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Denver Broncos 2021 Salary Cap

Broncos 2021 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Denver Broncos 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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Club Option

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Active Players (88)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit	Cap %
Miller Von Miller	OLB	$22,225,000	$17,500,000	0-	0-	0-	$500,000	$4,225,000	0-	($11,225,000)	$22,225,000	11.07
Glasgow Graham Glasgow	G	$11,588,235	$8,400,000	$3,000,000	$88,235	0-	$100,000	0-	0-	($17,400,000)	$11,588,235	5.77
Fuller Kyle Fuller	CB	$9,264,705	$9,000,000	0-	$264,706	0-	0-	0-	0-	($9,000,000)	$9,264,705	4.61
Gordon Melvin Gordon	RB	$8,941,176	$4,500,000	$2,000,000	$2,441,176	0-	0-	0-	0-	($6,500,000)	$8,941,176	4.45
Chubb Bradley Chubb	OLB	$8,847,215	$920,000	$4,478,409	$3,448,806	0-	0-	0-	0-	($8,677,215)	$8,847,215	4.41
Callahan Bryce Callahan	CB	$8,509,804	$6,500,000	$1,333,334	$676,471	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,715,687)	$8,509,804	4.24
Simmons Justin Simmons	FS	$5,750,000	$2,000,000	$3,750,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($32,100,000)	$5,750,000	2.86
Jackson Kareem Jackson	SS	$5,000,000	$4,750,000	0-	$250,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($4,750,000)	$5,000,000	2.49
Bolles Garett Bolles	LT	$5,000,000	$1,000,000	$4,000,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($34,000,000)	$5,000,000	2.49
Bridgewater Teddy Bridgewater	QB	$4,415,000	$4,250,000	0-	$165,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($3,000,000)	$4,415,000	2.20
Darby Ronald Darby	CB	$4,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($19,500,000)	$4,000,000	1.99
Harris Shelby Harris	DT	$4,000,000	$1,000,000	$3,000,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($15,000,000)	$4,000,000	1.99
Surtain II Patrick Surtain II	CB	$3,811,387	$660,000	$3,151,387	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($20,962,629)	$3,811,387	1.90
Jeudy Jerry Jeudy	WR	$3,452,949	$1,300,590	$2,152,359	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($5,973,538)	$3,452,949	1.72
Fant Noah Fant	TE	$3,433,833	$1,639,611	$1,794,222	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($5,228,055)	$3,433,833	1.71
Johnson A.J. Johnson	ILB	$3,384,000	$3,384,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$3,384,000	1.69
Patrick Tim Patrick	WR	$3,384,000	$3,384,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$3,384,000	1.69
Sutton Courtland Sutton	WR	$2,946,987	$2,183,000	$763,987	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($763,987)	$2,946,987	1.47
Martin Sam Martin	P	$2,783,333	$2,300,000	$483,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($966,667)	$2,783,333	1.39
Jewell Josey Jewell	ILB	$2,361,497	$2,183,000	$178,497	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($178,497)	$2,361,497	1.18
McManus Brandon McManus	K	$2,306,250	$1,075,000	$500,000	0-	0-	0-	$731,250	0-	($6,000,000)	$2,306,250	1.15
Massie Bobby Massie	RT	$2,275,000	$1,075,000	$1,000,000	$200,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,575,000)	$2,275,000	1.13
Purcell Mike Purcell	DE	$2,028,869	$990,000	$187,500	$264,702	0-	0-	$586,667	0-	($2,322,500)	$2,028,869	1.01
Stephen Shamar Stephen	DT	$1,970,000	$1,075,000	$415,000	$480,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	($750,000)	$1,970,000	0.98
Risner Dalton Risner	G	$1,947,896	$1,069,299	$803,597	0-	0-	$75,000	0-	0-	($1,607,194)	$1,947,896	0.97
Lock Drew Lock	QB	$1,912,041	$1,057,347	$779,694	0-	0-	$75,000	0-	0-	($1,559,388)	$1,912,041	0.95
Boone Mike Boone	RB	$1,800,000	$1,000,000	$800,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($2,600,000)	$1,800,000	0.90
Fleming Cameron Fleming	T	$1,650,000	$1,075,000	$255,000	$320,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$1,650,000	0.82
Hamler K.J. Hamler	WR	$1,622,075	$934,415	$687,660	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($2,997,395)	$1,622,075	0.81
Williams Javonte Williams	RB	$1,611,955	$660,000	$951,955	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($4,870,809)	$1,611,955	0.80
Freeman Royce Freeman	RB	$1,219,255	$970,000	$249,255	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($249,255)	$1,219,255	0.61
Jones Dre'Mont Jones	DE	$1,142,400	$875,800	$266,600	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($533,200)	$1,142,400	0.57
Dawson Duke Dawson	CB	$1,127,028	$1,127,028	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$1,127,028	0.56
Ojemudia Michael Ojemudia	CB	$1,079,862	$825,972	$253,890	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($761,670)	$1,079,862	0.54
Cushenberry Lloyd Cushenberry	C	$1,058,180	$821,636	$236,544	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($709,632)	$1,058,180	0.53
Agim McTelvin Agim	DT	$1,030,397	$816,079	$214,318	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($642,954)	$1,030,397	0.51
Okwuegbunam Albert Okwuegbunam	TE	$967,261	$780,000	$187,261	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($561,783)	$967,261	0.48
Kalambayi Peter Kalambayi	OLB	$920,000	$920,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$920,000	0.46
Marshall Trey Marshall	S	$920,000	$920,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$920,000	0.46
