Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos 2023 Salary Cap

Broncos 2023 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Denver Broncos 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

 
Club Option
Void

Active Players (51) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Wilson Russell Wilson QB $8,000,000 $10,000,000 - $4,000,000 - - - ($107,000,000) $22,000,000 9.45
Sutton Courtland Sutton WR $14,000,000 $1,200,000 $441,176 - - $2,625,000 - ($25,475,000) $18,266,176 7.84
Simmons Justin Simmons FS $14,400,000 $3,750,000 - - - - - ($21,900,000) $18,150,000 7.79
Bolles Garett Bolles LT $13,750,000 $4,000,000 $73,529 - - - - ($21,750,000) $17,823,529 7.65
Jones D.J. Jones DT $10,000,000 $2,988,333 - - - - - ($15,976,668) $12,988,333 5.58
Jewell Josey Jewell ILB $4,490,000 $2,250,000 $390,000 - - - - ($6,740,000) $7,130,000 3.06
McGlinchey Mike McGlinchey RT $2,500,000 $3,500,000 - - - - - ($35,000,000) $6,000,000 2.58
Allen Zach Allen DE $2,250,000 $3,750,000 - - - - - ($32,500,000) $6,000,000 2.58
Surtain II Patrick Surtain II CB $940,000 $3,151,387 $1,625,710 - - - - ($12,387,008) $5,717,097 2.45
Powers Ben Powers G $2,000,000 $3,250,000 - - - - - ($15,000,000) $5,250,000 2.25
Jeudy Jerry Jeudy WR $2,681,769 $2,152,359 - - - - - ($4,834,128) $4,834,128 2.08
Singleton Alex Singleton LB $2,000,000 $1,333,333 - - - - - ($9,000,000) $3,333,333 1.43
Stidham Jarrett Stidham QB $2,000,000 $1,000,000 - - - - - ($5,000,000) $3,000,000 1.29
Perine Samaje Perine RB $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - ($4,500,000) $3,000,000 1.29
Cushenberry Lloyd Cushenberry C $2,743,000 $236,544 - - - - - ($236,544) $2,979,544 1.28
Manhertz Chris Manhertz TE $1,590,000 $625,000 $510,000 - - - - ($3,340,000) $2,725,000 1.17
Purcell Mike Purcell DT $1,500,000 - $750,000 - - $286,765 - ($1,786,765) $2,536,765 1.09
Williams Javonte Williams RB $1,465,977 $951,955 - - - - - ($1,903,910) $2,417,932 1.04
Fleming Cameron Fleming T $1,760,000 $250,000 $280,000 - - - - ($2,010,000) $2,290,000 0.98
Clark Frank Clark DE $1,210,000 $1,060,000 - - - - - ($5,450,000) $2,270,000 0.97
Smith Tremon Smith CB $1,100,000 $700,000 - - - - - ($2,500,000) $1,800,000 0.77
Lutz Wil Lutz K $1,250,000 - $450,000 - - - - ($3,670,000) $1,700,000 0.73
Trautman Adam Trautman TE $1,500,000 - - - - - - ($1,500,000) $1,500,000 0.64
Dixon Riley Dixon P $1,165,000 $300,000 - - - - - ($1,765,000) $1,465,000 0.63
Bonitto Nik Bonitto LB $968,722 $349,889 - - - - - ($1,049,667) $1,318,611 0.57
Jackson Kareem Jackson SS $2,515,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($152,500) $1,317,500 0.57
Meinerz Quinn Meinerz C $1,095,077 $210,155 - - - - - ($420,310) $1,305,232 0.56
Moreau Fabian Moreau CB $1,100,000 $200,000 - - - - - ($350,000) $1,300,000 0.56
Mims Marvin Mims WR $750,000 $353,388 - - - - - ($3,189,399) $1,103,388 0.47
Burton Michael Burton FB $1,165,000 $126,250 $26,250 - - - - ($1,317,500) $1,092,500 0.47
Strnad Justin Strnad ILB $1,010,000 $59,443 - - - - - ($59,443) $1,069,443 0.46
Mathis Damarri Mathis CB $870,000 $194,741 - - - - - ($584,223) $1,064,741 0.46
Sanders Drew Sanders LB $750,000 $292,678 - - - - - ($1,170,712) $1,042,678 0.45
Harris Jonathan Harris DT $1,010,000 - - - - - - - $1,010,000 0.43
Moss Riley Moss CB $750,000 $240,452 - - - - - ($961,808) $990,452 0.43
Cooper Jonathon Cooper OLB $940,000 $25,168 - - - - - ($50,336) $965,168 0.41
Turner-Yell Delarrin Turner-Yell S $870,000 $83,264 - - - - - ($249,792) $953,264 0.41
Wattenberg Luke Wattenberg C $870,000 $71,930 - - - - - ($215,790) $941,930 0.40
Bailey Quinn Bailey T $940,000 - - - - - - - $940,000 0.40
Henningsen Matt Henningsen DT $870,000 $40,520 - - - - - ($121,560) $910,520 0.39
Humphrey Lil’jordan Humphrey WR $1,080,000 - - - - - - - $887,774 0.38
Fraboni Mitchell Fraboni LS $870,000 - - - - - - - $870,000 0.37
Garcia Elijah Garcia DT $870,000 - - - - - - - $870,000 0.37
Johnson Brandon Johnson WR $870,000 - - - - - - - $870,000 0.37
Perkins Ronnie Perkins DE $940,000 - - - - - - - $835,556 0.36
Skinner JL Skinner S $750,000 $49,055 - - - - - ($196,220) $799,055 0.34
Forsyth Alex Forsyth C $750,000 $19,444 - - - - - ($77,776) $769,444 0.33
Incoom Thomas Incoom OLB $750,000 $6,666 - - - - - ($200,000) $756,666 0.32
McLaughlin Jaleel McLaughlin RB $750,000 $5,000 - - - - - ($55,000) $755,000 0.32
Adkins Nate Adkins TE $750,000 $3,333 - - - - - ($75,000) $753,333 0.32
McMillian Ja’Quan McMillian CB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.32
Active Roster: $181,419,092 $121,399,545 $50,432,787 $2,373,136 $4,000,000 - $2,911,765 - - $181,419,092 77.89


