Kansas City Chiefs

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 (53) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Mahomes Patrick Mahomes QB $1,500,000 $2,000,000 $27,400,000 - $550,000 $4,343,381 - ($130,673,524) $35,793,381 17.16
Jones Chris Jones DT $3,750,000 - $18,124,000 - $500,000 $7,041,667 - ($36,957,333) $29,415,667 14.10
Brown Jr. Orlando Brown Jr. LT $16,662,000 - - - - - - ($16,662,000) $16,662,000 7.99
Clark Frank Clark DE $3,311,111 $7,475,000 $900,000 - - $1,600,000 - ($21,875,000) $13,286,111 6.37
Kelce Travis Kelce TE $2,893,333 - $2,750,000 - $250,000 $2,551,667 - ($15,350,000) $8,444,999 4.05
Thuney Joe Thuney G $1,035,000 $3,400,000 - - $500,000 $3,216,250 - ($43,000,000) $8,151,250 3.91
Valdes-Scantling Marquez Valdes-Scantling WR $2,560,000 $2,000,000 $220,000 - $100,000 - - ($8,660,000) $4,880,000 2.34
Reid Justin Reid S $1,035,000 $3,500,000 - - $15,000 - - ($20,500,000) $4,550,000 2.18
Thornhill Juan Thornhill FS $2,765,000 $344,139 - - $25,000 - - ($369,139) $3,134,139 1.50
Smith-Schuster JuJu Smith-Schuster WR $1,035,000 $1,455,000 $300,000 - $250,000 - - ($2,740,000) $3,040,000 1.46
Dunlap Carlos Dunlap DE $1,120,000 $1,880,000 - - - - - ($3,000,000) $3,000,000 1.44
Nnadi Derrick Nnadi DT $1,995,000 $500,000 $255,000 - - - - ($2,495,000) $2,750,000 1.32
Butker Harrison Butker K $1,163,611 $700,000 $94,118 - $50,000 $728,796 - ($3,636,388) $2,736,525 1.31
McDuffie Trent McDuffie CB $705,000 $1,839,088 - - - - - ($13,992,484) $2,544,088 1.22
Karlaftis George Karlaftis DE $705,000 $1,465,086 - - - - - ($11,935,474) $2,170,086 1.04
Henne Chad Henne QB $1,120,000 $880,000 - - - - - ($2,000,000) $2,000,000 0.96
Jones II Ronald Jones II RB $1,250,000 $250,000 - - - - - ($750,000) $1,500,000 0.72
Bolton Nick Bolton OLB $925,183 $400,733 - - - - - ($2,127,382) $1,325,916 0.64
Winchester James Winchester LS $1,120,000 $155,000 - - - - - ($310,000) $1,275,000 0.61
Humphrey Creed Humphrey C $912,964 $351,856 - - - - - ($1,968,532) $1,264,820 0.61
Saunders Khalen Saunders DT $965,000 $228,795 - - $25,000 - - ($253,795) $1,218,795 0.58
Gay Jr. Willie Gay Jr. ILB $863,811 $348,372 - - - - - ($696,744) $1,212,183 0.58
Wylie Andrew Wylie RT $2,385,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($2,537,500) $1,187,500 0.57
Moore Skyy Moore WR $705,000 $467,818 - - - - - ($2,869,476) $1,172,818 0.56
Niang Lucas Niang RT $825,000 $211,768 - - $35,000 - - ($670,304) $1,071,768 0.51
Cook Bryan Cook S $705,000 $358,116 - - - - - ($2,403,243) $1,063,116 0.51
Sneed L'Jarius Sneed CB $895,000 $158,580 - - - - - ($317,160) $1,053,580 0.51
Burton Michael Burton FB $1,120,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($732,500) $1,047,500 0.50
Bush Deon Bush S $1,035,000 $112,500 - - $40,000 - - ($1,047,500) $1,047,500 0.50
Christian Geron Christian T $1,035,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,047,500) $1,047,500 0.50
McKinnon Jerick McKinnon RB $1,035,000 - $152,500 - - - - - $1,047,500 0.50
Allegretti Nick Allegretti G $965,000 $27,988 - - $10,000 - - ($37,988) $1,002,988 0.48
Danna Michael Danna DE $895,000 $65,915 - - - - - ($131,830) $960,915 0.46
Kaindoh Joshua Kaindoh DE $825,000 $124,836 - - - - - ($374,508) $949,836 0.46
Chenal Leo Chenal LB $705,000 $212,256 - - - - - ($849,024) $917,256 0.44
Gray Noah Gray TE $825,000 $78,444 - - - - - ($235,332) $903,444 0.43
Townsend Tommy Townsend P $895,000 $2,500 - - - - - ($2,500) $897,500 0.43
Watson Justin Watson WR $1,035,000 - - - - - - - $895,000 0.43
Harris Darius Harris OLB $895,000 - - - - - - - $895,000 0.43
Lammons Chris Lammons CB $895,000 - - - - - - - $895,000 0.43
Williams Joshua Williams CB $705,000 $166,565 - - - - - ($666,260) $871,565 0.42
Smith Trey Smith G $825,000 $32,677 - - - - - ($98,031) $857,677 0.41
Buechele Shane Buechele QB $825,000 - - - - - - - $825,000 0.40
Fortson Joe Fortson TE $825,000 - - - - - - - $825,000 0.40
Wanogho Prince Tega Wanogho T $825,000 - - - - - - - $825,000 0.40
Kinnard Darian Kinnard G $705,000 $89,603 - - - - - ($358,412) $794,603 0.38
Toney Kadarius Toney WR $784,431 - - - - - - ($784,431) $784,430 0.38
Watson Jaylen Watson CB $705,000 $21,343 - - - - - ($85,372) $726,343 0.35
Pacheco Isiah Pacheco RB $705,000 $19,777 - - - - - ($79,108) $724,777 0.35
Herring Malik Herring DE $705,000 $8,333 - - - - - ($16,667) $713,333 0.34
Cochrane Jack Cochrane LB $705,000 - - - - - - - $665,833 0.32
Stallworth Taylor Stallworth DT $1,035,000 - - - - - - ($300,000) $646,386 0.31
Johnson Nazeeh Johnson CB $705,000 - - - - - - - $587,500 0.28
Active Roster: $178,258,128 $77,121,444 $31,789,588 $50,195,618 - $2,350,000 $19,481,761 - - $178,258,128 85.45


