Kansas City Chiefs 2018 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Kansas City Chiefs 2018 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.
| Active Players (53) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Houston | OLB | $14,750,000 | $4,100,000 | - | - | $250,000 | $1,500,000 | - | ($12,950,000) | $20,600,000 | 11.46 |
| Eric Fisher | LT | $11,150,000 | $2,550,000 | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($22,184,046) | $13,950,000 | 7.76 |
| Eric Berry | SS | $8,900,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($28,850,000) | $13,000,000 | 7.23 |
| Travis Kelce | TE | $6,800,000 | $1,968,400 | $937,500 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($12,705,200) | $9,955,900 | 5.54 |
| Dee Ford | OLB | $8,718,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($8,718,000) | $8,718,000 | 4.85 |
| Allen Bailey | DE | $5,400,000 | $2,000,000 | $468,750 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $7,968,750 | 4.43 |
| Sammy Watkins | WR | $790,000 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($30,010,000) | $7,800,000 | 4.34 |
| Mitchell Schwartz | RT | $5,700,000 | $1,400,000 | $500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($6,640,000) | $7,700,000 | 4.28 |
| Daniel Sorensen | FS | $3,650,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | $500,000 | ($3,050,000) | $5,200,000 | 2.89 |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | $555,000 | $2,521,506 | $656,635 | - | - | - | - | ($13,439,330) | $3,733,141 | 2.08 |
| Anthony Hitchens | ILB | $790,000 | $2,800,000 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($21,300,000) | $3,600,000 | 2.00 |
| Chad Henne | QB | $1,015,000 | $1,550,000 | - | - | $35,000 | - | - | ($5,150,000) | $2,600,000 | 1.45 |
| Cameron Erving | G | $705,000 | $1,431,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000,000) | $2,136,666 | 1.19 |
| Demetrius Harris | TE | $1,750,000 | $188,235 | $108,824 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($450,000) | $2,097,059 | 1.17 |
| Chris Conley | WR | $1,882,000 | $178,110 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($203,110) | $2,085,110 | 1.16 |
| Steven Nelson | CB | $1,897,000 | $145,488 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($155,488) | $2,052,488 | 1.14 |
| Anthony Sherman | FB | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 1.11 |
| Dustin Colquitt | P | $1,015,000 | $650,000 | - | - | $35,000 | - | - | ($3,000,000) | $1,700,000 | 0.95 |
| Chris Jones | DE | $916,476 | $682,950 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,465,901) | $1,699,426 | 0.95 |
| Xavier Williams | DT | $705,000 | $875,000 | - | - | $45,000 | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $1,625,000 | 0.90 |
| Mitch Morse | C | $1,047,239 | $414,651 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($439,651) | $1,486,890 | 0.83 |
| Orlando Scandrick | CB | $915,000 | - | $343,750 | - | - | - | - | - | $1,258,750 | 0.70 |
| Damien Williams | RB | $790,000 | $60,000 | $237,500 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($110,000) | $1,137,500 | 0.63 |
| Breeland Speaks | LB | $480,000 | $629,184 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,754,032) | $1,109,184 | 0.62 |
| Spencer Ware | RB | $725,000 | $333,334 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($383,334) | $1,108,334 | 0.62 |
| Tanoh Kpassagnon | DE | $636,419 | $320,676 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($1,542,031) | $982,095 | 0.55 |
| Reggie Ragland | ILB | $931,034 | - | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($50,000) | $981,034 | 0.55 |
| Josh Shaw | CB | $955,882 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $955,882 | 0.53 |
| James Winchester | LS | $720,000 | - | - | - | $10,000 | $100,000 | - | ($410,000) | $830,000 | 0.46 |
| Eric Murray | SS | $630,000 | $149,950 | - | - | $9,000 | - | - | ($308,903) | $788,950 | 0.44 |
| Kareem Hunt | RB | $575,250 | $193,988 | - | - | $9,000 | - | - | ($590,964) | $778,238 | 0.43 |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | $630,000 | $129,293 | - | - | $9,000 | - | - | ($267,586) | $768,293 | 0.43 |
| Jarvis Jenkins | DE | $790,000 | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($590,000) | $720,000 | 0.40 |
| Derrick Nnadi | DT | $480,000 | $239,850 | - | - | - | - | - | ($959,400) | $719,850 | 0.40 |
| Tyreek Hill | WR | $630,000 | $17,500 | $48,496 | - | $9,000 | - | - | ($44,000) | $704,996 | 0.39 |
| Dorian O'Daniel | DE | $480,000 | $190,379 | - | - | - | - | - | ($761,516) | $670,379 | 0.37 |
| Kendall Fuller | CB | $647,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $647,500 | 0.36 |
| Ron Parker | FS | $915,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $630,000 | 0.35 |
| Jordan Lucas | S | $630,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $630,000 | 0.35 |
| Austin Reiter | C | $630,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $630,000 | 0.35 |
| Harrison Butker | K | $555,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $555,000 | 0.31 |
| Justin Hamilton | DT | $555,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $555,000 | 0.31 |
| Tremon Smith | CB | $480,000 | $38,451 | - | - | - | - | - | ($153,804) | $518,451 | 0.29 |
| Kahlil McKenzie | G | $480,000 | $37,736 | - | - | - | - | - | ($150,945) | $517,736 | 0.29 |
| Darrel Williams | RB | $480,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($30,000) | $485,000 | 0.27 |
| Ben Niemann | LB | $480,000 | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000) | $482,000 | 0.27 |
| Marcus Kemp | WR | $480,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $480,000 | 0.27 |
| Charvarius Ward | CB | $480,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $480,000 | 0.27 |
| Andrew Wylie | G | $480,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $480,000 | 0.27 |
| Frank Zombo | OLB | $557,647 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $444,706 | 0.25 |
| Jeff Allen | G | $511,176 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $407,647 | 0.23 |
| Jimmy Murray | C | $282,350 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $282,350 | 0.16 |
| Deon Yelder | TE | $282,350 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $282,350 | 0.16 |
2018 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 (11) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | G | $3,310,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($13,613,000) | $5,360,000 | 2.98 |
