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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.
Active Players (58) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeMarcus Lawrence | DE | $17,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - | $3,000,000 | - | ($44,000,000) | $25,000,000 | 11.91 | |
Amari Cooper | WR | $20,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($28,000,000) | $22,000,000 | 10.48 | |
Dak Prescott | QB | $2,750,000 | $13,200,000 | - | - | - | $1,250,000 | - | ($95,000,000) | $17,200,000 | 8.19 | |
Zack Martin | G | $1,600,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | $4,350,000 | - | ($27,000,000) | $9,950,000 | 4.74 | |
Tyron Smith | LT | $1,600,000 | - | - | - | - | $5,750,000 | - | ($19,365,000) | $7,350,000 | 3.50 | |
Ezekiel Elliott | RB | $1,000,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $2,600,000 | - | $1,720,000 | - | ($36,900,000) | $6,820,000 | 3.25 | |
La'el Collins | RT | $1,119,444 | $1,800,000 | - | $700,000 | - | $2,434,029 | - | ($1,550,000) | $6,053,473 | 2.88 | |
Anthony Brown | CB | $4,250,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($7,250,000) | $5,750,000 | 2.74 | |
Blake Jarwin | TE | $3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $44,117 | - | - | - | - | ($6,000,000) | $4,544,117 | 2.16 | |
Leighton Vander Esch | OLB | $2,095,606 | $1,674,142 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,674,142) | $3,769,748 | 1.80 | |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | $1,246,819 | $1,937,275 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,462,737) | $3,184,094 | 1.52 | |
Micah Parsons | OLB | $660,000 | $2,445,417 | - | - | - | - | - | ($17,079,792) | $3,105,417 | 1.48 | |
Connor Williams | G | $2,433,000 | $517,998 | - | - | - | - | - | ($517,998) | $2,950,998 | 1.41 | |
Greg Zuerlein | K | $2,250,000 | $333,333 | $235,294 | - | - | - | - | ($2,916,667) | $2,818,627 | 1.34 | |
Jourdan Lewis | CB | $1,250,000 | $1,166,667 | $220,575 | - | - | - | - | ($4,750,000) | $2,637,242 | 1.26 | |
Tarell Basham | DE | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,750,000) | $2,500,000 | 1.19 | |
Dalton Schultz | TE | $2,183,000 | $113,092 | - | - | - | - | - | ($113,092) | $2,296,092 | 1.09 | |
Randy Gregory | DE | $1,920,000 | $100,000 | - | - | $180,000 | - | - | ($280,000) | $2,200,000 | 1.05 | |
Cedrick Wilson | WR | $2,183,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,183,000 | 1.04 | |
Keanu Neal | ILB | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $2,000,000 | 0.95 | |
Ty Nsekhe | LT | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.83 | |
Carlos Watkins | DE | $1,100,000 | $400,000 | $235,294 | - | - | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $1,735,294 | 0.83 | |
C.J. Goodwin | CB | $1,200,000 | $400,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $1,600,000 | 0.76 | |
Trevon Diggs | CB | $897,314 | $539,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,515,082) | $1,436,570 | 0.68 | |
Kelvin Joseph | CB | $660,000 | $754,757 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,032,717) | $1,414,757 | 0.67 | |
Trysten Hill | DT | $938,472 | $391,945 | - | - | - | - | - | ($783,890) | $1,330,417 | 0.63 | |
Maurice Canady | CB | $990,000 | $200,000 | $81,250 | - | - | - | - | ($1,190,000) | $1,271,250 | 0.61 | |
Dorance Armstrong | DE | $920,000 | $167,499 | - | - | - | - | - | ($167,499) | $1,087,499 | 0.52 | |
Neville Gallimore | DT | $822,748 | $240,991 | - | - | - | - | - | ($722,973) | $1,063,739 | 0.51 | |
Tony Pollard | RB | $850,000 | $166,945 | - | - | - | - | - | ($333,890) | $1,016,945 | 0.48 | |
Connor McGovern | G | $780,000 | $220,527 | - | - | - | - | - | ($441,054) | $1,000,527 | 0.48 | |
Noah Brown | WR | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,127,500) | $987,500 | 0.47 | |
Damontae Kazee | S | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,127,500) | $987,500 | 0.47 | |
Jayron Kearse | S | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,127,500) | $987,500 | 0.47 | |
Osa Odighizuwa | DT | $660,000 | $264,762 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,059,048) | $924,762 | 0.44 | |
Malik Hooker | S | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($920,000) | $920,000 | 0.44 | |
Cooper Rush | QB | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.44 | |
Tyler Biadasz | C | $780,000 | $123,600 | - | - | - | - | - | ($370,800) | $903,600 | 0.43 | |
Chauncey Golston | DE | $660,000 | $233,925 | - | - | - | - | - | ($935,700) | $893,925 | 0.43 | |
Donovan Wilson | S | $850,000 | $31,839 | - | - | - | - | - | ($63,678) | $881,839 | 0.42 | |
Nahshon Wright | CB | $660,000 | $210,155 | - | - | - | - | - | ($840,620) | $870,155 | 0.41 | |
