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Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions 2020 Salary Cap

Lions 2020 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Detroit Lions 2020 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 (53) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Stafford Matthew Stafford QB $7,200,000 $10,000,000 - - $500,000 $4,950,000 - ($39,800,000) $22,650,000 10.57
Flowers Trey Flowers DE $11,125,000 $5,614,000 - - - - - ($48,081,000) $16,739,000 7.81
Jones Marvin Jones WR $6,500,000 $1,600,000 - - - $1,083,334 - ($2,683,334) $9,183,334 4.29
Decker Taylor Decker LT $6,850,000 $1,500,000 - - - - - ($42,100,000) $8,350,000 3.90
Trufant Desmond Trufant CB $4,500,000 $2,500,000 $281,250 - - - - ($9,500,000) $7,281,250 3.40
Collins Jamie Collins OLB $4,000,000 $2,333,333 - - - - - ($18,000,000) $6,333,333 2.96
Okudah Jeff Okudah CB $610,000 $5,486,099 - - - - - ($21,944,396) $6,096,099 2.84
Vaitai Halapoulivaati Vaitai RT $4,000,000 $1,400,000 - - - - - ($20,000,000) $5,400,000 2.52
James Jesse James TE $3,800,000 $1,429,000 - - $50,000 - - ($8,266,000) $5,279,000 2.46
Amendola Danny Amendola WR $1,500,000 $3,000,000 $468,750 - - - - ($4,500,000) $4,968,750 2.32
Hockenson T.J. Hockenson TE $675,000 $3,108,859 $810,965 - - - - ($16,217,366) $4,594,824 2.14
Harmon Duron Harmon SS $3,500,000 - $750,000 - - - $250,000 - $4,500,000 2.10
Williams Nick Williams DT $2,900,000 $1,000,000 $400,000 - - - - ($4,900,000) $4,300,000 2.01
Okwara Romeo Okwara DE $2,750,000 $901,666 $375,000 - $50,000 - - ($1,953,336) $4,076,666 1.90
Prater Matt Prater K $2,700,000 $900,000 $200,000 - $100,000 - - ($900,000) $3,900,000 1.82
Davis Jarrad Davis ILB $1,960,798 $1,529,399 - - - - - ($1,529,399) $3,490,197 1.63
Ragnow Frank Ragnow C $1,550,922 $1,661,843 - - - - - ($4,874,611) $3,212,765 1.50
Shelton Danny Shelton DT $1,500,000 $1,250,000 - - - - - ($4,000,000) $2,750,000 1.28
Jones Christian Jones OLB $910,000 $492,500 $186,875 $600,000 $150,000 - - ($3,277,500) $2,339,375 1.09
Golladay Kenny Golladay WR $2,133,000 $179,706 - - - - - ($179,706) $2,312,706 1.08
Daniel Chase Daniel QB $1,250,000 $750,000 - - - - - ($5,000,000) $2,000,000 0.93
Roberts Darryl Roberts CB $1,000,000 $500,000 $406,250 - - - - ($1,000,000) $1,906,250 0.89
Dahl Joe Dahl G $1,475,000 $250,000 $81,250 - $50,000 - - ($1,600,000) $1,856,250 0.87
Johnson Kerryon Johnson RB $1,071,245 $702,489 - - - - - ($1,404,979) $1,773,734 0.83
Tavai Jahlani Tavai ILB $808,362 $758,449 - - - - - ($3,083,709) $1,566,811 0.73
Swift D'Andre Swift RB $610,000 $942,530 - - - - - ($6,154,517) $1,552,530 0.72
Killebrew Miles Killebrew SS $1,862,500 $137,500 - - - - - ($1,137,500) $1,047,500 0.49
McRae Tony McRae CB $910,000 $100,000 - - - - - ($200,000) $1,010,000 0.47
Reeves-Maybin Jalen Reeves-Maybin OLB $825,000 $154,724 - - - - - ($154,724) $979,724 0.46
Walker Tracy Walker FS $750,000 $220,497 - - - - - ($440,994) $970,497 0.45
Ragland Reggie Ragland ILB $825,000 $137,500 - - - - - ($137,500) $962,500 0.45
Harris Will Harris SS $675,000 $238,061 - - $30,000 - - ($714,183) $943,061 0.44
Hand Da'shawn Hand DE $750,000 $170,491 - - - - - ($340,982) $920,491 0.43
Okwara Julian Okwara DE $610,000 $285,784 - - - - - ($1,143,136) $895,784 0.42
Agnew Jamal Agnew WR $825,000 $64,591 - - - - - ($64,591) $889,591 0.42
Jackson Jonah Jackson G $610,000 $262,140 - - - - - ($1,048,560) $872,140 0.41
Muhlbach Don Muhlbach LS $1,050,000 $90,000 - - - - - ($90,000) $840,000 0.39
Lee Elijah Lee OLB $825,000 $10,000 - - - - - ($10,000) $835,000 0.39
Hall Marvin Hall WR $825,000 - - - - - - - $825,000 0.38
Crosby Tyrell Crosby LT $750,000 $71,920 - - - - - ($143,843) $821,920 0.38
Stenberg Logan Stenberg G $610,000 $185,410 - - - - - ($741,640) $795,410 0.37
Oruwariye Amani Oruwariye CB $675,000 $80,526 - - - - - ($241,579) $755,526 0.35
Aboushi Oday Aboushi G $1,050,000 - - - - - - ($162,500) $750,000 0.35
Peterson Adrian Peterson RB $1,050,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.35
Cabinda Jason Cabinda FB $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.35
Johnson Ty Johnson RB $675,000 $42,976 - - - - - ($128,928) $717,976 0.34
Jones Chris Jones CB $705,882 - - - - - - - $705,882 0.33
Cephus Quintez Cephus WR $610,000 $76,072 - - - - - ($304,288) $686,072 0.32
Moore C.J. Moore FS $675,000 $2,333 - - - - - ($4,667) $677,333 0.32
Penisini John Penisini DT $610,000 $42,794 - - - - - ($171,176) $652,794 0.30
Bryant Hunter Bryant TE $610,000 $6,666 - - - - - ($60,000) $616,666 0.29
Fox Jack Fox P $610,000 - - - - - - - $610,000 0.28
Nelson Matt Nelson RT $610,000 - - - - - - - $610,000 0.28
Active Roster: $160,303,741 $98,212,709 $52,169,858 $3,960,340 $600,000 $930,000 $6,033,334 $250,000 - $160,303,741 74.80


