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Buffalo Bills 2021 Salary Cap

Bills 2021 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Buffalo Bills 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 %
Dawkins Dion Dawkins LT $7,300,000 $1,720,000 $235,294 $1,875,000 $250,000 - - ($21,930,000) $11,380,294 6.04
Allen Josh Allen QB $920,000 $6,671,461 $2,618,596 - - - - ($103,410,057) $10,210,057 5.42
Hughes Jerry Hughes DE $6,100,000 $2,100,000 $1,000,000 - $250,000 - - ($9,450,000) $9,450,000 5.02
Morse Mitch Morse C $4,125,000 $2,750,000 $1,352,941 - $100,000 - - ($10,725,000) $8,327,941 4.42
Addison Mario Addison DE $4,075,000 $2,000,000 $1,852,941 - $250,000 - - ($9,825,000) $8,177,941 4.34
Milano Matt Milano OLB $5,500,000 $1,750,000 $294,118 - $250,000 - - ($20,250,000) $7,794,118 4.14
Lotulelei Star Lotulelei DT $4,500,000 $2,600,000 $235,294 - $250,000 - - ($12,050,000) $7,585,294 4.03
Beasley Cole Beasley WR $4,700,000 $1,500,000 $970,576 - $200,000 - - ($8,400,000) $7,370,576 3.91
Hyde Micah Hyde SS $2,100,000 $4,100,000 $264,706 - $100,000 - - ($11,300,000) $6,564,705 3.48
Klein A.J. Klein OLB $4,100,000 $400,000 $1,788,235 - $100,000 - - ($6,600,000) $6,388,235 3.39
Diggs Stefon Diggs WR $990,000 - $982,843 - $50,000 $4,356,111 - ($14,858,333) $6,378,954 3.39
Williams Daryl Williams RT $1,000,000 $1,800,000 $3,235,294 - $100,000 - - ($9,500,000) $6,135,294 3.26
Butler Vernon Butler DT $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,705,882 - $100,000 - - ($5,600,000) $5,805,882 3.08
Oliver Ed Oliver DT $2,283,650 $3,082,301 - - - - - ($11,561,229) $5,365,951 2.85
Poyer Jordan Poyer SS $1,075,000 $1,000,000 $376,471 - $200,000 $2,600,000 - ($8,475,000) $5,251,471 2.79
Sanders Emmanuel Sanders WR $2,800,000 $1,375,000 $391,176 - $50,000 - - ($5,950,000) $4,616,176 2.45
Edmunds Tremaine Edmunds ILB $2,206,301 $1,821,736 - - - - - ($4,028,037) $4,028,037 2.14
Feliciano Jon Feliciano G $1,400,000 $750,000 $1,014,706 - $100,000 - - ($4,500,000) $3,264,706 1.73
Matakevich Tyler Matakevich ILB $1,500,000 $1,100,000 $235,294 - $100,000 - - ($3,450,000) $2,935,294 1.56
Trubisky Mitchell Trubisky QB $2,000,000 $500,000 - - - - - ($2,500,000) $2,500,000 1.33
Johnson Taron Johnson CB $1,200,667 $1,161,517 - - - - - ($10,667,072) $2,362,184 1.25
Rousseau Greg Rousseau DE $660,000 $1,450,582 - - - - - ($11,367,075) $2,110,582 1.12
Ford Cody Ford G $1,127,498 $869,994 - - $50,000 - - ($1,789,988) $2,047,492 1.09
Wallace Levi Wallace CB $1,150,000 $300,000 $176,460 - $50,000 - - ($1,050,000) $1,676,460 0.89
Jones Taiwan Jones RB $1,100,000 $300,000 $267,647 - - - - ($1,400,000) $1,667,647 0.89
Haack Matt Haack P $1,200,000 $350,000 - - $25,000 - - ($2,275,000) $1,575,000 0.84
Obada Efe Obada DE $1,000,000 $300,000 $185,294 - - - - ($800,000) $1,485,294 0.79
Epenesa A.J. Epenesa DE $877,150 $458,600 - - - - - ($2,252,950) $1,335,750 0.71
Ferguson Reid Ferguson LS $990,000 - - - - - - - $1,283,750 0.68
Phillips Harrison Phillips DT $920,000 $193,760 - - $30,000 - - ($223,760) $1,143,760 0.61
Smith Andre Smith OLB $920,000 $125,000 $35,294 - $47,500 - - ($347,500) $1,127,794 0.60
Singletary Devin Singletary RB $850,000 $258,956 - - - - - ($517,912) $1,108,956 0.59
Knox Dawson Knox TE $850,000 $205,545 - - $30,000 - - ($441,090) $1,085,545 0.58
Moss Zack Moss RB $789,651 $228,604 - - $30,000 - - ($715,812) $1,048,255 0.56
Basham Jr. Carlos Basham Jr. DE $660,000 $362,717 - - - - - ($2,366,547) $1,022,717 0.54
Neal Siran Neal S $920,000 $71,504 - - - - - ($71,504) $991,504 0.53
McKenzie Isaiah McKenzie WR $990,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,127,500) $987,500 0.52
Davis Gabriel Davis WR $780,000 $174,845 - - - - - ($524,535) $954,845 0.51
Kumerow Jake Kumerow WR $920,000 - - - - - - - $920,000 0.49
Breida Matt Breida RB $990,000 $40,000 - - $25,000 - - ($1,052,500) $915,000 0.49
Johnson Jaquan Johnson SS $850,000 $46,085 - - - - - ($92,170) $896,085 0.48
Brown Spencer Brown LT $660,000 $219,036 - - - - - ($876,144) $879,036 0.47
Sweeney Tommy Sweeney TE $850,000 $24,046 - - - - - ($48,092) $874,046 0.46
Bates Ryan Bates C $850,000 - - - - - - - $850,000 0.45
Bass Tyler Bass K $780,000 $46,054 - - - - - ($138,164) $826,054 0.44
Jackson Dane Jackson CB $780,000 - - - $35,000 - - ($35,000) $815,000 0.43
Gilliam Reggie Gilliam FB $780,000 $6,666 - - - - - ($13,334) $786,666 0.42
Dodson Tyrel Dodson ILB $780,000 $2,000 - - - - - ($2,000) $782,000 0.42
Doyle Tommy Doyle LT $660,000 $78,931 - - - - - ($315,724) $738,931 0.39
Hamlin Damar Hamlin S $660,000 $40,119 - - - - - ($160,476) $700,119 0.37
Stevenson Marquez Stevenson WR $415,000 $43,136 - - - - - ($172,544) $458,136 0.24
Lewis Cam Lewis CB $389,997 $30,000 - - - - - - $419,997 0.22
Hart Bobby Hart RT $165,000 - - - - - - - $165,000 0.09
Ankou Eli Ankou DT - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Giles-Harris Joe Giles-Harris LB - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Active Roster: $165,572,031 $89,189,914 $45,545,695 $19,219,062 $1,875,000 $2,772,500 $6,956,111 - - $165,572,031 87.89


