Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 2023 Salary Cap

Browns 2023 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Cleveland Browns 2023 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 (53) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Cooper Amari Cooper WR $20,000,000 - - - - $3,776,000 - ($35,104,000) $23,776,000 9.44
Watson Deshaun Watson QB $1,080,000 $8,993,000 - - - $8,984,000 - ($220,057,000) $19,057,000 7.57
Garrett Myles Garrett DE $1,165,000 $4,200,000 - $7,726,000 - $3,217,000 - ($52,421,000) $16,308,000 6.48
Ward Denzel Ward CB $4,041,000 $4,000,000 $494,118 $3,680,000 - - - ($39,465,000) $12,215,118 4.85
Bitonio Joel Bitonio G $1,165,000 $2,100,000 - $1,500,000 - $1,967,000 - ($23,300,000) $6,732,000 2.67
Teller Wyatt Teller G $1,080,000 $1,126,300 - $1,800,000 - $2,284,000 - ($23,078,900) $6,290,300 2.50
Njoku David Njoku TE $1,080,000 $2,293,000 - $1,600,000 - $684,000 - ($24,175,000) $5,657,000 2.25
Wills Jedrick Wills LT $1,010,000 $2,972,348 - - - $457,352 - ($6,269,108) $4,439,700 1.76
Tomlinson Dalvin Tomlinson DT $1,080,000 $3,017,000 $191,165 - - - - ($27,500,000) $4,288,165 1.70
Newsome Greg Newsome CB $1,818,976 $1,657,952 - - - - - ($7,533,344) $3,476,928 1.38
Harris Shelby Harris DT $1,900,000 $750,000 $750,000 - - - - ($2,650,000) $3,400,000 1.35
Smith Za'Darius Smith OLB $1,165,000 $1,867,000 - - - - - ($10,500,000) $3,032,000 1.20
Peoples-Jones Donovan Peoples-Jones WR $2,743,000 $46,652 - - - - - ($46,652) $2,789,652 1.11
Delpit Grant Delpit FS $1,627,963 $747,284 - - - - - ($747,284) $2,375,247 0.94
Hopkins Dustin Hopkins K $2,230,000 - $56,045 - - - - ($2,230,000) $2,286,045 0.91
Thornhill Juan Thornhill S $1,080,000 $1,184,000 - - - - - ($18,500,000) $2,264,000 0.90
Okoronkwo Ogbonnia Okoronkwo DE $1,080,000 $1,100,000 - - - - - ($10,830,000) $2,180,000 0.87
Pocic Ethan Pocic C $1,080,000 $984,000 - - - - - ($10,000,000) $2,064,000 0.82
Bryant Harrison Bryant TE $1,010,000 $192,257 - - - $740,000 - ($1,942,257) $1,942,257 0.77
Elliott Jordan Elliott DT $1,010,000 $224,260 $188,235 - - $500,000 - ($1,734,260) $1,922,495 0.76
Bojorquez Corey Bojorquez P $1,325,000 $250,000 $255,000 - $50,000 - - ($1,625,000) $1,880,000 0.75
Owusu-Koramoah Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah OLB $1,173,748 $517,494 - - $75,000 - - ($1,109,988) $1,766,242 0.70
Goodwin Marquise Goodwin WR $1,195,000 $250,000 $195,000 - - - - ($1,445,000) $1,640,000 0.65
Akins Jordan Akins TE $1,100,000 $315,000 $140,000 - - - - ($1,730,000) $1,555,000 0.62
Ford Michael Ford CB $1,175,000 $325,000 - - - - - ($1,500,000) $1,500,000 0.60
Moore Elijah Moore WR $1,472,766 - - - - - - ($1,000,000) $1,472,766 0.58
Hughlett Charley Hughlett LS $1,165,000 $173,000 - - - - - ($1,857,000) $1,338,000 0.53
Emerson Martin Emerson CB $903,965 $289,780 - - $50,000 - - ($919,340) $1,243,745 0.49
Takitaki Sione Takitaki LB $2,430,000 - - - - - - ($1,080,000) $1,232,500 0.49
Hunt Kareem Hunt RB $800,000 $225,000 $200,000 - - - - ($725,000) $1,225,000 0.49
Wright Alex Wright DE $895,617 $257,468 - - $50,000 - - ($822,404) $1,203,085 0.48
Bell David Bell WR $883,314 $212,255 - - $50,000 - - ($636,765) $1,145,569 0.46
Hudson James Hudson LT $940,000 $198,104 - - - - - ($396,208) $1,138,104 0.45
McLeod Rodney McLeod FS $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,317,500) $1,092,500 0.43
Adams Matthew Adams OLB $1,080,000 - $152,500 - - - - ($1,232,500) $1,092,500 0.43
Walker Jr. Anthony Walker Jr. ILB $1,080,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,232,500) $1,092,500 0.43
Harris Nick Harris C $1,010,000 $78,662 - - - - - ($78,662) $1,088,662 0.43
Fields Tony Fields OLB $940,000 $82,440 - - - - - ($164,880) $1,022,440 0.41
Tillman Cedric Tillman WR $750,000 $270,084 - - - - - ($1,080,336) $1,020,084 0.41
Ika Siaki Ika DT $750,000 $214,378 - - - - - ($857,512) $964,378 0.38
Dunn Michael Dunn T $1,010,000 - - - - - - - $953,887 0.38
Ford Jerome Ford RB $870,000 $80,537 - - - - - ($241,611) $950,537 0.38
Jones Dawand Jones T $750,000 $198,083 - - - - - ($792,332) $948,083 0.38
Hurst Maurice Hurst DT $1,080,000 - - - - - - ($1,080,000) $940,000 0.37
McGuire Isaiah McGuire DE $750,000 $177,983 - - - - - ($711,932) $927,983 0.37
Bell D’Anthony Bell S $870,000 $2,500 - - - - - ($5,000) $872,500 0.35
Strong Pierre Strong RB $870,000 - - - - - - - $870,000 0.35
Thompson-Robinson Dorian Thompson-Robinson QB $750,000 $85,568 - - - - - ($342,272) $835,568 0.33
Mitchell Cameron Mitchell CB $750,000 $84,308 - - - - - ($337,232) $834,308 0.33
Wypler Luke Wypler C $750,000 $44,993 - - - - - ($179,972) $794,993 0.32
Diabate Mohamoud Diabate LB $750,000 $8,333 - - - - - ($250,000) $758,333 0.30
Hickman Ronnie Hickman S $750,000 $6,666 - - - - - ($220,000) $756,666 0.30
Hailassie Kahlef Hailassie S $750,000 - - - - - - ($90,000) $750,000 0.30
Active Roster: $163,401,840 $81,380,349 $42,107,689 $152,500 $16,306,000 $275,000 $22,609,352 - - $163,401,840 64.90


