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

Active Players (70) | 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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Jared Goff | QB | $30,975,000 | $20,975,000 | - | $5,000,000 | - | - | $5,000,000 | - | ($15,000,000) | $30,975,000 | 13.63 |
Taylor Decker | LT | $19,350,000 | $13,700,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $3,900,000 | - | ($17,000,000) | $19,350,000 | 8.52 |
Frank Ragnow | C | $16,450,000 | $11,550,000 | $1,200,000 | - | $3,600,000 | $100,000 | - | - | ($29,550,000) | $16,450,000 | 7.24 |
Jeff Okudah | CB | $10,668,173 | $1,010,000 | $5,486,099 | $4,172,074 | - | - | - | - | ($5,486,099) | $10,668,173 | 4.70 |
Aidan Hutchinson | DE | $8,116,679 | $870,000 | $5,788,343 | $1,458,336 | - | - | - | - | ($29,220,043) | $8,116,679 | 3.57 |
Penei Sewell | RT | $6,572,473 | $940,000 | $3,721,649 | $1,910,824 | - | - | - | - | ($14,240,359) | $6,572,473 | 2.89 |
Tracy Walker | S | $6,321,667 | $1,450,000 | $2,321,667 | - | - | $50,000 | $2,500,000 | - | ($13,593,336) | $6,321,667 | 2.78 |
Romeo Okwara | OLB | $5,647,058 | $2,000,000 | $3,500,000 | $147,059 | - | - | - | - | ($7,000,000) | $5,647,058 | 2.49 |
Charles Harris | DE | $5,076,568 | $3,000,000 | $1,988,333 | $88,235 | - | - | - | - | ($3,976,668) | $5,076,568 | 2.23 |
Halapoulivaati Vaitai | G | $5,053,194 | $1,210,000 | $2,295,000 | - | $333,750 | - | $1,214,444 | - | ($8,896,388) | $5,053,194 | 2.22 |
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson | S | $4,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,500,000) | $4,500,000 | 1.98 |
Emmanuel Moseley | CB | $4,294,117 | $3,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $294,118 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $4,294,117 | 1.89 |
Kalif Raymond | WR | $4,050,000 | $2,450,000 | $625,000 | $400,000 | - | $50,000 | - | $525,000 | ($925,000) | $4,050,000 | 1.78 |
Jameson Williams | WR | $3,968,589 | $1,148,718 | $2,469,871 | $350,000 | - | - | - | - | ($14,286,919) | $3,968,589 | 1.75 |
Josh Reynolds | WR | $3,929,406 | $1,800,000 | $750,000 | $1,329,406 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $3,929,406 | 1.73 |
Cameron Sutton | CB | $3,280,000 | $1,100,000 | $2,180,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($21,000,000) | $3,280,000 | 1.44 |
Jonah Jackson | G | $3,254,140 | $2,992,000 | $262,140 | - | - | - | - | - | ($262,140) | $3,254,140 | 1.43 |
David Montgomery | RB | $2,845,588 | $1,250,000 | $1,125,000 | $470,588 | - | - | - | - | ($8,750,000) | $2,845,588 | 1.25 |
D'Andre Swift | RB | $2,716,927 | $1,774,397 | $942,530 | - | - | - | - | - | ($942,530) | $2,716,927 | 1.20 |
Alex Anzalone | ILB | $2,650,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $100,000 | - | $150,000 | - | - | ($9,000,000) | $2,650,000 | 1.17 |
Jason Cabinda | FB | $2,512,059 | $1,900,000 | $500,000 | $47,059 | - | - | - | $65,000 | ($500,000) | $2,512,059 | 1.11 |
John Cominsky | DE | $2,300,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $2,300,000 | 1.01 |
Graham Glasgow | G | $2,235,294 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 | $235,294 | - | - | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $2,235,294 | 0.98 |
Levi Onwuzurike | DT | $2,222,425 | $1,400,808 | $821,617 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,643,234) | $2,222,425 | 0.98 |
Jack Fox | P | $1,965,000 | $1,115,000 | $350,000 | - | - | - | $500,000 | - | ($4,550,000) | $1,965,000 | 0.86 |
C.J. Moore | S | $1,800,000 | $1,100,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $1,800,000 | 0.79 |
Josh Paschal | DE | $1,758,102 | $1,056,620 | $701,482 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,436,066) | $1,758,102 | 0.77 |
Jalen Reeves-Maybin | OLB | $1,750,000 | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($500,000) | $1,750,000 | 0.77 |
Isaiah Buggs | DE | $1,700,000 | $1,100,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $1,700,000 | 0.75 |
Nate Sudfeld | QB | $1,600,000 | $1,165,000 | $435,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $1,600,000 | 0.70 |
Julian Okwara | OLB | $1,569,063 | $1,282,456 | $286,607 | - | - | - | - | - | ($286,607) | $1,569,063 | 0.69 |
Alim McNeill | DT | $1,398,869 | $1,126,290 | $272,579 | - | - | - | - | - | ($545,158) | $1,398,869 | 0.62 |
Ifeatu Melifonwu | CB | $1,305,232 | $1,095,077 | $210,155 | - | - | - | - | - | ($420,310) | $1,305,232 | 0.57 |
Matt Nelson | T | $1,300,000 | $1,100,000 | $150,000 | $25,000 | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($150,000) | $1,300,000 | 0.57 |
Will Harris | S | $1,232,500 | $2,430,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,582,500) | $1,232,500 | 0.54 |
Logan Stenberg | G | $1,195,410 | $1,010,000 | $185,410 | - | - | - | - | - | ($185,410) | $1,195,410 | 0.53 |
Kerby Joseph | S | $1,146,568 | $909,313 | $212,255 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($636,765) | $1,146,568 | 0.50 |
Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | $1,136,313 | $940,000 | $196,313 | - | - | - | - | - | ($392,626) | $1,136,313 | 0.50 |
Derrick Barnes | OLB | $1,135,301 | $940,000 | $195,301 | - | - | - | - | - | ($390,602) | $1,135,301 | 0.50 |
Jake McQuaide | LS | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($152,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.48 |
Michael Badgley | K | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($350,000) | $1,092,500 | 0.48 |
Quintez Cephus | WR | $1,086,072 | $1,010,000 | $76,072 | - | - | - | - | - | ($76,072) | $1,086,072 | 0.48 |
Ross Pierschbacher | G | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.44 |
James Houston | OLB | $970,000 | $870,000 | - | $25,000 | - | $75,000 | - | - | - | $970,000 | 0.43 |
Jerry Jacobs | CB | $941,167 | $940,000 | $1,167 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,167) | $941,167 | 0.41 |
