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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
Garrett Myles Garrett DE $1,080,000 $4,200,000 - $10,960,000 - - - ($52,421,000) $16,240,000 6.45
Ward Denzel Ward CB $4,041,000 $4,000,000 $458,822 $3,680,000 - - - ($39,465,000) $12,179,822 4.84
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
Tomlinson Dalvin Tomlinson DT $1,080,000 $3,017,000 $235,280 - - - - ($27,500,000) $4,332,280 1.72
Harris Shelby Harris DT $1,900,000 $750,000 $850,000 - - - - ($2,650,000) $3,500,000 1.39
Newsome Greg Newsome CB $1,818,976 $1,657,952 - - - - - ($7,533,344) $3,476,928 1.38
Smith Za'Darius Smith OLB $1,165,000 $1,867,000 - - - - - ($10,500,000) $3,032,000 1.20
Flacco Joe Flacco QB $1,800,000 $400,000 - - - - $300,000 ($400,000) $2,500,000 0.99
Hopkins Dustin Hopkins K $2,230,000 - $168,135 - - - - ($2,230,000) $2,398,135 0.95
Thornhill Juan Thornhill FS $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 $188,224 - - $500,000 - ($1,734,260) $1,922,484 0.76
Bojorquez Corey Bojorquez P $1,325,000 $250,000 $240,000 - $50,000 - - ($1,625,000) $1,865,000 0.74
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 $180,000 - - - - ($1,445,000) $1,625,000 0.65
Akins Jordan Akins TE $1,100,000 $315,000 $170,000 - - - - ($1,730,000) $1,585,000 0.63
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
Hunt Kareem Hunt RB $800,000 $225,000 $225,000 - - - - ($725,000) $1,250,000 0.50
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
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 RT $940,000 $198,104 - - - - - ($396,208) $1,138,104 0.45
Adams Matthew Adams OLB $1,080,000 - $152,500 - - - - ($1,232,500) $1,092,500 0.43
Kunaszyk Jordan Kunaszyk LB $1,080,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($500,000) $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
Ford Jerome Ford RB $870,000 $80,537 - - - - - ($241,611) $950,537 0.38
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
Dunn Michael Dunn T $1,010,000 - - - - - - - $846,112 0.34
Wypler Luke Wypler C $750,000 $44,993 - - - - - ($179,972) $794,993 0.32
Mitchell Cameron Mitchell CB $683,338 $84,308 - - - - - ($337,232) $767,646 0.30
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
Proche James Proche WR $1,010,000 - - - - - - - $505,000 0.20
Christian Geron Christian T $1,080,000 - - - - - - - $469,998 0.19
Watson Leroy Watson T $750,000 - - - - - - - $416,667 0.17
Harmon Duron Harmon SS $1,165,000 - - - - - - - $208,888 0.08
Driskel Jeff Driskel QB $1,080,000 - - - - - - - $120,000 0.05
Walker Phillip Walker QB $1,010,000 - - - - - - - $112,222 0.04
Kamara Sam Kamara DT $870,000 - - - - - - - $48,333 0.02
Active Roster: $135,308,659 $79,787,724 $29,312,254 $152,500 $19,540,000 $275,000 $9,951,000 $300,000 - $135,308,659 53.74


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 (14) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Watson Deshaun Watson
(Shoulder)		 QB $1,080,000 $8,993,000 - - - $8,984,000 - ($220,057,000) $19,057,000 7.57
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 $58,823 $2,197,000 - - - ($28,900,000) $7,020,823 2.79
Wills Jedrick Wills
(Knee)		 LT $1,010,000 $2,972,348 - - - $457,352 - ($6,269,108) $4,439,700 1.76
Delpit Grant Delpit
(Groin)		 SS $1,627,963 $1,947,284 - - - - - ($13,514,054) $3,575,247 1.42
Grant Jakeem Grant
(Knee)		 WR $1,080,000 $666,666 $337,500 - $50,000 - - ($1,333,334) $2,134,166 0.85
Phillips Jacob Phillips
(Pectoral)		 OLB $1,104,500 $208,074 - - - - - ($208,074) $1,312,574 0.52
McLeod Rodney McLeod
(Biceps)		 FS $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,317,500) $1,092,500 0.43
Walker Jr. Anthony Walker Jr.
(Knee)		 ILB $1,080,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,232,500) $1,092,500 0.43
Hurst Maurice Hurst
(Pectoral)		 DT $1,080,000 - - - - - - ($1,080,000) $962,222 0.38
Jones Dawand Jones
(Knee)		 T $683,334 $198,083 - - - - - ($792,332) $881,417 0.35
Thompson-Robinson Dorian Thompson-Robinson
(Hip)		 QB $716,666 $85,568 - - - - - ($342,272) $802,234 0.32
Deaton Dawson Deaton
(Knee)		 C $450,000 $20,735 - - - - - ($62,205) $470,735 0.19
Nsekhe Ty Nsekhe
(Undisclosed)		 RT $413,444 - - - - - - - $413,444 0.16
Injured Reserve: $58,104,562 $23,505,907 $21,996,758 - $3,197,000 $50,000 $9,441,352 - - $58,104,562 23.08