2023 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 %
Chubb Nick Chubb
(Knee-acl)		 RB $10,850,000 $3,000,000 - $1,000,000 - - - ($18,850,000) $14,850,000 5.90
Conklin Jack Conklin
(Knee-acl)		 RT $1,165,000 $3,600,000 $823,522 $2,197,000 - - - ($28,900,000) $7,785,522 3.09
Grant Jakeem Grant
(Knee)		 WR $1,080,000 $666,666 - - $50,000 - - ($1,333,334) $1,796,666 0.71
Phillips Jacob Phillips
(Pectoral)		 OLB $1,104,500 $208,074 - - - - - ($208,074) $1,312,574 0.52
Kunaszyk Jordan Kunaszyk
(Upper-body)		 LB $1,080,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($500,000) $1,092,500 0.43
Graham Jr. Thomas Graham Jr.
(Undisclosed)		 CB $940,000 - - - - - - - $940,000 0.37
Deaton Dawson Deaton
(Knee)		 C $450,000 $20,735 - - - - - ($62,205) $470,735 0.19
Injured Reserve: $28,247,997 $16,669,500 $7,647,975 - $3,197,000 $50,000 - - - $28,247,997 11.22


2023 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 (2) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Forbes Drew Forbes
(Back)		 G $1,010,000 - - - - - - - $1,010,000 0.40
Woods Mike Woods
(Achilles)		 WR $475,000 $42,072 - - - - - ($126,216) $517,072 0.21
NFI: $1,527,072 $1,485,000 $42,072 - - - - - - $1,527,072 0.61


2023 Practice Squad

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

Player (16) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Green A.J. Green CB $370,800 - - - - - - - $370,800 0.15
Nsekhe Ty Nsekhe RT $350,200 - - - - - - - $350,200 0.14
Walker Phillip Walker QB $289,800 - - - - - - - $289,800 0.12
Asiasi Devin Asiasi TE $241,500 - - - - - - - $241,500 0.10
Darden Jaelon Darden WR $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Havrisik Lucas Havrisik K $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Kamara Sam Kamara DT $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Leatherwood Alex Leatherwood RT $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
McCalister Tanner McCalister S $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Mitchell-Paden Zaire Mitchell-Paden TE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Phelps Lonnie Phelps DE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Thomas Isaiah Thomas DE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Thomas III Charlie Thomas III LB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Watkins Austin Watkins WR $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Togiai Tommy Togiai DT $204,000 - - - - - - - $204,000 0.08
Jackson Deon Jackson RB $180,000 - - - - - - - $180,000 0.07
Practice Squad: $3,796,300 $3,796,300 - - - - - - - $3,796,300 1.51