2023 Reserve/Suspended Cap

Cap breakdowns for players currently in suspended. 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 %
Uwazurike Eyioma Uwazurike DE - $191,467 - - - - - ($574,401) $191,467 0.08
Suspended: $191,467 - $191,467 - - - - - - $191,467 0.08


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 (8) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Patrick Tim Patrick
(Achilles)		 WR $2,000,000 $750,000 - - - $5,321,666 - ($14,143,332) $8,071,666 3.47
Williams K'Waun Williams
(Ankle)		 CB $2,090,000 $375,000 $420,000 - - - - ($785,000) $2,885,000 1.24
Locke P.J. Locke
(Leg)		 S $1,010,000 $254,000 $128,000 - - - - ($254,000) $1,392,000 0.60
Dulcich Greg Dulcich
(Hamstring)		 TE $944,052 $251,207 - - - - - ($753,621) $1,195,259 0.51
Sterns Caden Sterns
(Knee)		 S $940,000 $82,647 - - - - - ($165,294) $1,022,647 0.44
Griffith Jonas Griffith
(Knee-acl)		 LB $940,000 - - - - - - - $940,000 0.40
Virgil Jalen Virgil
(Knee)		 WR $475,000 $4,167 - - - - - ($8,334) $479,167 0.21
Palczewski Alex Palczewski
(Hand)		 T $450,000 $6,666 - - - - - ($80,000) $456,666 0.20
Injured Reserve: $16,442,405 $8,849,052 $1,723,687 - - - $5,321,666 - - $16,442,405 7.06


2023 Reserve/PUP

Injured players on the reserve/pup list must miss at least 4 weeks. Their cap hits count toward the team total.

Player (1) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Browning Baron Browning ILB $1,095,077 $210,155 - - - - - ($420,310) $1,305,232 0.56
Reserve/PUP: $1,305,232 $1,095,077 $210,155 - - - - - - $1,305,232 0.56


2023 Practice Squad

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

Player (17) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Dorsett Phillip Dorsett WR $370,800 - - - - - - - $370,800 0.16
Niemann Ben Niemann LB $370,800 - - - - - - - $370,800 0.16
Lancaster Tyler Lancaster DE $324,000 - - - - - - - $324,000 0.14
Washington Dwayne Washington RB $289,800 - - - - - - - $289,800 0.12
Smith Tre'quan Smith WR $225,400 - - - - - - - $225,400 0.10
Badie Tyler Badie RB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
DiNucci Ben DiNucci QB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Green Art Green CB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Haynes Marcus Haynes OLB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Jackson Jordan Jackson DT $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Jacobs Demontrey Jacobs T $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Key Devon Key S $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Krull Lucas Krull TE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Mustipher P.J. Mustipher DT $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Sherman Will Sherman T $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Sills David Sills WR $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.09
Ndubuisi Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi T $216,000 - - - - - - - - 0.00
Practice Squad: $3,956,800 $4,172,800 - - - - - - - $3,956,800 1.70


