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Cleveland Browns 2021 Salary Cap
Browns 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Cleveland Browns 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 (60) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Odell Beckham, Jr. | WR | $15,750,000 | $14,500,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($12,791,000) | $15,750,000 | 7.31 |
Jarvis Landry | WR | $14,753,125 | $12,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $703,125 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $14,753,125 | 6.85 |
Sheldon Richardson | DT | $13,666,668 | $11,900,000 | $1,666,668 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,666,668) | $13,666,668 | 6.35 |
Jack Conklin | RT | $13,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($22,000,000) | $13,000,000 | 6.04 |
J.C. Tretter | C | $11,075,000 | $9,100,000 | $1,625,000 | $250,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($6,750,000) | $11,075,000 | 5.14 |
Baker Mayfield | QB | $10,569,130 | $920,000 | $5,462,360 | $4,186,770 | - | - | - | - | ($10,399,130) | $10,569,130 | 4.91 |
Joel Bitonio | G | $10,000,000 | $9,500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000,000 | 4.64 |
Denzel Ward | CB | $9,449,886 | $920,000 | $4,822,792 | $3,707,094 | - | - | - | - | ($9,279,886) | $9,449,886 | 4.39 |
Myles Garrett | DE | $9,352,000 | $1,019,000 | $4,200,000 | - | $4,133,000 | - | - | - | ($56,449,000) | $9,352,000 | 4.34 |
Austin Hooper | TE | $8,250,000 | $4,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $1,750,000 | - | - | - | ($15,000,000) | $8,250,000 | 3.83 |
Case Keenum | QB | $7,333,333 | $6,000,000 | $1,333,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,166,667) | $7,333,333 | 3.41 |
David Njoku | TE | $6,013,000 | $6,013,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,013,000 | 2.79 |
Kareem Hunt | RB | $5,000,000 | $1,300,000 | - | $2,800,000 | - | - | - | $900,000 | ($1,500,000) | $5,000,000 | 2.32 |
Chris Hubbard | LT | $4,971,875 | $3,500,000 | $800,000 | $171,875 | - | - | $500,000 | - | ($2,266,667) | $4,971,875 | 2.31 |
Jedrick Wills | LT | $4,477,935 | $1,505,587 | $2,972,348 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,917,044) | $4,477,935 | 2.08 |
Nick Chubb | RB | $4,246,381 | $3,384,000 | $862,381 | - | - | - | - | - | ($862,381) | $4,246,381 | 1.97 |
Adrian Clayborn | DE | $3,500,000 | $3,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.63 |
Andrew Billings | DT | $3,500,000 | $1,350,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | $150,000 | ($3,350,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.63 |
Ronnie Harrison | SS | $2,183,000 | $2,183,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,183,000 | 1.01 |
Wyatt Teller | G | $2,183,000 | $2,183,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,183,000 | 1.01 |
Greedy Williams | CB | $1,761,457 | $1,032,152 | $679,305 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,358,610) | $1,761,457 | 0.82 |
Grant Delpit | FS | $1,696,605 | $949,321 | $747,284 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,191,173) | $1,696,605 | 0.79 |
Andy Janovich | FB | $1,437,500 | $1,300,000 | - | $87,500 | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $1,437,500 | 0.67 |
M.J. Stewart | CB | $1,173,152 | $1,173,152 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,173,152 | 0.54 |
Charley Hughlett | LS | $1,145,000 | $1,145,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,145,000 | 0.53 |
Sione Takitaki | ILB | $1,090,219 | $850,000 | $240,219 | - | - | - | - | - | ($480,438) | $1,090,219 | 0.51 |
Jordan Elliott | DT | $1,042,825 | $818,565 | $224,260 | - | - | - | - | - | ($672,780) | $1,042,825 | 0.48 |
Sheldrick Redwine | FS | $1,030,102 | $850,000 | $180,102 | - | - | - | - | - | ($360,204) | $1,030,102 | 0.48 |
Jacob Phillips | OLB | $1,022,592 | $814,518 | $208,074 | - | - | - | - | - | ($624,222) | $1,022,592 | 0.47 |
Harrison Bryant | TE | $972,257 | $780,000 | $192,257 | - | - | - | - | - | ($576,771) | $972,257 | 0.45 |
Mack Wilson | OLB | $927,201 | $850,000 | $77,201 | - | - | - | - | - | ($154,402) | $927,201 | 0.43 |
Ryan Switzer | WR | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.43 |
Drew Forbes | G | $892,334 | $850,000 | $42,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($84,668) | $892,334 | 0.41 |
Nick Harris | C | $858,662 | $780,000 | $78,662 | - | - | - | - | - | ($235,986) | $858,662 | 0.40 |
Jamie Gillan | P | $853,334 | $850,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $853,334 | 0.40 |
Colby Gossett | G | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
Joe Jackson | DE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
Robert Jackson | CB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
D’Ernest Johnson | RB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
John Kelly | RB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
Cameron Malveaux | DE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
