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Dallas Cowboys 2021 Salary Cap
Cowboys 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Dallas Cowboys 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 (62) | 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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DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | $25,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | - | ($44,000,000) | $25,000,000 | 12.41 |
Amari Cooper | WR | $22,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($28,000,000) | $22,000,000 | 10.92 |
Zack Martin | G | $17,018,000 | $11,000,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | $2,018,000 | - | ($16,072,000) | $17,018,000 | 8.45 |
Tyron Smith | LT | $14,025,000 | $10,500,000 | - | - | - | - | $3,525,000 | - | ($8,865,000) | $14,025,000 | 6.96 |
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | $13,700,000 | $9,600,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $2,600,000 | - | - | - | ($24,500,000) | $13,700,000 | 6.80 |
La'el Collins | RT | $12,050,000 | $8,550,000 | $1,800,000 | - | $700,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | ($12,200,000) | $12,050,000 | 5.98 |
Jaylon Smith | ILB | $9,800,000 | $7,200,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,600,000 | - | - | - | ($9,400,000) | $9,800,000 | 4.87 |
Anthony Brown | CB | $5,750,000 | $4,250,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $5,750,000 | 2.85 |
Blake Jarwin | TE | $5,250,000 | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $5,250,000 | 2.61 |
Leighton Vander Esch | OLB | $3,769,748 | $2,095,606 | $1,674,142 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,674,142) | $3,769,748 | 1.87 |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | $3,184,094 | $1,246,819 | $1,937,275 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,462,737) | $3,184,094 | 1.58 |
Greg Zuerlein | K | $2,833,333 | $2,250,000 | $333,333 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($666,667) | $2,833,333 | 1.41 |
Chris Jones | P | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $2,500,000 | 1.24 |
Jamize Olawale | FB | $1,750,000 | $900,000 | $600,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | $150,000 | ($1,200,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.87 |
Connor Williams | G | $1,746,497 | $1,228,499 | $517,998 | - | - | - | - | - | ($517,998) | $1,746,497 | 0.87 |
Trevon Diggs | CB | $1,436,570 | $897,314 | $539,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,515,082) | $1,436,570 | 0.71 |
Trysten Hill | DT | $1,328,175 | $937,725 | $390,450 | - | - | - | - | - | ($780,900) | $1,328,175 | 0.66 |
Darian Thompson | FS | $1,300,000 | $1,100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | - | ($100,000) | $1,300,000 | 0.65 |
Maurice Canady | CB | $1,250,000 | $800,000 | $200,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | $150,000 | ($200,000) | $1,250,000 | 0.62 |
Michael Gallup | WR | $1,142,495 | $920,000 | $222,495 | - | - | - | - | - | ($222,495) | $1,142,495 | 0.57 |
Dorance Armstrong | DE | $1,087,499 | $920,000 | $167,499 | - | - | - | - | - | ($167,499) | $1,087,499 | 0.54 |
Neville Gallimore | DT | $1,063,739 | $822,748 | $240,991 | - | - | - | - | - | ($722,973) | $1,063,739 | 0.53 |
Dalton Schultz | TE | $1,033,092 | $920,000 | $113,092 | - | - | - | - | - | ($113,092) | $1,033,092 | 0.51 |
Tony Pollard | RB | $1,016,945 | $850,000 | $166,945 | - | - | - | - | - | ($333,890) | $1,016,945 | 0.50 |
Connor McGovern | G | $1,000,527 | $780,000 | $220,527 | - | - | - | - | - | ($441,054) | $1,000,527 | 0.50 |
Randy Gregory | OLB | $1,000,000 | $920,000 | $100,000 | - | - | $180,000 | - | - | ($100,000) | $1,000,000 | 0.50 |
Rashard Robinson | CB | $990,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $990,000 | 0.49 |
Reggie Robinson | CB | $962,318 | $780,000 | $182,318 | - | - | - | - | - | ($546,954) | $962,318 | 0.48 |
Deante Burton | CB | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.46 |
Garrett Gilbert | QB | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.46 |
Justin Hamilton | DT | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.46 |
Cooper Rush | QB | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.46 |
Tyler Biadasz | C | $903,600 | $780,000 | $123,600 | - | - | - | - | - | ($370,800) | $903,600 | 0.45 |
Donovan Wilson | S | $881,839 | $850,000 | $31,839 | - | - | - | - | - | ($63,678) | $881,839 | 0.44 |
Luke Gifford | ILB | $851,668 | $850,000 | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,668) | $851,668 | 0.42 |
Brandon Knight | RT | $851,668 | $850,000 | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,668) | $851,668 | 0.42 |
Cole Hikutini | TE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.42 |
Jon’Vea Johnson | WR | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.42 |
Steven Parker | S | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.42 |
Adam Redmond | C | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.42 |