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 $100,000 - - - - - ($200,000) $1,110,000 0.44
Woods Mike Woods
(Achilles)		 WR $475,000 $42,072 - - - - - ($126,216) $517,072 0.21
NFI: $1,627,072 $1,485,000 $142,072 - - - - - - $1,627,072 0.65


2023 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 %
Green A.J. Green CB $370,800 - - - - - - - $370,800 0.15
Darden Jaelon Darden WR $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
Murray Justin Murray T $144,900 - - - - - - - $144,900 0.06
Gray Vincent Gray CB $108,000 - - - - - - - $108,000 0.04
Kelly John Kelly RB $72,000 - - - - - - - $72,000 0.03
Williams Chris Williams DT $36,000 - - - - - - - $36,000 0.01
Patterson Riley Patterson K $24,000 - - - - - - - $24,000 0.01
Saffold Rodger Saffold G $20,600 - - - - - - - $20,600 0.01
Practice Squad: $2,504,300 $2,504,300 - - - - - - - $2,504,300 0.99


2023 Dead Cap

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

Player (58) 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
Peoples-Jones Donovan Peoples-Jones WR $1,219,111 $46,652 - - - - - - $1,265,763 0.50
Green A.J. Green CB $652,222 $300,000 - - - - - - $952,222 0.38
Walker Phillip Walker QB $649,899 - - - - - - - $649,899 0.26
Graham Jr. Thomas Graham Jr. CB $626,664 - - - - - - - $626,664 0.25
Dobbs Joshua Dobbs QB - $500,000 - - - - - - $500,000 0.20
Schwartz Anthony Schwartz WR $122,454 $224,186 - - - - - - $346,640 0.14
Togiai Tommy Togiai DT $168,000 $169,286 - - - - - - $337,286 0.13
Kamara Sam Kamara DT $264,666 - - - - - - - $264,666 0.11
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
Flacco Joe Flacco QB $191,244 - - - - - - - $191,244 0.08
York Cade York K - $182,410 - - - - - - $182,410 0.07
Thomas III Charlie Thomas III LB $165,001 $3,333 - - - - - - $168,334 0.07
Hall Hassan Hall RB $146,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $151,000 0.06
LeCount Richard LeCount S - $148,294 - - - - - - $148,294 0.06
Asiasi Devin Asiasi TE $144,900 - - - - - - - $144,900 0.06
Nsekhe Ty Nsekhe RT $129,444 - - - - - - - $129,444 0.05
McCalister Tanner McCalister S $125,001 $3,333 - - - - - - $128,334 0.05
Martin Jeremiah Martin DE $100,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $105,000 0.04
Patterson Riley Patterson K $104,444 - - - - - - - $104,444 0.04
Keyes Bopete Keyes CB $100,000 - - - - - - - $100,000 0.04
Jackson Deon Jackson RB $88,222 - - - - - - - $88,222 0.04
Drake Kenyan Drake RB $82,400 - - - - - - - $82,400 0.03
Haack Matt Haack P $76,100 - - - - - - - $76,100 0.03
Wilkins Jordan Wilkins RB $76,100 - - - - - - - $76,100 0.03
Proche James Proche WR $72,211 - - - - - - - $72,211 0.03
Havrisik Lucas Havrisik K $72,000 - - - - - - - $72,000 0.03
Harmon Duron Harmon SS $61,800 - - - - - - - $61,800 0.02
Darden Jaelon Darden WR $52,222 - - - - - - - $52,222 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
Kelly John Kelly RB $48,000 - - - - - - - $48,000 0.02
Forbes Drew Forbes G - $42,334 - - - - - - $42,334 0.02
Watkins Austin Watkins WR $41,667 - - - - - - - $41,667 0.02
Felton Demetric Felton WR - $40,285 - - - - - - $40,285 0.02
Fisher Joey Fisher T $36,000 - - - - - - - $36,000 0.01
Thomas Isaiah Thomas DE - $28,901 - - - - - - $28,901 0.01
Benson Trinity Benson WR $24,000 - - - - - - - $24,000 0.01
Dunn Michael Dunn T $20,600 - - - - - - - $20,600 0.01
Weston Isaiah Weston WR - $16,667 - - - - - - $16,667 0.01
Christian Geron Christian T $16,100 - - - - - - - $16,100 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
McCrary Nate McCrary RB $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
Dead: $23,468,987 $6,241,439 $13,727,548 - $3,500,000 - - - - $23,468,987 9.32


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 $79,787,724 $29,312,254 $2,867,961 $19,540,000 $275,000 $9,951,000 $300,000 $135,308,659
Injured Reserve Money $23,505,907 $21,996,758 $396,323 $3,197,000 $50,000 $9,441,352 - $58,104,562
Reserve/Non-Football Injury Money $1,485,000 $142,072 - - - - - $1,627,072
Dead Money $6,241,439 $13,727,548 - $3,500,000 - - - $23,468,987
Practice Squad $2,504,300 - - - - - - $2,504,300
Total $113,524,370 $65,178,632 $3,264,284 $26,237,000 $325,000 $19,392,352 $300,000 $221,013,580
Cap Space $30,758,254