Browning Baron Browning	LB	$870,155	$660,000	$210,155	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($840,620)	$870,155	0.43
Meinerz Quinn Meinerz	C	$870,155	$660,000	$210,155	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($840,620)	$870,155	0.43
Reed Malik Reed	OLB	$855,000	$850,000	$5,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($5,000)	$855,000	0.43
Hairston Nate Hairston	CB	$850,000	$990,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Saubert Eric Saubert	TE	$850,000	$990,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Anderson Calvin Anderson	T	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Beck Andrew Beck	TE	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Darboh Amara Darboh	WR	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Mack Isaiah Mack	DT	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Rypien Brett Rypien	QB	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Schlottmann Austin Schlottmann	G	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Spencer Diontae Spencer	WR	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Taumoepenu Pita Taumoepenu	OLB	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Watson Josh Watson	LB	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Williams DeShawn Williams	DT	$850,000	$850,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$850,000	0.42
Muti Netane Muti	G	$831,448 $51,448	$780,000	$51,448	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($154,344)	$831,448 $51,448	0.41
Cleveland Tyrie Cleveland	WR	$798,873 $18,873	$780,000	$18,873	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($56,619)	$798,873 $18,873	0.40
Bassey Essang Bassey	CB	$786,666 $6,666	$780,000	$6,666	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($13,334)	$786,666 $6,666	0.39
Bellamy Levante Bellamy	RB	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Bobenmoyer Jacob Bobenmoyer	LS	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Harris Jonathan Harris	DT	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Locke P.J. Locke	S	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Morris Patrick Morris	C	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Motley Parnell Motley	CB	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Sizer Deyon Sizer	DT	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Tuszka Derrek Tuszka	DE	$780,000	$780,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$780,000	0.39
Sterns Caden Sterns	S	$742,647 $82,647	$660,000	$82,647	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($330,588)	$742,647 $82,647	0.37
Strnad Justin Strnad	ILB	$719,443 $59,443	$660,000	$59,443	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($178,329)	$719,443 $59,443	0.36
Williams Seth Williams	WR	$692,677 $32,677	$660,000	$32,677	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($130,708)	$692,677 $32,677	0.34
Cooper Jonathon Cooper	DE	$685,168 $25,168	$660,000	$25,168	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($100,672)	$685,168 $25,168	0.34
Spencer Marquiss Spencer	DE	$680,350 $20,350	$660,000	$20,350	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($81,400)	$680,350 $20,350	0.34
Himmelman Drew Himmelman	T	$668,333 $8,333	$660,000	$8,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($150,000)	$668,333 $8,333	0.33
McCain Mac McCain	CB	$666,666 $6,666	$660,000	$6,666	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($50,000)	$666,666 $6,666	0.33
Beyer Shaun Beyer	TE	$665,000 $5,000	$660,000	$5,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($125,000)	$665,000 $5,000	0.33
Jackson Warren Jackson	WR	$663,333 $3,333	$660,000	$3,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($60,000)	$663,333 $3,333	0.33
Laufenberg Nolan Laufenberg	G	$663,333 $3,333	$660,000	$3,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($25,000)	$663,333 $3,333	0.33
Prentice Adam Prentice	FB	$663,333 $3,333	$660,000	$3,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($20,000)	$663,333 $3,333	0.33
Robinson Curtis Robinson	ILB	$663,333 $3,333	$660,000	$3,333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($60,000)	$663,333 $3,333	0.33
Mack Branden Mack	WR	$661,666 $1,666	$660,000	$1,666	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($5,000)	$661,666 $1,666	0.33
Mintze Andre Mintze	DE	$661,666 $1,666	$660,000	$1,666	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($85,000)	$661,666 $1,666	0.33
Fort Austin Fort	TE	$661,168 $1,168	$660,000	$1,168	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,168)	$661,168 $1,168	0.33
Dukes Devontres Dukes	WR	$660,333 $333	$660,000	$333	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	($1,000)	$660,333 $333	0.33
Bailey Quinn Bailey	T	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.33
Benson Trinity Benson	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.33
Conway Cody Conway	T	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.33
Crockett Damarea Crockett	RB	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.33
Hinton Kendall Hinton	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.33
Pierson-El De'Mornay Pierson-El	WR	$660,000	$660,000	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	$660,000	0.33
Thompson Tedric Thompson	S	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0-	0.00
Active Roster:		$187,918,336	$131,671,777	$41,634,548	$8,599,096	-	$750,000	$5,542,917	-	-	$187,918,336	93.58