2023 Dead Cap

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

Player (38) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Hooper Austin Hooper TE - $4,000,000 - $3,500,000 - - - - $7,500,000 2.98
Johnson John Johnson SS - $3,750,000 - - - - - - $3,750,000 1.49
Walker Jr. Anthony Walker Jr. ILB - $2,372,000 - - - - - - $2,372,000 0.94
Clowney Jadeveon Clowney DE - $1,600,000 - - - - - - $1,600,000 0.64
Green A.J. Green CB $600,000 $300,000 - - - - - - $900,000 0.36
Dobbs Joshua Dobbs QB - $500,000 - - - - - - $500,000 0.20
Schwartz Anthony Schwartz WR $122,454 $224,186 - - - - - - $346,640 0.14
Harbison III Tre Harbison III RB $236,000 - - - - - - - $236,000 0.09
Phelps Lonnie Phelps DE $200,000 $8,333 - - - - - - $208,333 0.08
Winfrey Perrion Winfrey DT - $203,199 - - - - - - $203,199 0.08
York Cade York K - $182,410 - - - - - - $182,410 0.07
Togiai Tommy Togiai DT - $169,286 - - - - - - $169,286 0.07
Hall Hassan Hall RB $146,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $151,000 0.06
LeCount Richard LeCount S - $148,294 - - - - - - $148,294 0.06
Martin Jeremiah Martin DE $100,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $105,000 0.04
Keyes Bopete Keyes CB $100,000 - - - - - - - $100,000 0.04
Nsekhe Ty Nsekhe RT $64,722 - - - - - - - $64,722 0.03
Walker Phillip Walker QB $56,111 - - - - - - - $56,111 0.02
Mitchell-Paden Zaire Mitchell-Paden TE $41,667 $6,667 - - - - - - $48,334 0.02
Hill Trysten Hill DT $48,300 - - - - - - - $48,300 0.02
Thomas III Charlie Thomas III LB $40,000 $3,333 - - - - - - $43,333 0.02
Forbes Drew Forbes G - $42,334 - - - - - - $42,334 0.02
Felton Demetric Felton WR - $40,285 - - - - - - $40,285 0.02
Thomas Isaiah Thomas DE - $28,901 - - - - - - $28,901 0.01
Dunn Michael Dunn T $20,600 - - - - - - - $20,600 0.01
Weston Isaiah Weston WR - $16,667 - - - - - - $16,667 0.01
Hoffman Brock Hoffman C - $13,334 - - - - - - $13,334 0.01
Greaney Thomas Greaney TE $10,000 $3,333 - - - - - - $13,333 0.01
Burns Lorenzo Burns CB $12,000 - - - - - - - $12,000 0.00
Jolly Shaun Jolly CB - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Logan Glen Logan DT - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Perry Roderick Perry DT - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Petrula Ben Petrula T - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Harris Travel Harris WR - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Biggers Caleb Biggers CB $5,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Harley, Jr. Mike Harley, Jr. WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Kelly Silas Kelly LB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
McCalister Tanner McCalister S - $3,333 - - - - - - $3,333 0.00
Dead: $18,983,750 $1,802,854 $13,680,896 - $3,500,000 - - - - $18,983,750 7.54


2023 Cap Totals

Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Incentives Cap Total
2023 NFL Salary Cap $224,800,000
2022 Rollover Cap $27,587,123
Adjustment $-615,289
Adjusted Salary Cap $251,771,834
All Contracts $81,380,349 $42,107,689 $2,622,063 $16,306,000 $275,000 $22,609,352 - $163,401,840
Injured Reserve Money $16,669,500 $7,647,975 $823,522 $3,197,000 $50,000 - - $28,247,997
Reserve/Non-Football Injury Money $1,485,000 $42,072 - - - - - $1,527,072
Dead Money $1,802,854 $13,680,896 - $3,500,000 - - - $18,983,750
Practice Squad $3,796,300 - - - - - - $3,796,300
Total $105,134,003 $63,478,632 $3,445,585 $23,003,000 $325,000 $22,609,352 - $215,956,959
Cap Space $35,814,875