Craig Reynolds | RB | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Scott Daly | LS | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Benito Jones | DT | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Tom Kennedy | WR | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Anthony Pittman | LB | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Brock Wright | TE | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
Shane Zylstra | TE | $940,000 | $940,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.41 |
James Mitchell | TE | $930,638 $60,638 | $870,000 | $60,638 | - | - | - | - | - | ($181,914) | $930,638 $60,638 | 0.41 |
Malcolm RodrÃguez | LB | $916,980 $46,980 | $870,000 | $46,980 | - | - | - | - | - | ($140,940) | $916,980 $46,980 | 0.40 |
Chase Lucas | CB | $894,820 $24,820 | $870,000 | $24,820 | - | - | - | - | - | ($74,460) | $894,820 $24,820 | 0.39 |
Maurice Alexander | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Kayode Awosika | G | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Trinity Benson | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Stanley Berryhill | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Brady Breeze | S | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Khalil Dorsey | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Jermar Jefferson | RB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Mac McCain | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Demetrius Taylor | DT | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Jarren Williams | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.38 |
Greg Bell | RB | $755,000 $5,000 | $750,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,000) | $755,000 $5,000 | 0.33 |
Derrick Deese Jr. | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Obinna Eze | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Darrin Paulo | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.33 |
Marvin Jones | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $208,201,392 | $126,545,679 | $48,944,528 | $16,052,993 | $3,933,750 | $875,000 | $13,114,444 | $590,000 | - | $208,201,392 | 91.63 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (8) | 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) |
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Round 1, Pick #6 | $5,474,921 | $705,000 | $4,769,921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,474,921 | $5,474,921 | |
Round 1, Pick #18 | $2,817,505 | $705,000 | $2,112,505 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,817,505 | $2,817,505 | |
Round 2, Pick #48 | $1,374,904 | $705,000 | $669,904 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,374,904 | $1,374,904 | |
Round 2, Pick #55 | $1,177,499 | $705,000 | $472,499 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,177,499 | $1,177,499 | |
Round 3, Pick #81 | $977,234 | $705,000 | $272,234 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $977,234 | $977,234 | |
Round 5, Pick #152 | $793,796 | $705,000 | $88,796 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $793,796 | $88,796 | |
Round 6, Pick #183 | $758,785 | $705,000 | $53,785 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $758,785 | $53,785 | |
Round 6, Pick #194 | $753,411 | $705,000 | $48,411 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $753,411 | $48,411 | |
Projected Draft Pool: | $14,128,055 | $14,128,055 | $12,013,055 |
2023 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 (17) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DJ Chark | WR | $5,976,668 | - | $5,976,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,976,668 | 2.63 |
Michael Brockers | DT | $3,975,000 | - | $3,975,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,975,000 | 1.75 |
James Houston | OLB | $99,012 | - | $99,012 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $99,012 | 0.04 |
John Penisini | DT | $42,794 | - | $42,794 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $42,794 | 0.02 |
Jermar Jefferson | RB | $39,162 | - | $39,162 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $39,162 | 0.02 |
Jashon Cornell | DT | $21,133 | - | $21,133 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $21,133 | 0.01 |
Obinna Eze | T | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Cedric Boswell | CB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Kevin Jarvis | G | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Josh Johnson | WR | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Zein Obeid | T | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Kalil Pimpleton | WR | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Corey Sutton | WR | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Demetrius Taylor | DT | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Nolan Givan | TE | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Derrick Deese Jr. | TE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
A.J. Parker | CB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $10,250,438 | - | $10,250,438 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,250,438 | 4.51 |
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 | $2,223,156 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $186,546 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $227,209,702 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $126,545,679 | $48,944,528 | $16,052,993 | $3,933,750 | $875,000 | $13,114,444 | $590,000 | $208,201,392 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $111,295,679 | $48,807,090 | $16,052,993 | $3,933,750 | $875,000 | $13,114,444 | $590,000 | $192,951,392 | |
Dead Money | - | $10,250,438 | - | - | - | - | - | $10,250,438 | |
Total (All) | $126,545,679 | $59,194,966 | $16,052,993 | $3,933,750 | $875,000 | $13,114,444 | $590,000 | $218,451,830 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $111,295,679 | $59,057,528 | $16,052,993 | $3,933,750 | $875,000 | $13,114,444 | $590,000 | $203,201,830 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $8,757,872 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $24,007,872 |