2021 Injured Reserve Cap

Injured players who will miss the remainder of the season. Their cap figures count toward the team total.

Player (1)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit	Cap %
Patrick Natrez Patrick	OLB	$465,000	$465,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$465,000	0.23

2021 Non-Football Injury Cap

Players who have suffered a non-football related injury. They do not count against the active roster, but their cap hit does.

Player (3)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit	Cap %
Hamilton Daesean Hamilton	WR	$2,353,661	$2,183,000	$170,661	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,353,661	1.17
Johnson Jamar Johnson	S	$737,555	$660,000	$77,555	-	-	-	-	-	-	$737,555	0.37
Vincent Jr. Kary Vincent Jr.	CB	$685,852	$660,000	$25,852	-	-	-	-	-	-	$685,852	0.34

2021 Projected Draft Pool Cap

Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)

Player (10)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit (Total)	Cap Hit (Top 51)
Round 1, Pick #9Patrick Surtain II Round 1, Pick #9	CB	$3,811,387	$660,000	$3,151,387	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3,811,387	$3,811,387
Round 2, Pick #35Javonte Williams Round 2, Pick #35	RB	$1,611,955	$660,000	$951,955	-	-	-	-	-	-	$1,611,955	$1,611,955
Round 3, Pick #98Quinn Meinerz Round 3, Pick #98	C	$870,154	$660,000	$210,154	-	-	-	-	-	-	$870,154	$870,154
Round 3, Pick #105Baron Browning Round 3, Pick #105	LB	$870,154	$660,000	$210,154	-	-	-	-	-	-	$870,154	$870,154
Round 5, Pick #152Caden Sterns Round 5, Pick #152	S	$742,647	$660,000	$82,647	-	-	-	-	-	-	$742,647	$82,647
Round 5, Pick #164Jamar Johnson Round 5, Pick #164	S	$737,555	$660,000	$77,555	-	-	-	-	-	-	$737,555	$77,555
Round 6, Pick #219Seth Williams Round 6, Pick #219	WR	$692,677	$660,000	$32,677	-	-	-	-	-	-	$692,677	$32,677
Round 7, Pick #237Kary Vincent Jr. Round 7, Pick #237	CB	$685,852	$660,000	$25,852	-	-	-	-	-	-	$685,852	$25,852
Round 7, Pick #239Jonathon Cooper Round 7, Pick #239	DE	$685,168	$660,000	$25,168	-	-	-	-	-	-	$685,168	$25,168
Round 7, Pick #253Marquiss Spencer Round 7, Pick #253	DE	$680,350	$660,000	$20,350	-	-	-	-	-	-	$680,350	$20,350
Projected Draft Pool:		$11,387,899									$11,387,899	$7,427,899