| Jordan Devey | G | $790,000 | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($90,000) | $720,000 | 0.40 |
| De'Anthony Thomas | WR | $790,000 | $90,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($90,000) | $720,000 | 0.40 |
| Armani Watts | S | $397,399 | $158,058 | - | - | - | - | - | ($632,235) | $555,457 | 0.31 |
| Terrance Smith | ILB | $490,589 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $490,589 | 0.27 |
| Alex Ellis | TE | $419,647 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $419,646 | 0.23 |
| Dillon Gordon | TE | $378,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $378,000 | 0.21 |
| Byron Pringle | WR | $363,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($15,000) | $368,000 | 0.20 |
| J.D. Moore | RB | $363,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $364,666 | 0.20 |
| Step Durham | S | $363,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $363,000 | 0.20 |
| Tejan Koroma | C | $363,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $363,000 | 0.20 |
2018 Practice Squad
Cap breakdowns for players currently on a team's practice squad. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (11) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Crockett | RB | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| Gehrig Dieter | WR | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| Ryan Hunter | T | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| Joey Ivie | DT | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| Chase Litton | QB | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| Robert McCray | LB | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| D’Montre Wade | S | $129,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $129,200 | 0.07 |
| David Wells | TE | $91,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $91,200 | 0.05 |
| Leon McQuay III | S | $83,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $83,600 | 0.05 |
| Raymond Davison | LB | $76,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $76,000 | 0.04 |
| Pace Murphy | T | $76,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $76,000 | 0.04 |
2018 Dead Cap
Cap breakdowns for players who have been traded or released. All count against the team's salary cap.
| Player (28) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maclin | WR | - | $4,800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,800,000 | 2.67 |
| Alex Smith | QB | - | $3,600,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,600,000 | 2.00 |
| Derrick Johnson | ILB | - | $2,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,250,000 | 1.25 |
| Ron Parker | FS | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 1.11 |
| Tamba Hali | OLB | - | $1,708,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,708,334 | 0.95 |
| Marcus Peters | CB | - | $1,307,574 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,307,574 | 0.73 |
| Jah Reid | RT | - | $775,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $775,000 | 0.43 |
| David Amerson | CB | - | $500,000 | - | - | $125,000 | - | - | - | $625,000 | 0.35 |
| Charcandrick West | RB | - | $333,334 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | - | $383,334 | 0.21 |
| Frank Zombo | OLB | - | $166,668 | - | - | $40,000 | - | - | - | $206,668 | 0.11 |
| Nate Orchard | OLB | $165,882 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $165,882 | 0.09 |
| Parker Ehinger | G | - | $150,729 | - | - | $9,000 | - | - | - | $159,729 | 0.09 |
| Leon McQuay III | S | $63,047 | $82,512 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $145,559 | 0.08 |
| Bryan Witzmann | G | - | $100,000 | - | - | $30,000 | - | - | - | $130,000 | 0.07 |
| Jehu Chesson | WR | - | $104,912 | - | - | $9,000 | - | - | - | $113,912 | 0.06 |
| D.J. White | CB | - | $78,507 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $78,507 | 0.04 |
| Dadi Nicolas | OLB | - | $61,607 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $61,607 | 0.03 |
| Ukeme Eligwe | ILB | - | $50,484 | - | - | $9,000 | - | - | - | $59,484 | 0.03 |
| Jimmy Murray | C | $53,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $53,200 | 0.03 |
| D.J. Alexander | ILB | - | $41,564 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $41,564 | 0.02 |
| Ike Boettger | G | $28,235 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $28,235 | 0.02 |
| Keith Reaser | CB | $25,471 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $25,470 | 0.01 |
| David Wells | TE | $22,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $22,800 | 0.01 |
| Deon Yelder | TE | $22,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $22,800 | 0.01 |
| T.Y. McGill | DT | - | - | - | - | $17,000 | - | - | - | $17,000 | 0.01 |
| Arrion Springs | S | $15,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $15,200 | 0.01 |
| Devin Chappell | CB | - | $5,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,334 | 0.00 |
| Jordan Sterns | S | - | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,000 | 0.00 |
2018 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 NFL Salary Cap | $177,200,000 | ||||||||
| 2017 Rollover Cap | $2,600,000 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $179,800,000 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $143,729,655 | ||||||||
| Injured Reserve Money | $10,102,358 | ||||||||
| Dead Cap | $18,806,193 | ||||||||
| Practice Squad Money | $1,231,200 | ||||||||
| Total Cap | $173,869,406 | ||||||||
| Chiefs Cap Space | ($5,930,594) | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 NFL Salary Cap | $177,200,000 | ||||||||
| 2017 Rollover Cap | $2,600,000 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $179,800,000 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $99,430,323 | $37,893,347 | $3,301,455 | - | $1,666,000 | $1,600,000 | $500,000 | $143,729,655 | |
| Injured Reserve Money | $8,027,635 | $2,344,724 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | $10,102,358 | |
| Dead Money | $396,635 | $18,120,559 | - | - | $289,000 | - | - | $18,806,193 | |
| Practice Squad | $1,231,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,231,200 | |
| Total | $109,085,793 | $58,358,630 | $3,301,455 | - | $2,005,000 | $1,600,000 | $500,000 | $173,869,406 | |
| Cap Space | $5,930,594 | ||||||||