2021 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 %
Wade Christian Wade RB $660,000 - - - - - - - $660,000 0.35
Exempt: $660,000 $660,000 - - - - - - - $660,000 0.35


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 (4) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
White Tre'Davious White
(Knee-acl)		 CB $990,000 $2,100,000 - $1,500,000 $300,000 $1,892,000 - ($31,625,000) $6,782,000 3.60
Boettger Ike Boettger
(Achilles)		 G $2,133,000 - - - - - - - $2,133,000 1.13
Zimmer Justin Zimmer
(Knee)		 DT $920,000 - - - - - - - $920,000 0.49
Cox Jr. Bryan Cox Jr.
(Achilles)		 DE $490,000 - - - - - - - $490,000 0.26
Injured Reserve: $10,325,000 $4,533,000 $2,100,000 - $1,500,000 $300,000 $1,892,000 - - $10,325,000 5.48


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 %
Gentry Tanner Gentry WR $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Griffin Olaijah Griffin CB $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Hodgins Isaiah Hodgins WR $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Love Mike Love DE $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Thomas Josh Thomas S $165,600 - - - - - - - $165,600 0.09
Webb Davis Webb QB $112,000 - - - - - - - $112,000 0.06
McCloud Nick McCloud CB $82,800 - - - - - - - $82,800 0.04
Morris Quintin Morris TE $82,800 - - - - - - - $82,800 0.04
Harris Tim Harris CB $55,200 - - - - - - - $55,200 0.03
Bryant Brandin Bryant DE $36,800 - - - - - - - $36,800 0.02
Capra Jacob Capra G $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Gillan Jamie Gillan P $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Ksiezarczyk Evin Ksiezarczyk T $27,600 - - - - - - - $27,600 0.01
Williams Antonio Williams RB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Practice Squad: $1,289,600 $1,289,600 - - - - - - - $1,289,600 0.68


