriggs Jason Spriggs LT $990,000 - - - - - - ($990,000) $850,000 0.46
Blake Christian Blake WR $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.46
Gossett Colby Gossett G $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.46
Rosen Josh Rosen QB $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.46
Copeland Brandon Copeland OLB $802,778 - - - - - - - $802,778 0.43
Graham Ta'Quon Graham DT $660,000 $87,653 - - - - - ($350,612) $747,653 0.40
Ogundeji Adetokunbo Ogundeji OLB $660,000 $60,038 - - - - - ($240,152) $720,038 0.39
Williams Avery Williams RB $660,000 $60,038 - - - - - ($240,152) $720,038 0.39
Darby Frank Darby WR $660,000 $51,125 - - - - - ($204,500) $711,125 0.38
Franks Feleipe Franks TE $660,000 $5,000 - - - - - ($100,000) $665,000 0.36
Pennel Mike Pennel DT $836,111 - - - - - - - $661,111 0.36
Bates Daren Bates ILB $472,220 - - - - - - - $472,220 0.26
Rush Anthony Rush DT $472,220 - - - - - - - $472,220 0.26
Vaughters James Vaughters DE $472,220 - - - - - - - $472,220 0.26
Morstead Thomas Morstead P $418,056 - - - - - - - $330,554 0.18
Ollison Qadree Ollison RB $236,110 - - - - - - - $236,110 0.13
Williams Shawn Williams SS $179,166 - - - - - - - $141,666 0.08
Hesse Parker Hesse TE $36,666 - - - - - - - $36,666 0.02
Trammell Austin Trammell WR $36,666 - - - - - - - $36,666 0.02
Active Roster: $141,096,481 $68,568,658 $43,058,012 $250,000 $6,550,000 - $23,436,284 - - $141,096,481 76.27


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 (6) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Oliver Isaiah Oliver
(Knee)
CB $2,183,000 $363,026 - - - - - ($363,026) $2,546,026 1.38
Harris Erik Harris
(Chest)
S $1,000,000 $350,000 - - - - - ($1,350,000) $1,350,000 0.73
McCarron A.J. McCarron
(Knee-acl)
QB $1,075,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,212,500) $987,500 0.53
Graham Jaeden Graham
(Knee)
TE $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.46
Ellerbee Emmanuel Ellerbee
(Undisclosed)
LB $346,664 - - - - - - - $346,664 0.19
Huntley Caleb Huntley
(Undisclosed)
RB $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Injured Reserve: $6,245,790 $5,620,264 $850,526 - - - - - - $6,245,790 3.38


2021 Reserve/PUP

Injured players on the reserve/pup list must miss at least 6 weeks. Their cap hits 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 %
Gono Matt Gono T $3,384,000 - - - - - - - $3,384,000 1.83
Reserve/PUP: $3,384,000 $3,384,000 - - - - - - - $3,384,000 1.83


2021 Non-Football Injury Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently on a physically unable to perform, or non-football injury 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 %
Ridley Calvin Ridley
(Illness)
WR $1,966,461 $1,501,949 - - - - - ($1,501,949) $3,468,410 1.87
NFI: $3,468,410 $1,966,461 $1,501,949 - - - - - - $3,468,410 1.87


2021 Practice Squad

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

Player (15) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Beavers Willie Beavers T $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Bell Quinton Bell OLB $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Raine John Raine TE $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Thurman Nick Thurman DE $101,200 - - - - - - - $101,200 0.05
Neuzil Ryan Neuzil C $92,000 - - - - - - - $92,000 0.05
Armstrong Cornell Armstrong CB $70,000 - - - - - - - $70,000 0.04
Maggio Dom Maggio P $64,400 - - - - - - - $64,400 0.03
Smith Rashad Smith LB $36,800 - - - - - - - $36,800 0.02
Etheridge Dorian Etheridge ILB $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Hansen Chad Hansen WR $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Brailford Jordan Brailford OLB $18,400 - - - - - - - $18,400 0.01
Barkley Matt Barkley QB $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Pitts Lafayette Pitts CB $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Kirk Luther Kirk S $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Thurman Nick Thurman DE $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Practice Squad: $981,200 $981,200 - - - - - - - $981,200 0.53


