Cleveland Browns 2020 Salary Cap
Browns 2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Cleveland Browns 2020 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 (69) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Vernon | DE | $15,500,000 | $15,250,000 | - | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | - | $15,500,000 | 6.78 |
| Jarvis Landry | WR | $14,550,000 | $13,000,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($17,500,000) | $14,550,000 | 6.36 |
| Odell Beckham, Jr. | WR | $14,250,000 | $14,000,000 | - | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($14,000,000) | $14,250,000 | 6.23 |
| Sheldon Richardson | DT | $13,666,666 | $11,900,000 | $1,666,667 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($11,833,334) | $13,666,666 | 5.98 |
| J.C. Tretter | C | $9,975,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,625,000 | $4,250,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($16,375,000) | $9,975,000 | 4.36 |
| Myles Garrett | DE | $9,676,627 | $4,612,126 | $5,064,501 | - | - | - | - | - | ($9,676,627) | $9,676,627 | 4.23 |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | $9,003,540 | $750,000 | $5,462,360 | $2,791,180 | - | - | - | - | ($19,312,670) | $9,003,540 | 3.94 |
| Joel Bitonio | G | $9,000,000 | $8,500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $9,000,000 | 3.94 |
| Denzel Ward | CB | $8,044,188 | $750,000 | $4,822,792 | $2,471,396 | - | - | - | - | ($17,234,074) | $8,044,188 | 3.52 |
| Jack Conklin | RT | $8,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,000,000) | $8,000,000 | 3.50 |
| Austin Hooper | TE | $4,000,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($18,500,000) | $4,000,000 | 1.75 |
| Terrance Mitchell | CB | $3,666,668 | $2,500,000 | $666,668 | $400,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($666,668) | $3,666,668 | 1.60 |
| Chris Hubbard | RT | $3,602,083 | $2,150,000 | $800,000 | $218,750 | - | $100,000 | $333,333 | - | ($3,400,000) | $3,602,083 | 1.58 |
| Andrew Billings | DT | $3,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,500,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.53 |
| Kareem Hunt | RB | $3,259,000 | $3,259,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,259,000 | 1.43 |
| David Njoku | TE | $3,030,714 | $1,763,877 | $1,266,837 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,030,714) | $3,030,714 | 1.33 |
| Case Keenum | QB | $2,833,333 | $1,500,000 | $1,333,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000,000) | $2,833,333 | 1.24 |
| Kendall Lamm | RT | $2,650,000 | $2,250,000 | $300,000 | $50,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($300,000) | $2,650,000 | 1.16 |
| B.J. Goodson | ILB | $2,390,625 | $1,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $140,625 | - | - | - | - | ($2,250,000) | $2,390,625 | 1.05 |
| Larry Ogunjobi | DT | $2,378,391 | $2,133,000 | $245,391 | - | - | - | - | - | ($245,391) | $2,378,391 | 1.04 |
| Karl Joseph | SS | $2,281,250 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $281,250 | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $2,281,250 | 1.00 |
| Andrew Sendejo | SS | $2,234,375 | $1,050,000 | $950,000 | $234,375 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $2,234,375 | 0.98 |
| Nick Chubb | RB | $2,013,571 | $1,151,190 | $862,381 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,875,952) | $2,013,571 | 0.88 |
| Greedy Williams | CB | $1,467,881 | $788,576 | $679,305 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,826,491) | $1,467,881 | 0.64 |
| Andy Janovich | FB | $1,243,750 | $1,150,000 | - | $43,750 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,150,000) | $1,243,750 | 0.54 |
| Chad Thomas | DE | $1,113,235 | $851,000 | $262,235 | - | - | - | - | - | ($524,470) | $1,113,235 | 0.49 |
| Charley Hughlett | LS | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | 0.44 |
| Jojo Natson | WR | $956,250 | $825,000 | - | $131,250 | - | - | - | - | - | $956,250 | 0.42 |
| Sione Takitaki | LB | $915,219 | $675,000 | $240,219 | - | - | - | - | - | ($720,657) | $915,219 | 0.40 |
| Taywan Taylor | WR | $896,500 | $896,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $896,500 | 0.39 |
| Sheldrick Redwine | S | $855,102 | $675,000 | $180,102 | - | - | - | - | - | ($540,306) | $855,102 | 0.37 |
| Garrett Gilbert | QB | $837,500 | $750,000 | $37,500 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($37,500) | $837,500 | 0.37 |
| Eli Ankou | DT | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.36 |
| Damion Ratley | WR | $798,466 | $750,000 | $48,466 | - | - | - | - | - | ($96,934) | $798,466 | 0.35 |
| Mack Wilson | LB | $752,201 | $675,000 | $77,201 | - | - | - | - | - | ($231,603) | $752,201 | 0.33 |
| Pharaoh Brown | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Tae Davis | LB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Jermaine Grace | OLB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Dontrell Hilliard | RB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Khadarel Hodge | WR | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Wyatt Teller | G | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Tavierre Thomas | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Justin Zimmer | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
| Austin Seibert | K | $740,114 | $675,000 | $65,114 | - | - | - | - | - | ($195,342) | $740,114 | 0.32 |
| Drew Forbes | G | $717,334 | $675,000 | $42,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($127,002) | $717,334 | 0.31 |
| Jamie Gillan | P | $678,333 | $675,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $678,333 | 0.30 |
