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Kansas City Chiefs 2022 Salary Cap
Chiefs 2022 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Kansas City Chiefs 2022 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 (90) | 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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Patrick Mahomes | QB | $35,793,381 | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $27,400,000 | - | $550,000 | $4,343,381 | - | ($130,123,524) | $35,793,381 | 17.16 |
Chris Jones | DT | $29,415,667 | $3,750,000 | - | $18,124,000 | - | $500,000 | $7,041,667 | - | ($36,457,333) | $29,415,667 | 14.10 |
Orlando Brown Jr. | T | $16,662,000 | $16,662,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,662,000 | 7.99 |
Frank Clark | DE | $13,700,000 | $3,725,000 | $7,475,000 | $900,000 | - | - | $1,600,000 | - | ($21,875,000) | $13,700,000 | 6.57 |
Travis Kelce | TE | $8,855,872 | $6,500,000 | - | $705,872 | - | $250,000 | $1,400,000 | - | ($7,600,000) | $8,855,872 | 4.25 |
Joe Thuney | G | $8,151,250 | $1,035,000 | $3,400,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $3,216,250 | - | ($42,500,000) | $8,151,250 | 3.91 |
Marquez Valdes-Scantling | WR | $4,880,000 | $2,560,000 | $2,000,000 | $220,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($8,560,000) | $4,880,000 | 2.34 |
Justin Reid | S | $4,550,000 | $1,035,000 | $3,500,000 | - | - | $15,000 | - | - | ($20,485,000) | $4,550,000 | 2.18 |
Mecole Hardman | WR | $4,399,191 | $3,911,000 | $413,191 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($413,191) | $4,399,191 | 2.11 |
Harrison Butker | K | $4,194,118 | $3,350,000 | $700,000 | $94,118 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,400,000) | $4,194,118 | 2.01 |
Chad Henne | QB | $3,265,000 | $2,385,000 | $880,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,265,000) | $3,265,000 | 1.57 |
Juan Thornhill | FS | $3,134,139 | $2,765,000 | $344,139 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($344,139) | $3,134,139 | 1.50 |
Clyde Edwards-Helaire | RB | $2,951,337 | $1,593,779 | $1,357,558 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,308,895) | $2,951,337 | 1.41 |
JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | $2,890,000 | $1,035,000 | $1,455,000 | $150,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($2,490,000) | $2,890,000 | 1.39 |
Derrick Nnadi | DT | $2,750,000 | $1,995,000 | $500,000 | $255,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,495,000) | $2,750,000 | 1.32 |
Rashad Fenton | CB | $2,578,205 | $2,530,000 | $38,205 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($38,205) | $2,578,205 | 1.24 |
Trent McDuffie | CB | $2,544,088 | $705,000 | $1,839,088 | - | - | - | - | - | ($13,992,484) | $2,544,088 | 1.22 |
George Karlaftis | DE | $2,170,086 | $705,000 | $1,465,086 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,935,474) | $2,170,086 | 1.04 |
Jermaine Carter | ILB | $1,770,000 | $1,035,000 | $735,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,770,000) | $1,770,000 | 0.85 |
Ronald Jones II | RB | $1,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($750,000) | $1,500,000 | 0.72 |
Willie Gay Jr. | OLB | $1,437,558 | $1,089,186 | $348,372 | - | - | - | - | - | ($696,744) | $1,437,558 | 0.69 |
Nick Bolton | LB | $1,325,916 | $925,183 | $400,733 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,127,382) | $1,325,916 | 0.64 |
James Winchester | LS | $1,275,000 | $1,120,000 | $155,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($310,000) | $1,275,000 | 0.61 |
Creed Humphrey | C | $1,264,820 | $912,964 | $351,856 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,968,532) | $1,264,820 | 0.61 |
Khalen Saunders | DT | $1,218,795 | $965,000 | $228,795 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($228,795) | $1,218,795 | 0.58 |
Lonnie Johnson | CB | $1,206,021 | $1,206,021 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,206,021 | 0.58 |
Andrew Wylie | T | $1,187,500 | $2,385,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,537,500) | $1,187,500 | 0.57 |
Skyy Moore | WR | $1,172,818 | $705,000 | $467,818 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,869,476) | $1,172,818 | 0.56 |
Lucas Niang | RT | $1,071,768 | $825,000 | $211,768 | - | - | $35,000 | - | - | ($635,304) | $1,071,768 | 0.51 |
Bryan Cook | S | $1,063,116 | $705,000 | $358,116 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,403,243) | $1,063,116 | 0.51 |
L'Jarius Sneed | CB | $1,053,580 | $895,000 | $158,580 | - | - | - | - | - | ($317,160) | $1,053,580 | 0.51 |
Blake Bell | TE | $1,047,500 | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,047,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.50 |
Michael Burton | FB | $1,047,500 | $1,120,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($732,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.50 |