Luke Gifford | OLB | $850,000 | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,668) | $851,668 | 0.41 | |
Bryan Anger | P | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,075,000) | $850,000 | 0.40 | |
Jake McQuaide | LS | $1,075,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,075,000) | $850,000 | 0.40 | |
Corey Clement | RB | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($990,000) | $850,000 | 0.40 | |
Malik Turner | WR | $848,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $848,333 | 0.40 | |
Terence Steele | RT | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.37 | |
Simi Fehoko | WR | $660,000 | $60,038 | - | - | - | - | - | ($240,152) | $720,038 | 0.34 | |
Quinton Bohanna | DT | $660,000 | $47,118 | - | - | - | - | - | ($188,472) | $707,118 | 0.34 | |
Matt Farniok | C | $660,000 | $25,675 | - | - | - | - | - | ($102,700) | $685,675 | 0.33 | |
Sean McKeon | TE | $628,889 | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,000) | $632,889 | 0.30 | |
Francis Bernard | LB | $720,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $628,889 | 0.30 | |
Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | $715,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $613,889 | 0.29 | |
Deante Burton | CB | $188,888 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $188,888 | 0.09 | |
Ito Smith | RB | $51,111 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,111 | 0.02 | |
Tyler Coyle | S | $36,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $36,666 | 0.02 | |
JaQuan Hardy | RB | $36,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $36,666 | 0.02 | |
Darian Thompson | FS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 | |
Active Roster: | $167,631,750 | $100,094,956 | $45,938,457 | $816,530 | $3,300,000 | $180,000 | $18,504,029 | - | - | $167,631,750 | 79.84 |
2021 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 (11) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Gallup (Knee-acl) |
WR | $2,443,000 | $222,495 | - | - | - | - | - | ($222,495) | $2,665,495 | 1.27 | |
Brent Urban (Arm) |
DE | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.83 | |
Will Grier (Undisclosed) |
QB | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.40 | |
Jabril Cox (Knee-acl) |
OLB | $523,888 | $192,813 | - | - | - | - | - | ($771,252) | $716,701 | 0.34 | |
Israel Mukuamu (Hamstring) |
CB | $660,000 | $32,677 | - | - | - | - | - | ($130,708) | $692,677 | 0.33 | |
Reggie Robinson (Toe) |
CB | $440,000 | $182,318 | - | - | - | - | - | ($546,954) | $622,318 | 0.30 | |
Josh Ball (Ankle) |
T | $415,000 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($499,344) | $539,836 | 0.26 | |
Rico Dowdle (Hip) |
RB | $440,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $443,333 | 0.21 | |
Mitch Hyatt (Knee) |
T | $440,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $440,000 | 0.21 | |
Hunter Niswander (Back) |
P | $440,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $440,000 | 0.21 | |
Sewo Olonilua (Neck) |
RB | $440,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $440,000 | 0.21 | |
Injured Reserve: | $9,600,360 | $8,341,888 | $1,258,472 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,600,360 | 4.57 |
2021 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 (1) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % | |
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T.J. Vasher (Knee) |
WR | $415,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($55,000) | $416,666 | 0.20 | |
NFI: | $416,666 | $415,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $416,666 | 0.20 |
2021 Practice Squad
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's salary cap.
Player (8) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % | |
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Braylon Jones | G | $165,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $165,600 | 0.08 | |
Robert Foster | WR | $156,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $156,400 | 0.07 | |
Austin Faoliu | DT | $128,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $128,800 | 0.06 | |
Bradlee Anae | DE | $92,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $92,000 | 0.04 | |
Ian Bunting | TE | $36,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $36,800 | 0.02 | |
Devante Bond | OLB | $28,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $28,000 | 0.01 | |
Darian Thompson | FS | $14,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $14,000 | 0.01 | |
Josiah Bronson | DT | $9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 | 0.00 | |
Practice Squad: | $630,800 | $630,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $630,800 | 0.30 |