| Brandin Bryant | DE | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Stephen Carlson | TE | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Daniel Ekuale | DT | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Colby Gossett | G | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Porter Gustin | OLB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Willie Harvey Jr. | LB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| J.T. Hassell | S | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Robert Jackson | CB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| D’Ernest Johnson | RB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Montrel Meander | S | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| J'Mon Moore | WR | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Trevon Young | DE | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| DJ Montgomery | WR | $611,000 $1,000 | $610,000 | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,000) | $611,000 $1,000 | 0.27 |
| Lo Falemaka | C | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Donnie Lewis | CB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Robert McCray | LB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Donovan Olumba | CB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Malcolm Pridgeon | T | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Johnny Stanton | FB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Willie Wright | C | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.27 |
| Evan Brown | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Adrian Clayborn | DE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Kevin Johnson | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1, Pick #10 | $3,570,716 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,570,716 | |
| Round 2, Pick #41 | $1,347,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,347,667 | |
| Round 3, Pick #74 | $782,633 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $782,633 | |
| Round 3, Pick #97 | $728,064 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $728,064 | |
| Round 4, Pick #115 | $707,973 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $707,973 | |
| Round 6, Pick #187 | $558,038 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $558,038 | |
| Round 7, Pick #244 | $529,694 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $529,694 | |
| Projected Draft Pool: | $8,224,785 | $8,224,785 |
2020 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirksey | ILB | $2,400,000 | - | $2,400,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,400,000 | 1.05 |
| Travis Carrie | CB | $1,800,000 | - | $1,800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,800,000 | 0.79 |
| Austin Corbett | C | $1,792,000 | - | $1,792,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,792,000 | 0.78 |
| Duke Johnson | RB | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,500,000 | 0.66 |
| Morgan Burnett | SS | $1,325,000 | - | $1,325,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,325,000 | 0.58 |
| Chris Smith | DE | $1,166,666 | - | $1,166,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,166,666 | 0.51 |
| Demetrius Harris | TE | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | 0.44 |
| Adarius Taylor | ILB | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.22 |
| Eric Kush | G | $350,000 | - | $350,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $350,000 | 0.15 |
| Antonio Callaway | WR | $337,816 | - | $337,816 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $337,816 | 0.15 |
| Genard Avery | ILB | $144,472 | - | $144,472 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $144,472 | 0.06 |
| Donnie Lewis | CB | $76,443 | - | $76,443 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $76,443 | 0.03 |
| David Blough | QB | $13,337 | - | $13,337 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,337 | 0.01 |
| Jarrell Owens | DE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
| Wyatt Ray | DE | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
| Desmond Harrison | LT | $6,668 | - | $6,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,668 | 0.00 |
| Dedrick Young II | LB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| J.T. Hassell | S | $4,667 | - | $4,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,667 | 0.00 |
| Brian Fineanganofo | T | $2,000 | - | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000 | 0.00 |
| Stephen Carlson | TE | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
| Dorian Baker | WR | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Stubbs | LB | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Willie Wright | C | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
| Derrick Willies | WR | $834 | - | $834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $834 | 0.00 |
| Jermaine Ponder | CB | $667 | - | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $667 | 0.00 |
2020 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 NFL Salary Cap | $198,200,000 | ||||||||
| 2019 Rollover Cap | $30,500,147 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $228,700,147 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $131,885,269 | $37,452,739 | $11,512,576 | - | $1,100,000 | $333,333 | - | $182,283,916 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $122,280,269 | $37,451,739 | $11,512,576 | - | $1,100,000 | $333,333 | - | $172,678,916 | |
| Draft Pool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,224,785 | |
| Dead Money | - | $12,450,237 | - | - | - | - | - | $12,450,237 | |
| Total (All) | $131,885,269 | $49,902,976 | $11,512,576 | - | $1,100,000 | $333,333 | - | $194,734,153 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $122,280,269 | $49,901,976 | $11,512,576 | - | $1,100,000 | $333,333 | - | $185,129,153 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $33,965,994 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51 & Projected Draft Pool) | $35,346,209 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $43,570,994 | ||||||||