Deon Bush | S | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $112,500 | - | - | $40,000 | - | - | ($1,007,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.50 |
Geron Christian | T | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,047,500) | $1,047,500 | 0.50 |
Jerick McKinnon | RB | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | - | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,047,500 | 0.50 |
Taylor Stallworth | DT | $1,047,500 | $1,035,000 | - | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | ($300,000) | $1,047,500 | 0.50 |
Nick Allegretti | G | $1,002,988 | $965,000 | $27,988 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($27,988) | $1,002,988 | 0.48 |
Deandre Baker | CB | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.46 |
Corey Coleman | WR | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.46 |
Daurice Fountain | WR | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.46 |
Roderick Johnson | T | $965,000 | $965,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $965,000 | 0.46 |
Michael Danna | DE | $960,915 | $895,000 | $65,915 | - | - | - | - | - | ($131,830) | $960,915 | 0.46 |
Joshua Kaindoh | DE | $949,836 | $825,000 | $124,836 | - | - | - | - | - | ($374,508) | $949,836 | 0.46 |
Leo Chenal | LB | $917,256 | $705,000 | $212,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($849,024) | $917,256 | 0.44 |
Elijah Lee | OLB | $915,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | $20,000 | - | - | ($325,000) | $915,000 | 0.44 |
Noah Gray | TE | $903,444 | $825,000 | $78,444 | - | - | - | - | - | ($235,332) | $903,444 | 0.43 |
Tommy Townsend | P | $897,500 | $895,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500) | $897,500 | 0.43 |
Tershawn Wharton | DT | $896,667 | $895,000 | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,667) | $896,667 | 0.43 |
Josh Gordon | WR | $895,000 | $1,120,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.43 |
Shilique Calhoun | OLB | $895,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.43 |
Austin Reiter | C | $895,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.43 |
Justin Watson | WR | $895,000 | $1,035,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.43 |
Cortez Broughton | DT | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.43 |
Darius Harris | OLB | $895,000 | $895,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $895,000 | 0.43 |
Joshua Williams | CB | $871,565 $166,565 | $705,000 | $166,565 | - | - | - | - | - | ($666,260) | $871,565 $166,565 | 0.42 |
Trey Smith | G | $857,677 $32,677 | $825,000 | $32,677 | - | - | - | - | - | ($98,031) | $857,677 $32,677 | 0.41 |
Zayne Anderson | S | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Dicaprio Bootle | CB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Shane Buechele | QB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Joe Fortson | TE | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Jordan Franks | TE | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Derrick Gore | RB | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Gary Jennings | WR | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Prince Tega Wanogho | T | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.40 |
Darian Kinnard | G | $794,603 $89,603 | $705,000 | $89,603 | - | - | - | - | - | ($358,412) | $794,603 $89,603 | 0.38 |
Jaylen Watson | CB | $726,343 $21,343 | $705,000 | $21,343 | - | - | - | - | - | ($85,372) | $726,343 $21,343 | 0.35 |
Isiah Pacheco | RB | $724,777 $19,777 | $705,000 | $19,777 | - | - | - | - | - | ($79,108) | $724,777 $19,777 | 0.35 |
Nazeeh Johnson | CB | $724,252 $19,252 | $705,000 | $19,252 | - | - | - | - | - | ($77,008) | $724,252 $19,252 | 0.35 |
Jack Cochrane | LB | $713,333 $8,333 | $705,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($150,000) | $713,333 $8,333 | 0.34 |
Malik Herring | DE | $713,333 $8,333 | $705,000 | $8,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($16,667) | $713,333 $8,333 | 0.34 |
Omar Bayless | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Matt Bushman | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Mike Caliendo | G | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Dustin Crum | QB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Brandin Dandridge | S | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Jerrion Ealy | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Austin Edwards | DE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Tayon Fleet-Davis | RB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Chris Glaser | G | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Nasir Greer | S | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Vitaliy Gurman | T | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Devon Key | S | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Kehinde Oginni | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Aaron Parker | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Cornell Powell | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Mike Rose | LB | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Justyn Ross | WR | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Mark Vital | TE | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $705,000 | 0.34 |