Montrel Meander | S | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.39 |
Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | $826,652 | $780,000 | $46,652 | - | - | - | - | - | ($139,956) | $826,652 | 0.38 |
Drake Dorbeck | T | $785,500 | $780,000 | $500 | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | ($6,500) | $785,500 | 0.36 |
J'Marcus Bradley | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Jordan Franks | TE | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
A.J. Green | CB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Alexander Hollins | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Kyle Lauletta | QB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Matt McCrane | K | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Jovante Moffatt | S | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Derrick Willies | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Trevon Young | OLB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.36 |
Elijah Benton | S | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Cordel Iwuagwu | G | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Kyle Markway | TE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Javon Patterson | C | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Johnny Stanton | FB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Alex Taylor | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Curtis Weaver | DE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.31 |
Active Roster: | $195,299,725 | $138,390,295 | $35,465,066 | $13,406,364 | $5,883,000 | $600,000 | $500,000 | $1,055,000 | - | $195,299,725 | 90.68 |
2021 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (9) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
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Round 1, Pick #26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 2, Pick #59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 3, Pick #89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 3, Pick #91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 4, Pick #105 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 4, Pick #127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 5, Pick #158 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 6, Pick #192 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 7, Pick #227 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Projected Draft Pool: | $0 | $0 |
2021 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 (17) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Chad Thomas | DE | $262,235 | - | $262,235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $262,235 | 0.12 |
Austin Seibert | K | $130,228 | - | $130,228 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $130,228 | 0.06 |
Damion Ratley | WR | $48,467 | - | $48,467 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $48,467 | 0.02 |
A.J. Green | CB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Solomon Ajayi | LB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Elijah Benton | S | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Jameson Houston | CB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Alex Taylor | T | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
J'Marcus Bradley | WR | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Kevin Davidson | QB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Jovante Moffatt | S | $4,667 | - | $4,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,667 | 0.00 |
Tony Brown | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Brian Herrien | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Benny LeMay | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Jeffrey Whatley | DT | $2,334 | - | $2,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,334 | 0.00 |
George Obinna | DE | $1,334 | - | $1,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,334 | 0.00 |
DJ Montgomery | WR | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $506,935 | - | $506,935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $506,935 | 0.24 |
2021 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 NFL Salary Cap | $185,000,000 | ||||||||
2020 Rollover Cap | $30,366,604 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $215,366,604 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $138,390,295 | $35,465,066 | $13,406,364 | $5,883,000 | $600,000 | $500,000 | $1,055,000 | $195,299,725 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $132,210,295 | $35,465,066 | $13,406,364 | $5,883,000 | $600,000 | $500,000 | $1,055,000 | $189,119,725 | |
Dead Money | - | $506,935 | - | - | - | - | - | $506,935 | |
Total (All) | $138,390,295 | $35,972,001 | $13,406,364 | $5,883,000 | $600,000 | $500,000 | $1,055,000 | $195,806,660 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $132,210,295 | $35,972,001 | $13,406,364 | $5,883,000 | $600,000 | $500,000 | $1,055,000 | $189,626,660 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $19,559,944 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $25,739,944 |