2021 Dead Cap

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

Player (50) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Brown John Brown WR - $1,600,000 - - - - - - $1,600,000 0.85
Jefferson Quinton Jefferson DT - $1,500,000 - - - - - - $1,500,000 0.80
Spain Quinton Spain G - $1,000,000 - - - - - - $1,000,000 0.53
Fromm Jake Fromm QB $707,200 $75,740 - - - - - - $782,940 0.42
Hauschka Steven Hauschka K - $625,000 - - - - - - $625,000 0.33
Hart Bobby Hart RT $461,500 $137,500 - - - - - - $599,000 0.32
Douglas Jamil Douglas G $316,444 $75,000 - - - - - - $391,444 0.21
Lamp Forrest Lamp G $212,500 $137,500 - - - - - - $350,000 0.19
Ankou Eli Ankou DT $281,088 - - - - - - - $281,088 0.15
Giles-Harris Joe Giles-Harris LB $241,644 - - - - - - - $241,644 0.13
Webb Davis Webb QB $222,000 $5,500 - - - - - - $227,500 0.12
Bryant Brandin Bryant DE $224,532 - - - - - - - $224,532 0.12
Warring Kahale Warring TE $185,222 - - - - - - - $185,222 0.10
Ferguson Reid Ferguson LS - $168,750 - - - - - - $168,750 0.09
Joseph Vosean Joseph LB - $160,648 - - - - - - $160,648 0.09
Williams Antonio Williams RB $147,200 $2,000 - - - - - - $149,200 0.08
Morris Quintin Morris TE $135,266 $4,000 - - - - - - $139,266 0.07
Hollister Jacob Hollister TE - $137,500 - - - - - - $137,500 0.07
Wildgoose Rachad Wildgoose CB $92,000 $39,061 - - - - - - $131,061 0.07
Lewis Cam Lewis CB $116,933 $5,500 - - - - - - $122,433 0.06
Adams Tyrell Adams OLB - $100,000 - - - - - - $100,000 0.05
Long Spencer Long C - - - - $100,000 - - - $100,000 0.05
Capra Jacob Capra G $91,866 - - - - - - - $91,866 0.05
Hodgins Isaiah Hodgins WR $36,666 $39,722 - - - - - - $76,388 0.04
Jackson Dane Jackson CB - $60,978 - - - - - - $60,978 0.03
Lee Marquel Lee ILB - $25,000 - - $25,000 - - - $50,000 0.03
Griffin Olaijah Griffin CB $35,000 $11,666 - - - - - - $46,666 0.02
Ksiezarczyk Evin Ksiezarczyk T $46,000 - - - - - - - $46,000 0.02
Anderson Jack Anderson G $18,400 $25,936 - - - - - - $44,336 0.02
Proehl Austin Proehl WR $36,800 - - - - - - - $36,800 0.02
Gaines E.J. Gaines CB - $25,000 - - - - - - $25,000 0.01
Johnson Darryl Johnson DE - $24,522 - - - - - - $24,522 0.01
Thompson Tariq Thompson S $20,000 $4,166 - - - - - - $24,166 0.01
Adams Trey Adams T - $17,500 - - - - - - $17,500 0.01
Thomas Josh Thomas S - $16,667 - - - - - - $16,667 0.01
Stroman Greg Stroman CB $14,000 - - - - - - - $14,000 0.01
Harrell Marquel Harrell G - $13,334 - - - - - - $13,334 0.01
Walton Brandon Walton T - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.01
Devey Jordan Devey G - - - - $10,000 - - - $10,000 0.01
Speaks Breeland Speaks LB $9,200 - - - - - - - $9,200 0.00
Tuitele Syrus Tuitele G - $8,333 - - - - - - $8,333 0.00
Brown Ike Brown CB - $8,000 - - - - - - $8,000 0.00
Taylor Garrett Taylor S - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
McCloud Nick McCloud CB - $6,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Vedvik Kaare Vedvik K - $6,500 - - - - - - $6,500 0.00
Wade Christian Wade RB - $5,500 - - - - - - $5,500 0.00
Becker Nate Becker TE - $4,000 - - - - - - $4,000 0.00
Easley Nick Easley WR - $3,250 - - - - - - $3,250 0.00
McCloud Ray-Ray McCloud WR - $2,750 - - - - - - $2,750 0.00
Salako Victor Salako T - $2,250 - - - - - - $2,250 0.00
Dead: $9,888,567 $3,651,461 $6,102,106 - - $135,000 - - - $9,888,567 5.25


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 $3,771,955
Adjustment $2,105,004
Adjusted Salary Cap $188,376,959
All Contracts $89,189,914 $45,545,695 $19,219,062 $1,875,000 $2,772,500 $6,956,111 - $165,572,031
Injured Reserve Money $4,533,000 $2,100,000 - $1,500,000 $300,000 $1,892,000 - $10,325,000
Reserve/Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List $660,000 - - - - - - $660,000
Dead Money $3,651,461 $6,102,106 - - $135,000 - - $9,888,567
Practice Squad $1,289,600 - - - - - - $1,289,600
Total $99,323,975 $53,747,801 $19,219,062 $3,375,000 $3,207,500 $8,848,111 - $187,735,198
Cap Space $641,761