2021 Dead Cap

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

Player (64) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Jones Julio Jones WR - $5,000,000 - $2,750,000 - - - - $7,750,000 4.19
Trufant Desmond Trufant CB - $3,000,000 - $2,800,000 - - - - $5,800,000 3.14
Carpenter James Carpenter G - $1,750,000 - - - $666,667 - - $2,416,667 1.31
Allen Ricardo Allen FS - $1,375,000 - - - $750,000 - - $2,125,000 1.15
Brown Jamon Brown G - $1,833,333 - - - - - - $1,833,333 0.99
Bailey Allen Bailey DE - $1,625,000 - - - - - - $1,625,000 0.88
Copeland Brandon Copeland OLB $990,000 $50,000 - - - - - - $1,040,000 0.56
Green T.J. Green S $920,000 - - - - - - - $920,000 0.50
Gallman Wayne Gallman RB $770,000 - - - - - - - $770,000 0.42
Senat Deadrin Senat DT $459,999 $204,490 - - - - - - $664,489 0.36
Colquitt Dustin Colquitt P $505,776 - - - - - - - $505,776 0.27
Tuioti-Mariner Jacob Tuioti-Mariner OLB $424,998 - - - - - - - $424,998 0.23
Etheridge Dorian Etheridge ILB $415,860 $1,666 - - - - - - $417,526 0.23
Hesse Parker Hesse TE $401,065 - - - - - - - $401,065 0.22
Williams Shawn Williams SS $313,566 - - - - - - - $313,566 0.17
Ollison Qadree Ollison RB $234,166 $77,891 - - - - - - $312,057 0.17
Nizialek Cameron Nizialek P $298,608 - - - - - - - $298,607 0.16
Williamson Chris Williamson CB $256,931 - - - - - - - $256,931 0.14
Hall Marvin Hall WR $208,000 - - - - - - - $208,000 0.11
Becker Ryan Becker TE $207,504 - - - - - - - $207,504 0.11
Trammell Austin Trammell WR $188,866 $1,666 - - - - - - $190,532 0.10
Vaughters James Vaughters DE $187,666 - - - - - - - $187,666 0.10
Smith Ito Smith RB - $155,221 - - - - - - $155,221 0.08
Pitts Lafayette Pitts CB $149,111 - - - - - - - $149,111 0.08
Kirk Luther Kirk S $126,133 - - - - - - - $126,133 0.07
Miller Jordan Miller CB - $117,442 - - - - - - $117,442 0.06
Bates Daren Bates ILB $110,000 - - - - - - - $110,000 0.06
Ellerbee Emmanuel Ellerbee LB $92,000 - - - - - - - $92,000 0.05
Neuzil Ryan Neuzil C $69,400 $1,666 - - - - - - $71,066 0.04
Doss Keelan Doss WR $64,400 - - - - - - - $64,400 0.03
Fry Elliott Fry K $64,400 - - - - - - - $64,400 0.03
Barkley Matt Barkley QB $59,722 - - - - - - - $59,722 0.03
Johnson Jr. Dwayne Johnson Jr. S $55,200 $2,000 - - - - - - $57,200 0.03
Rush Anthony Rush DT $55,200 - - - - - - - $55,200 0.03
Slayton Chris Slayton DT $55,200 - - - - - - - $55,200 0.03
Obinna George Obinna DE $46,000 - - - - - - - $46,000 0.02
Thurman Nick Thurman DE $43,333 - - - - - - - $43,333 0.02
Pennel Mike Pennel DT $42,000 - - - - - - - $42,000 0.02
Huntley Caleb Huntley RB $35,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $36,666 0.02
Hawkins Javian Hawkins RB $30,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $31,666 0.02
Green Juwan Green WR $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Leonard Rick Leonard T $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Hofrichter Sterling Hofrichter P - $24,435 - - - - - - $24,435 0.01
Jones Kobe Jones DE $20,000 $3,333 - - - - - - $23,333 0.01
Nunn Antonio Nunn WR $20,000 $3,333 - - - - - - $23,333 0.01
Thompson Erroll Thompson LB $15,000 $2,666 - - - - - - $17,666 0.01
Isidora Danny Isidora G $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Witzmann Bryan Witzmann G $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Rowland Chris Rowland WR - $13,334 - - - - - - $13,334 0.01
Pace JR Pace S $10,000 $2,166 - - - - - - $12,166 0.01
Smith Kion Smith T $7,500 $3,333 - - - - - - $10,833 0.01
Sculthorpe Joe Sculthorpe G $9,200 $1,000 - - - - - - $10,200 0.01
Jones Sam Jones C $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Sunderland Will Sunderland CB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Wells David Wells TE $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Hargrove Bryce Hargrove G $5,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Murphy Marcus Murphy S $5,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Raine John Raine TE $5,000 $500 - - - - - - $5,500 0.00
Hall Tyler Hall CB - $4,667 - - - - - - $4,667 0.00
Wilborn Ray Wilborn S - $2,667 - - - - - - $2,667 0.00
Batho IV Jack Batho IV T - $2,000 - - - - - - $2,000 0.00
Daniel Mikey Daniel FB - $1,667 - - - - - - $1,667 0.00
Williams Jordan Williams LB - $1,334 - - - - - - $1,334 0.00
Dawe Zac Dawe DT - $1,166 - - - - - - $1,166 0.00
Dead: $30,323,910 $8,087,604 $15,269,640 - $5,550,000 - $1,416,667 - - $30,323,910 16.39


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 $1,780,606
Adjustment $725,302
Adjusted Salary Cap $185,005,908
All Contracts $68,568,658 $43,058,012 $250,000 $6,550,000 - $23,436,284 - $141,096,481
Injured Reserve Money $5,620,264 $850,526 - - - - - $6,245,790
Reserve/PUP Money $3,384,000 - - - - - - $3,384,000
Reserve/Non-Football Injury Money $1,966,461 $1,501,949 - - - - - $3,468,410
Dead Money $8,087,604 $15,269,640 - $5,550,000 - $1,416,667 - $30,323,910
Practice Squad $981,200 - - - - - - $981,200
Total $88,608,187 $60,680,127 $250,000 $12,100,000 - $24,852,951 - $185,499,791
Cap Space $-493,883