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 (15)	Pos.	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Signing Bonus	Roster Bonus	Option Bonus	Workout Bonus	Restruc. Bonus	Misc.	Dead Cap	Cap Hit	Cap %
JamesJa'Wuan James	RT	$3,000,000	-	$3,000,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3,000,000	1.49
JacksonKareem Jackson	SS	$2,882,353	-	$2,882,353	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,882,353	1.44
VannettNick Vannett	TE	$875,000	-	$875,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$875,000	0.44
DriskelJeff Driskel	QB	$750,000	-	$750,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$750,000	0.37
YiadomIsaac Yiadom	CB	$190,379	-	$190,379	-	-	-	-	-	-	$190,379	0.09
HollinsJustin Hollins	DE	$152,866	-	$152,866	-	-	-	-	-	-	$152,866	0.08
WinfreeJuwann Winfree	WR	$85,626	-	$85,626	-	-	-	-	-	-	$85,626	0.04
FumagalliTroy Fumagalli	TE	$70,450	-	$70,450	-	-	-	-	-	-	$70,450	0.04
TuszkaDerrek Tuszka	DE	$56,619	-	$56,619	-	-	-	-	-	-	$56,619	0.03
BellamyLevante Bellamy	RB	$20,000	-	$20,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$20,000	0.01
ManningZimari Manning	WR	$8,334	-	$8,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$8,334	0.00
HintonKendall Hinton	WR	$6,667	-	$6,667	-	-	-	-	-	-	$6,667	0.00
NealRiley Neal	QB	$5,334	-	$5,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5,334	0.00
ColemanDouglas Coleman	S	$3,334	-	$3,334	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3,334	0.00
WattsHunter Watts	T	$2,000	-	$2,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2,000	0.00
Dead Money:		$8,108,962	-	$8,108,962	-	-	-	-	-	-	$8,108,962	4.04

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								$17,788,121
Adjustment								$521,195
Adjusted Salary Cap								$200,809,316
All Contracts	$131,671,777	$41,634,548	$8,599,096	-	$750,000	$5,542,917	-	$187,918,336
Top 51 Contracts	$106,021,777	$41,299,112	$8,599,096	-	$750,000	$5,542,917	-	$162,268,336
Injured Reserve Money	$465,000	-	-	-	-	-	-	$465,000
Reserve/Non-Football Injury Money	$3,503,000	$274,068	-	-	-	-	-	$3,777,068
Dead Money	-	$8,108,962	-	-	-	-	-	$8,108,962
Total (All)	$135,639,777	$50,017,578	$8,599,096	-	$750,000	$5,542,917	-	$200,269,366
Total (w/Top 51)	$109,989,777	$49,682,142	$8,599,096	-	$750,000	$5,542,917	-	$174,619,366
Cap Space (w/All)								$539,950
Cap Space (w/Top 51)								$26,189,950

Denver Broncos Cap Totals

Adjusted Salary Cap $200,809,316
Active Contracts: $187,918,336
Dead Cap: $8,108,962
2020 Rollover: $17,788,121
Total (All): $200,269,366
Total (Top 51): $174,619,366
Est. Cap Space (All): $539,950
Est. Cap Space (Top 51): $26,189,950

Calculated Market Values

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Denver Broncos Draft Picks

R1, #9: Patrick Surtain II
R2, #35: Javonte Williams
R3, #98: Quinn Meinerz
R3, #105: Baron Browning
R5, #152: Caden Sterns
R5, #164: Jamar Johnson
R6, #219: Seth Williams
R7, #237: Kary Vincent Jr.
R7, #239: Jonathon Cooper
R7, #253: Marquiss Spencer

Transactions

Jul 27 2021 Tedric Thompson, S Signed a contract with Denver (DEN)

Jul 23 2021 Baron Browning, LB Signed a 4 year $4.78 million contract with Denver (DEN)

Jul 23 2021 Javonte Williams, RB Signed a 4 year $8.86 million contract with Denver (DEN)

Jul 21 2021 Quinn Meinerz, C Signed a 4 year $4.78 million contract with Denver (DEN)

Jul 20 2021 Damion Willis, WR Waived by Denver (DEN)

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