2020 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 %
Kearse Jayron Kearse FS $823,530 $411,765 $406,250 - - - - ($500,000) $1,641,545 0.77
Suspended: $1,641,545 $823,530 $411,765 $406,250 - - - - - $1,641,545 0.77


2020 Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List

Cap breakdowns for players currently on the Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission List. All count against the team's salary cap.

Player (3) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Allison Geronimo Allison
(COVID-19) 		WR - - - - - - - ($137,500) - 0.00
Atkins John Atkins
(COVID-19) 		DT - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Bodine Russell Bodine C - - - - - - - - - 0.00
Exempt: - - - - - - - - - - 0.00


2020 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 (5) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Coleman Justin Coleman
(Hamstring)		 CB $6,950,000 $2,029,000 - - $50,000 - - ($15,066,000) $9,029,000 4.21
Bawden Nick Bawden
(Knee-acl)		 FB $750,000 $21,051 - - - - - ($42,102) $771,051 0.36
Ford Michael Ford
(Ankle)		 CB $450,000 - - - - - - - $450,000 0.21
Scarbrough Bo Scarbrough
(Undisclosed)		 RB $425,000 - - - - - - - $425,000 0.20
Cornell Jashon Cornell
(Achilles)		 DE $400,000 $21,133 - - - - - ($84,532) $421,133 0.20
Injured Reserve: $11,096,184 $8,975,000 $2,071,184 - - $50,000 - - - $11,096,184 5.18


2020 Reserve/PUP 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 %
Bryant Austin Bryant DE $425,000 $182,459 - - - - - ($547,377) $607,459 0.28
Reserve/PUP: $607,459 $425,000 $182,459 - - - - - - $607,459 0.28