2023 Dead Cap

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

Player (43) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Gregory Randy Gregory OLB $14,000,000 $2,000,000 - - - $100,000 - - $16,100,000 6.91
Darby Ronald Darby CB - $3,000,000 - - - - - - $3,000,000 1.29
Glasgow Graham Glasgow G - $3,000,000 - - - - - - $3,000,000 1.29
McManus Brandon McManus K - $1,231,250 - - - - - - $1,231,250 0.53
Martin Jake Martin OLB $1,000,000 - - - - - - - $1,000,000 0.43
Purcell Mike Purcell DE - $774,167 - - - - - - $774,167 0.33
Hamler K.J. Hamler WR - $687,660 - - - - - - $687,660 0.30
Callaway Marquez Callaway WR $175,000 $125,000 - - - - - - $300,000 0.13
Ojemudia Michael Ojemudia CB - $253,890 - - - - - - $253,890 0.11
Bassey Essang Bassey CB $224,444 - - - - - - - $224,444 0.10
Agim McTelvin Agim DT - $214,318 - - - - - - $214,318 0.09
Washington Dwayne Washington RB $194,166 - - - - - - - $194,166 0.08
Okwuegbunam Albert Okwuegbunam TE - $187,261 - - - - - - $187,261 0.08
Green Art Green CB $170,000 $3,333 - - - - - - $173,333 0.07
Johnson Jamar Johnson S - $155,110 - - - - - - $155,110 0.07
Byrd Henry Byrd G $100,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $105,000 0.05
Washington Montrell Washington WR - $78,546 - - - - - - $78,546 0.03
Hicks Faion Hicks CB - $76,260 - - - - - - $76,260 0.03
Humphrey Lil’jordan Humphrey WR $76,100 - - - - - - - $76,100 0.03
Dorsett Phillip Dorsett WR $64,722 - - - - - - - $64,722 0.03
Niemann Ben Niemann LB $60,000 - - - - - - - $60,000 0.03
Muti Netane Muti G - $51,448 - - - - - - $51,448 0.02
Benson Seth Benson LB $45,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $50,000 0.02
Mustipher P.J. Mustipher DT $45,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $46,666 0.02
Gaines Darrious Gaines CB $40,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $45,000 0.02
Jacobs Demontrey Jacobs T $40,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $45,000 0.02
Bandy Michael Bandy WR $36,000 - - - - - - - $36,000 0.02
Merrill Forrest Merrill DT $26,389 - - - - - - - $26,389 0.01
Williams Rodney Williams TE - $13,334 - - - - - - $13,334 0.01
Allen Christopher Allen OLB - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
McMillian Ja’Quan McMillian CB - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Mauga Kana’i Mauga ILB - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Parham Dylan Parham TE - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Davis Kaden Davis WR - $5,667 - - - - - - $5,667 0.00
Guarantano Jarrett Guarantano QB - $5,000 - - - - - - $5,000 0.00
Gutierrez Sebastian Gutierrez T - $5,000 - - - - - - $5,000 0.00
Johnson Brandon Johnson WR - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Mcallister Tyreik Mcallister RB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Niese Michael Niese T - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Patrick Aaron Patrick DE - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Wright Kadofi Wright LB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Grimes Taylor Grimes WR - $666 - - - - - - $666 0.00
Haynes Marcus Haynes OLB - $333 - - - - - - $333 0.00
Dead: $28,336,734 $16,296,821 $11,939,913 - - - $100,000 - - $28,336,734 12.17


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 $10,605,233
Adjustment $-2,501,382
Adjusted Salary Cap $232,903,851
All Contracts $121,399,545 $50,432,787 $4,546,665 $4,000,000 - $2,911,765 - $181,419,092
Reserve/Suspended Money - $191,467 - - - - - $191,467
Injured Reserve Money $8,849,052 $1,723,687 $548,000 - - $5,321,666 - $16,442,405
Reserve/PUP Money $1,095,077 $210,155 - - - - - $1,305,232
Dead Money $16,296,821 $11,939,913 - - - $100,000 - $28,336,734
Practice Squad $4,172,800 - - - - - - $3,956,800
Total $151,813,295 $64,498,009 $5,094,665 $4,000,000 - $8,333,431 - $231,651,730
Cap Space $1,252,121