2022 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 (6) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Hardman Mecole Hardman
(Abdominal)		 WR $3,911,000 $413,191 - - $75,000 - - ($413,191) $4,399,191 2.11
Edwards-Helaire Clyde Edwards-Helaire
(Ankle)		 RB $1,593,779 $1,357,558 - - - - - ($5,528,839) $2,951,337 1.41
Bell Blake Bell
(Hip)		 TE $1,120,000 $152,500 - - - - - ($1,047,500) $1,047,500 0.50
Wharton Tershawn Wharton
(Knee-acl)		 DT $595,277 $1,667 - - - - - ($1,667) $596,943 0.29
Ross Justyn Ross
(Foot)		 WR $430,000 - - - - - - - $430,000 0.21
Franks Jordan Franks
(Hand)		 TE $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Injured Reserve: $9,631,971 $7,857,056 $1,924,916 - - $75,000 - - - $9,631,971 4.62


2022 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 $358,200 - - - - - - - $358,200 0.17
Shelton Danny Shelton DT $358,200 - - - - - - - $358,200 0.17
Lee Elijah Lee OLB $231,000 - - - - - - - $231,000 0.11
Kemp Marcus Kemp WR $215,600 - - - - - - - $215,600 0.10
Anderson Zayne Anderson S $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Caliendo Mike Caliendo G $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Christiansen Cole Christiansen LB $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Oladokun Chris Oladokun QB $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Powell Cornell Powell WR $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Gallman Wayne Gallman RB $200,200 - - - - - - - $200,200 0.10
Amadi Ugo Amadi S $154,000 - - - - - - - $154,000 0.07
Bootle Dicaprio Bootle CB $138,000 - - - - - - - $138,000 0.07
Ealy Jerrion Ealy WR $138,000 - - - - - - - $138,000 0.07
Smith-Marsette Ihmir Smith-Marsette WR $138,000 - - - - - - - $138,000 0.07
Gordon Melvin Gordon RB $119,400 - - - - - - - $119,400 0.06
Blanton Kendall Blanton TE $80,500 - - - - - - - $80,500 0.04
Edwards Bryan Edwards WR $69,000 - - - - - - - $69,000 0.03
Practice Squad: $3,235,100 $3,235,100 - - - - - - - $3,235,100 1.55