Eric Smith | G | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.42 |
Bradlee Anae | DE | $839,443 | $780,000 | $59,443 | - | - | - | - | - | ($178,329) | $839,443 | 0.42 |
Ben DiNucci | QB | $803,787 | $780,000 | $23,787 | - | - | - | - | - | ($71,361) | $803,787 | 0.40 |
Sean McKeon | TE | $784,000 | $780,000 | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000) | $784,000 | 0.39 |
Rico Dowdle | RB | $783,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.39 |
Stephen Guidry | WR | $783,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.39 |
Terence Steele | LT | $783,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.39 |
Azur Kamara | OLB | $781,666 | $780,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $781,666 | 0.39 |
Francis Bernard | LB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.39 |
Marcus Henry | C | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.39 |
Mitch Hyatt | T | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.39 |
Chris Lacy | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.39 |
Hunter Niswander | P | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.39 |
Sewo Olonilua | RB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.39 |
Stephen Guidry | WR | $663,333 $3,333 | $660,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($110,000) | $663,333 $3,333 | 0.33 |
Isaac Alarcon | OL | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
Kemon Hall | CB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
Ladarius Hamilton | DE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
Walter Palmore | DT | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
Aaron Parker | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
Saivion Smith | CB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
William Sweet | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.33 |
Active Roster: | $181,929,035 | $139,638,711 | $26,267,324 | $1,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $180,000 | $9,543,000 | $300,000 | - | $181,929,035 | 90.32 |
2021 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (1) | 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 #10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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 (18) | 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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Travis Frederick | C | $6,065,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $6,065,000 | - | - | $6,065,000 | 3.01 |
Gerald McCoy | DT | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 0.99 |
Dontari Poe | DT | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.37 |
Joe Jackson | DE | $142,844 | - | $142,844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $142,844 | 0.07 |
Jalen Jelks | OLB | $39,334 | - | $39,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,334 | 0.02 |
Clayton Thorson | QB | $25,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,000 | 0.01 |
Ron'Dell Carter | DE | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Darius Anderson | RB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Francis Bernard | LB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Ladarius Hamilton | DE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Jon’Vea Johnson | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Luther Kirk | S | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Garrett Marino | DT | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Sewo Olonilua | RB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Aaron Parker | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Kendrick Rogers | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Charlie Taumoepeau | TE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Tevin Jones | WR | $2,500 | - | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,500 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $9,078,018 | - | $3,013,018 | - | - | - | $6,065,000 | - | - | $9,078,018 | 4.51 |
2021 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 NFL Salary Cap | $175,000,000 | ||||||||
2020 Rollover Cap | $26,422,672 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $201,422,672 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $139,638,711 | $26,267,324 | $1,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $180,000 | $9,543,000 | $300,000 | $181,929,035 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $132,018,711 | $26,263,991 | $1,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $180,000 | $9,543,000 | $300,000 | $174,309,035 | |
Dead Money | - | $3,013,018 | - | - | - | $6,065,000 | - | $9,078,018 | |
Total (All) | $139,638,711 | $29,280,342 | $1,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $180,000 | $15,608,000 | $300,000 | $191,007,053 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $132,018,711 | $29,277,009 | $1,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $180,000 | $15,608,000 | $300,000 | $183,387,053 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $10,415,619 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $18,035,619 |