2020 Practice Squad

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

Player (16) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Martin Kareem Martin OLB $192,000 - - - - - - - $192,000 0.09
Wiggins Kenny Wiggins G $192,000 - - - - - - - $192,000 0.09
Benzschawel Beau Benzschawel G $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Blough David Blough QB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Elliott Jalen Elliott S $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Herron Frank Herron DT $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Kennedy Tom Kennedy WR $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Nauta Isaac Nauta TE $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Pittman Anthony Pittman LB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Price Bobby Price S $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Siposs Arryn Siposs P $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Strong Kevin Strong DT $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Virgin Dee Virgin CB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Whyte Kerrith Whyte RB $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Wirtel Steven Wirtel LS $142,800 - - - - - - - $142,800 0.07
Williams Jonathan Williams RB $134,400 - - - - - - - $134,400 0.06
Practice Squad: $2,374,800 $2,374,800 - - - - - - - $2,374,800 1.11


2020 Dead Cap

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

Player (33) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Wagner Ricky Wagner RT - $5,800,000 - - - - - - $5,800,000 2.71
Harrison Damon Harrison DT - $5,000,000 - - - - - - $5,000,000 2.33
Diggs Quandre Diggs SS - $2,250,000 - $1,333,334 - - - - $3,583,334 1.67
Slay Darius Slay CB - $2,900,000 - - - - - - $2,900,000 1.35
Kennard Devon Kennard OLB - $1,750,000 - - - - - - $1,750,000 0.82
Martin Sam Martin P - $500,000 - - - - - - $500,000 0.23
Tabor Jalen Tabor CB - $411,906 - - - - - - $411,906 0.19
Wiggins Kenny Wiggins G $73,765 $137,500 - - - - - - $211,264 0.10
Roberts Michael Roberts TE - $150,784 - - - - - - $150,784 0.07
Aboushi Oday Aboushi T - $137,500 - - - - - - $137,500 0.06
Fulgham Travis Fulgham WR - $133,614 - - - - - - $133,614 0.06
Davis Geremy Davis WR - $35,000 - - $60,000 - - - $95,000 0.04
Elliott Jalen Elliott S $85,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $90,000 0.04
Nauta Isaac Nauta TE - $75,048 - - - - - - $75,048 0.04
Huntley Jason Huntley RB - $72,577 - - - - - - $72,577 0.03
Johnson P.J. Johnson DT - $72,111 - - - - - - $72,111 0.03
Williams Jonathan Williams RB $61,929 - - - - - - - $61,929 0.03
Siposs Arryn Siposs P $50,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $55,000 0.03
Garnett Joshua Garnett G - $50,000 - - - - - - $50,000 0.02
Wirtel Steven Wirtel LS $15,000 $2,333 - - - - - - $17,333 0.01
Pope Ryan Pope T - $13,337 - - - - - - $13,337 0.01
Carson Tra Carson RB - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Dinson Jeremiah Dinson S - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Cannon Anthony Cannon LB - $9,233 - - - - - - $9,233 0.00
Bolden Victor Bolden WR $8,400 - - - - - - - $8,400 0.00
Wynn Jonathan Wynn DE $8,400 - - - - - - - $8,400 0.00
Carney Malik Carney DE - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Lamar Tre Lamar LB - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Price Bobby Price S $5,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Sellers Luke Sellers FB $5,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Powell Brandon Powell WR - $4,000 - - - - - - $4,000 0.00
Benzschawel Beau Benzschawel G - $3,333 - - - - - - $3,333 0.00
Strong Kevin Strong DT - $2,000 - - - - - - $2,000 0.00
Dead: $21,262,769 $312,494 $19,556,942 - $1,333,334 $60,000 - - - $21,262,769 9.92


2020 Cap Totals

Cap Type Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Incentives Cap Total
2020 NFL Salary Cap $198,200,000
2019 Rollover Cap $16,108,170
Adjustment $0
Adjusted Salary Cap $214,308,170
All Contracts $98,212,709 $52,169,858 $3,960,340 $600,000 $930,000 $6,033,334 $250,000 $160,303,741
Reserve/Suspended Money $823,530 $411,765 $406,250 - - - - $1,641,545
Injured Reserve Money $8,975,000 $2,071,184 - - $50,000 - - $11,096,184
Reserve/PUP Money $425,000 $182,459 - - - - - $607,459
Dead Money $312,494 $19,556,942 - $1,333,334 $60,000 - - $21,262,769
Practice Squad $2,374,800 - - - - - - $2,374,800
Total $111,123,533 $74,392,208 $4,366,590 $1,933,334 $1,040,000 $6,033,334 $250,000 $197,286,498
Cap Space $17,021,672