Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs 2023 Salary Cap

Chiefs 2023 Salary Cap

An updated look at the Kansas City Chiefs 2023 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 %
Mahomes Patrick Mahomes QB $1,325,556 $6,114,888 $22,400,000 - $550,000 $6,743,381 - ($151,281,139) $37,133,825 16.84
Jones Chris Jones DT $18,416,667 $1,350,020 - - - $7,041,668 - ($7,041,668) $26,808,355 12.16
Kelce Travis Kelce TE $11,250,000 - $750,000 - $250,000 $2,551,667 - ($19,155,000) $14,801,667 6.71
Thuney Joe Thuney G $1,950,000 $3,400,000 - - $500,000 $7,566,250 - ($35,348,750) $13,416,250 6.09
Reid Justin Reid S $8,950,000 $3,500,000 - - $250,000 - - ($16,200,000) $12,700,000 5.76
Valdes-Scantling Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR $8,560,000 $2,000,000 $340,000 - $100,000 - - ($12,660,000) $11,000,000 4.99
Taylor Jawaan Taylor RT $1,080,000 $4,725,000 - - $20,000 - - ($40,020,000) $5,825,000 2.64
Butker Harrison Butker K $3,550,000 $700,000 $76,471 - $50,000 $728,796 - ($5,757,592) $5,105,267 2.32
Edwards-Helaire Clyde Edwards-Helaire RB $1,985,670 $1,357,558 - - $100,000 - - ($2,677,502) $3,443,228 1.56
McDuffie Trent McDuffie CB $941,022 $1,839,088 $400,000 - - - - ($11,448,396) $3,180,110 1.44
Tranquill Drue Tranquill LB $1,010,000 $1,440,000 $510,000 - $40,000 - - ($2,490,000) $3,000,000 1.36
Sneed L'Jarius Sneed CB $2,743,000 $158,580 - - - - - ($158,580) $2,901,580 1.32
Edwards Mike Edwards S $1,080,000 $1,400,000 $382,353 - $20,000 - - ($2,500,000) $2,882,352 1.31
Danna Michael Danna DE $2,743,000 $65,915 - - - - - ($65,915) $2,808,915 1.27
Smith Donovan Smith LT $1,980,000 - $780,000 - - - - ($1,980,000) $2,760,000 1.25
Karlaftis George Karlaftis DE $1,247,522 $1,465,086 - - - - - ($9,765,388) $2,712,608 1.23
Townsend Tommy Townsend P $2,627,000 - - - - - - - $2,627,000 1.19
Anudike-Uzomah Felix Anudike-Uzomah DE $750,000 $1,398,694 - - - - - ($5,594,776) $2,148,694 0.97
Toney Kadarius Toney WR $1,907,228 - - - - - - ($4,438,070) $1,907,228 0.87
Wharton Tershawn Wharton DE $1,010,000 $500,000 $125,000 - $90,000 - - ($940,000) $1,725,000 0.78
Gay Jr. Willie Gay Jr. ILB $1,253,779 $329,018 - - $75,000 - - ($404,018) $1,657,797 0.75
Bolton Nick Bolton OLB $1,090,368 $400,733 - - $100,000 - - ($901,466) $1,591,101 0.72
Humphrey Creed Humphrey C $1,090,928 $351,856 - - $75,000 - - ($778,712) $1,517,784 0.69
Moore Skyy Moore WR $998,204 $467,818 - - - - - ($2,401,658) $1,466,022 0.67