2022 Dead Cap

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

Player (38) Pos. Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Option Bonus Workout Bonus Restruc. Bonus Misc. Dead Cap Cap Hit Cap %
Hitchens Anthony Hitchens ILB - $2,800,000 - - - $1,423,750 - - $4,223,750 2.02
Duvernay-Tardif Laurent Duvernay-Tardif G - $2,000,000 - - - - - - $2,000,000 0.96
Carter Jermaine Carter ILB $1,035,000 $735,000 - - - - - - $1,770,000 0.85
Hill Tyreek Hill WR - $1,450,000 - - - - - - $1,450,000 0.70
Fenton Rashad Fenton CB $1,124,444 $38,205 - - $10,000 - - - $1,172,649 0.56
Lee Elijah Lee OLB $574,900 - - - $20,000 - - - $594,900 0.29
Stallworth Taylor Stallworth DT $399,500 - - - - - - - $399,500 0.19
Powell Cornell Powell WR $91,666 $180,114 - - - - - - $271,780 0.13
Bootle Dicaprio Bootle CB $229,332 $13,334 - - - - - - $242,666 0.12
Oginni Kehinde Oginni TE $207,000 - - - - - - - $207,000 0.10
Wright Matthew Wright K $168,444 - - - - - - - $168,444 0.08
Kemp Marcus Kemp WR $164,722 - - - - - - - $164,722 0.08
Cochrane Jack Cochrane LB $136,500 $8,333 - - - - - - $144,833 0.07
Fountain Daurice Fountain WR $134,111 - - - - - - - $134,111 0.06
Whitley Benton Whitley OLB $129,000 - - - - - - - $129,000 0.06
Ammendola Matt Ammendola K $114,666 - - - - - - - $114,666 0.05
Anderson Zayne Anderson LB $91,666 $6,667 - - - - - - $98,333 0.05
Conley Chris Conley WR $59,700 - - - - - - - $59,700 0.03
Johnson Nazeeh Johnson CB $34,500 $19,252 - - - - - - $53,752 0.03
Amadi Ugo Amadi S $53,611 - - - - - - - $53,611 0.03
Christiansen Cole Christiansen LB $49,722 - - - - - - - $49,722 0.02
Coleman Corey Coleman WR $46,200 - - - - - - - $46,200 0.02
Kamara Azur Kamara LB $46,000 - - - - - - - $46,000 0.02
Keyes Bopete Keyes CB - $41,410 - - - - - - $41,410 0.02
Thompson Darwin Thompson RB - $31,960 - - - - - - $31,960 0.02
Blanton Kendall Blanton TE $23,000 - - - - - - - $23,000 0.01
Broughton Cortez Broughton DT $23,000 - - - - - - - $23,000 0.01
Greer Nasir Greer S $10,000 $5,000 - - - - - - $15,000 0.01
Wiggins James Wiggins S $11,500 - - - - - - - $11,500 0.01
Buechele Shane Buechele QB - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Key Devon Key S - $10,000 - - - - - - $10,000 0.00
Cole Riley Cole LB - $6,667 - - - - - - $6,667 0.00
Character Marlon Character CB - $5,000 - - - - - - $5,000 0.00
Durant Yasir Durant T - $3,334 - - - - - - $3,334 0.00
Ealy Jerrion Ealy WR - $3,333 - - - - - - $3,333 0.00
Rose Mike Rose LB - $1,666 - - - - - - $1,666 0.00
Fleet-Davis Tayon Fleet-Davis RB - $1,166 - - - - - - $1,166 0.00
Caliendo Mike Caliendo G - $833 - - - - - - $833 0.00
Dead: $13,783,208 $4,958,184 $7,371,274 - - $30,000 $1,423,750 - - $13,783,208 6.61


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 $77,121,444 $31,789,588 $50,195,618 - $2,350,000 $19,481,761 - $178,258,128
Injured Reserve Money $7,857,056 $1,924,916 - - $75,000 - - $9,631,971
Dead Money $4,958,184 $7,371,274 - - $30,000 $1,423,750 - $13,783,208
Practice Squad $3,235,100 - - - - - - $3,235,100
Total $93,171,784 $41,085,778 $50,195,618 - $2,455,000 $20,905,511 - $204,908,407
Cap Space $3,691,593