2021 Dead Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.
Player (55) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaylon Smith | ILB | $7,200,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,600,000 | - | - | - | - | $9,800,000 | 4.67 | |
Travis Frederick | C | - | - | - | - | - | $6,065,000 | - | - | $6,065,000 | 2.89 | |
Gerald McCoy | DT | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 0.95 | |
Jamize Olawale | FB | - | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,200,000 | 0.57 | |
Dontari Poe | DT | - | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.36 | |
Darian Thompson | FS | $457,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $557,000 | 0.27 | |
Azur Kamara | LB | $549,990 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $551,656 | 0.26 | |
Justin Hamilton | DT | $543,999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $543,999 | 0.26 | |
Chris Jones | P | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.24 | |
Jeremy Sprinkle | TE | $289,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $426,500 | 0.20 | |
Bradlee Anae | DE | $346,664 | $59,443 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $406,107 | 0.19 | |
Brandon Smith | WR | $285,600 | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $289,600 | 0.14 | |
Nick Ralston | FB | $275,465 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $275,465 | 0.13 | |
JaQuan Hardy | RB | $261,332 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $262,998 | 0.13 | |
Aviante Collins | T | $252,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $252,000 | 0.12 | |
Kyron Brown | CB | $241,644 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $241,644 | 0.12 | |
Brandon Knight | G | $236,110 | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $237,778 | 0.11 | |
Tyler Coyle | S | $233,866 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $235,532 | 0.11 | |
Austin Faoliu | DT | $189,267 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $194,266 | 0.09 | |
Osirus Mitchell | WR | $188,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $189,666 | 0.09 | |
Ben DiNucci | QB | $165,600 | $23,787 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $189,387 | 0.09 | |
Deante Burton | CB | $170,711 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $170,711 | 0.08 | |
Isaac Alarcon | OL | $165,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $165,600 | 0.08 | |
Ian Bunting | TE | $156,266 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $156,266 | 0.07 | |
Joe Jackson | DE | - | $142,844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $142,844 | 0.07 | |
Bryan Anger | P | - | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $137,500 | 0.07 | |
Jake McQuaide | LS | - | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $137,500 | 0.07 | |
Breeland Speaks | LB | $119,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $119,600 | 0.06 | |
Damion Ratley | WR | $112,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $112,000 | 0.05 | |
Stephen Guidry | WR | $100,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $103,333 | 0.05 | |
Braylon Jones | G | $75,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $78,333 | 0.04 | |
Nick Eubanks | TE | $55,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,666 | 0.03 | |
Artayvious Lynn | TE | $55,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,666 | 0.03 | |
Ito Smith | RB | $56,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $56,000 | 0.03 | |
Lirim Hajrullahu | K | $55,066 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $55,066 | 0.03 | |
Brennan Eagles | WR | $50,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,666 | 0.02 | |
Anthony Hines | LB | $50,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,666 | 0.02 | |
Brenden Knox | RB | $50,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $51,666 | 0.02 | |
Jalen Jelks | OLB | - | $39,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,334 | 0.02 | |
Holton Hill | CB | $28,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $28,000 | 0.01 | |
Clayton Thorson | QB | - | $25,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,000 | 0.01 | |
Isaiah Johnson | FS | $18,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,400 | 0.01 | |
Ron'Dell Carter | DE | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 | |
Juwan Green | WR | $9,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,200 | 0.00 | |
Darius Anderson | RB | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 | |
Francis Bernard | LB | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 | |
Ladarius Hamilton | DE | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Jon’Vea Johnson | WR | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Luther Kirk | S | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Garrett Marino | DT | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Sewo Olonilua | RB | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Aaron Parker | WR | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Kendrick Rogers | WR | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Charlie Taumoepeau | TE | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 | |
Tevin Jones | WR | - | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,500 | 0.00 | |
Dead: | $27,047,455 | $13,041,380 | $6,341,076 | - | $1,600,000 | - | $6,065,000 | - | - | $27,047,455 | 12.88 |
2021 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 NFL Salary Cap | $182,500,000 | ||||||||
2020 Rollover Cap | $25,443,439 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $2,019,080 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $209,962,519 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $100,094,956 | $45,938,457 | $816,530 | $3,300,000 | $180,000 | $18,504,029 | - | $167,631,750 | |
Injured Reserve Money | $8,341,888 | $1,258,472 | - | - | - | - | - | $9,600,360 | |
Reserve/Non-Football Injury Money | $415,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | $416,666 | |
Dead Money | $13,041,380 | $6,341,076 | - | $1,600,000 | - | $6,065,000 | - | $27,047,455 | |
Practice Squad | $630,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $630,800 | |
Total | $122,524,024 | $53,539,671 | $816,530 | $4,900,000 | $180,000 | $24,569,029 | - | $205,327,031 | |
Cap Space | $4,635,488 |