Cook Bryan Cook S $970,779 $358,116 - - - - - ($2,045,127) $1,328,895 0.60
Winchester James Winchester LS $1,165,000 $155,000 - - - - - ($1,320,000) $1,320,000 0.60
Watson Justin Watson WR $1,080,000 $150,000 - - $20,000 - - ($1,400,000) $1,250,000 0.57
Allegretti Nick Allegretti G $2,430,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($2,582,500) $1,232,500 0.56
Niang Lucas Niang RT $946,000 $211,768 - - $50,000 - - ($473,536) $1,207,768 0.55
Rice Rashee Rice WR $750,000 $430,947 - - - - - ($3,519,025) $1,180,947 0.54
Chenal Leo Chenal LB $884,314 $212,256 - - $50,000 - - ($686,768) $1,146,570 0.52
Gabbert Blaine Gabbert QB $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,317,500) $1,092,500 0.50
McKinnon Jerick McKinnon RB $1,165,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,317,500) $1,092,500 0.50
Nnadi Derrick Nnadi DT $1,080,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,232,500) $1,092,500 0.50
Williams Joshua Williams CB $870,000 $166,565 - - - - - ($499,695) $1,036,565 0.47
Gray Noah Gray TE $940,000 $78,444 - - - - - ($156,888) $1,018,444 0.46
Morris Wanya Morris T $750,000 $226,065 - - - - - ($904,260) $976,065 0.44
Smith Trey Smith G $940,000 $32,677 - - - - - ($65,354) $972,677 0.44
Bell Blake Bell TE $1,165,000 - - - - - - ($1,165,000) $940,000 0.43
Conner Chamarri Conner CB $750,000 $187,842 - - - - - ($751,368) $937,842 0.43
Dickerson Matt Dickerson DE $1,080,000 - - - - - - - $900,000 0.41
Watson Jaylen Watson CB $870,000 $21,343 - - - - - ($64,029) $891,343 0.40
Pacheco Isiah Pacheco RB $870,000 $19,777 - - - - - ($59,331) $889,777 0.40
Herring Malik Herring DE $870,000 $8,334 - - - - - ($8,334) $878,334 0.40
Cochrane Jack Cochrane LB $870,000 - - - - - - - $870,000 0.39
Farrell Jr. Neil Farrell Jr. DT $870,000 - - - - - - - $870,000 0.39
Thompson B.J. Thompson DE $750,000 $67,913 - - - - - ($271,652) $817,913 0.37
Coburn Keondre Coburn DT $750,000 $44,154 - - - - - ($176,616) $794,154 0.36
Jones Nic Jones CB $750,000 $19,444 - - - - - ($77,776) $769,444 0.35
Jones Cam Jones LB $750,000 $5,000 - - - - - ($150,000) $755,000 0.34
Caliendo Mike Caliendo G $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Ross Justyn Ross WR $750,000 - - - - - - - $750,000 0.34
Washington Montrell Washington WR $870,000 - - - - - - - $725,000 0.33
Active Roster: $193,606,521 $107,391,037 $35,969,899 $22,800,000 - $2,340,000 $24,631,762 - - $193,606,521 87.82