Chris Lammons | CB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $217,805,715 | $120,105,133 | $32,635,294 | $48,153,990 | - | $2,455,000 | $17,601,298 | - | - | $217,805,715 | 104.41 |
2022 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 % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mathew Sexton | WR | $430,000 | $430,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $430,000 | 0.21 |
2022 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) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trent McDuffie Round 1, Pick #21 | CB | $2,544,088 | $705,000 | $1,839,088 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,544,088 | $2,544,088 |
George Karlaftis Round 1, Pick #30 | DE | $2,170,088 | $705,000 | $1,465,088 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,170,088 | $2,170,088 |
Skyy Moore Round 2, Pick #54 | WR | $1,172,818 | $705,000 | $467,818 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,172,818 | $1,172,818 |
Bryan Cook Round 2, Pick #62 | S | $1,063,116 | $705,000 | $358,116 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,063,116 | $1,063,116 |
Leo Chenal Round 3, Pick #103 | LB | $917,256 | $705,000 | $212,256 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $917,256 | $917,256 |
Joshua Williams Round 4, Pick #135 | CB | $871,565 | $705,000 | $166,565 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $871,565 | $166,565 |
Darian Kinnard Round 5, Pick #145 | G | $794,603 | $705,000 | $89,603 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $794,603 | $89,603 |
Jaylen Watson Round 7, Pick #243 | CB | $726,342 | $705,000 | $21,342 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $726,342 | $21,342 |
Isiah Pacheco Round 7, Pick #251 | RB | $724,777 | $705,000 | $19,777 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $724,777 | $19,777 |
Nazeeh Johnson Round 7, Pick #259 | CB | $724,252 | $705,000 | $19,252 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $724,252 | $19,252 |
Projected Draft Pool: | $11,708,905 | $11,708,905 | $8,183,905 |
2022 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 (13) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Hitchens | ILB | $4,223,750 | - | $2,800,000 | - | - | - | $1,423,750 | - | - | $4,223,750 | 2.02 |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | G | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 0.96 |
Tyreek Hill | WR | $1,450,000 | - | $1,450,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,450,000 | 0.70 |
Cornell Powell | WR | $180,114 | - | $180,114 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $180,114 | 0.09 |
Bopete Keyes | CB | $41,410 | - | $41,410 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $41,410 | 0.02 |
Darwin Thompson | RB | $31,960 | - | $31,960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $31,960 | 0.02 |
Dicaprio Bootle | CB | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Shane Buechele | QB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Devon Key | S | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.00 |
Zayne Anderson | LB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Riley Cole | LB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Marlon Character | CB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Yasir Durant | T | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $7,982,236 | - | $6,558,486 | - | - | - | $1,423,750 | - | - | $7,982,236 | 3.83 |
2022 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 NFL Salary Cap | $208,200,000 | ||||||||
2021 Rollover Cap | $1,322,092 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $-922,092 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $208,600,000 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $120,105,133 | $32,635,294 | $48,153,990 | - | $2,455,000 | $17,601,298 | - | $217,805,715 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $91,195,133 | $32,269,411 | $48,153,990 | - | $2,455,000 | $17,601,298 | - | $189,175,715 | |
Injured Reserve Money | $430,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $430,000 | |
Dead Money | - | $6,558,486 | - | - | - | $1,423,750 | - | $7,982,236 | |
Total (All) | $120,535,133 | $39,193,780 | $48,153,990 | - | $2,455,000 | $19,025,048 | - | $226,217,951 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $91,625,133 | $38,827,897 | $48,153,990 | - | $2,455,000 | $19,025,048 | - | $197,587,951 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-17,617,951 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $11,012,049 |