2023 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 %
Omenihu Charles Omenihu DE $720,000 $3,750,000 - - $20,000 - - ($7,500,000) $4,490,000 2.04
Suspended: $4,490,000 $720,000 $3,750,000 - - $20,000 - - - $4,490,000 2.04


2023 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 %
Wanogho Prince Tega Wanogho
(Quad)		 T $573,333 $400,000 $500,000 - $25,000 - - ($775,000) $1,498,332 0.68
James Richie James
(Knee-mcl)		 WR $1,080,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,232,500) $1,092,500 0.50
Fortson Jody Fortson
(Shoulder)		 TE $940,000 - - - - - - - $940,000 0.43
Johnson Nazeeh Johnson
(Knee)		 CB $475,000 - - - - - - - $475,000 0.22
Remigio Nikko Remigio
(Wrist)		 WR $450,000 $5,000 - - - - - ($65,000) $455,000 0.21
Injured Reserve: $4,460,832 $3,518,333 $557,500 $500,000 - $25,000 - - - $4,460,832 2.02


2023 Practice Squad

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

Player (17) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Reiter Austin Reiter C $370,800 - - - - - - - $370,800 0.17
Boye-Doe Ekow Boye-Doe CB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Bushman Matt Bushman TE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Christiansen Cole Christiansen LB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Jones Truman Jones DE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Kinnard Darian Kinnard G $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Oladokun Chris Oladokun QB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Perine La'Mical Perine RB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Powell Cornell Powell WR $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Prince Deneric Prince RB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Prince Gerrit Prince TE $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Taylor Keith Taylor CB $216,000 - - - - - - - $216,000 0.10
Rush Darius Rush CB $192,000 - - - - - - - $192,000 0.09
Arias Daniel Arias WR $180,000 - - - - - - - $180,000 0.08
Cota Chase Cota WR $180,000 - - - - - - - $180,000 0.08
Bush Deon Bush S $20,800 - - - - - - - $20,800 0.01
Godrick Chukwuebuka Godrick T $216,000 - - - - - - - - 0.00
Practice Squad: $3,319,600 $3,535,600 - - - - - - - $3,319,600 1.51


2023 Dead Cap

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

Player (27) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Clark Frank Clark DE - $7,541,943 - - - - - - $7,541,943 3.42
Bush Deon Bush S $350,000 - - - - - - - $350,000 0.16
Dickerson Matt Dickerson DE $181,800 - - - - - - - $181,800 0.08
Moore Isaiah Moore LB $130,000 $6,000 - - - - - - $136,000 0.06
Kaindoh Joshua Kaindoh DE - $124,836 - - - - - - $124,836 0.06
Christiansen Cole Christiansen LB $104,444 - - - - - - - $104,444 0.05
Carvin Jerome Carvin T $100,000 $4,166 - - - - - - $104,166 0.05
Kinnard Darian Kinnard G - $89,603 - - - - - - $89,603 0.04
Washington Montrell Washington WR $84,333 - - - - - - - $84,333 0.04
Taylor Reese Taylor CB $65,000 $1,666 - - - - - - $66,666 0.03
Johnson Nazeeh Johnson CB - $57,756 - - - - - - $57,756 0.03
Perine La'Mical Perine RB $52,222 - - - - - - - $52,222 0.02
Bushman Matt Bushman TE $41,667 - - - - - - - $41,667 0.02
Rush Darius Rush CB $41,667 - - - - - - - $41,667 0.02
Shelton Danny Shelton DT $41,200 - - - - - - - $41,200 0.02
Cochrane Jack Cochrane LB - $16,667 - - - - - - $16,667 0.01
Greer Nasir Greer S - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Ealy Jerrion Ealy WR - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Jones Truman Jones DE - $6,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Prince Deneric Prince RB - $6,666 - - - - - - $6,666 0.00
Rose Mike Rose LB - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Hailassie Kahlef Hailassie S - $3,333 - - - - - - $3,333 0.00
Fleet-Davis Tayon Fleet-Davis RB - $2,334 - - - - - - $2,334 0.00
Caliendo Mike Caliendo G - $1,667 - - - - - - $1,667 0.00
Cook Anthony Cook S - $1,666 - - - - - - $1,666 0.00
Witherstone Anthony Witherstone CB - $1,666 - - - - - - $1,666 0.00
Norman Isaiah Norman S - $500 - - - - - - $500 0.00
Dead: $9,079,469 $1,192,333 $7,887,136 - - - - - - $9,079,469 4.12


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 $2,866,615
Adjustment $-7,218,822
Adjusted Salary Cap $220,447,793
All Contracts $107,391,037 $35,969,899 $25,763,824 - $2,340,000 $24,631,762 - $193,606,521
Reserve/Suspended Money $720,000 $3,750,000 - - $20,000 - - $4,490,000
Injured Reserve Money $3,518,333 $557,500 $500,000 - $25,000 - - $4,460,832
Dead Money $1,192,333 $7,887,136 - - - - - $9,079,469
Practice Squad $3,535,600 - - - - - - $3,319,600
Total $116,357,303 $48,164,535 $26,263,824 - $2,385,000 $24,631,762 - $214,956,422
Cap Space $5,491,371