Kansas City Chiefs 2020 Salary Cap
Chiefs 2020 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Kansas City Chiefs 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 (66) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Watkins | WR | $21,000,000 | $13,750,000 | $7,000,000 | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($7,000,000) | $21,000,000 | 9.50 |
| Frank Clark | DE | $19,300,000 | $12,000,000 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $500,000 | $1,600,000 | - | ($56,300,000) | $19,300,000 | 8.74 |
| Tyreek Hill | WR | $17,740,000 | $910,000 | $1,450,000 | $15,200,000 | - | $180,000 | - | - | ($22,770,000) | $17,740,000 | 8.03 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | FS | $16,333,333 | $11,150,000 | $4,933,333 | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($21,016,668) | $16,333,333 | 7.39 |
| Chris Jones | DE | $16,126,000 | $16,126,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $16,126,000 | 7.30 |
| Eric Fisher | LT | $14,981,666 | $8,750,000 | $2,550,000 | $250,000 | - | $250,000 | $3,181,666 | - | ($8,913,334) | $14,981,666 | 6.78 |
| Anthony Hitchens | ILB | $12,692,500 | $7,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $468,750 | - | $200,000 | $1,423,750 | - | ($12,671,250) | $12,692,500 | 5.74 |
| Travis Kelce | TE | $11,218,400 | $8,000,000 | $1,968,400 | $1,000,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($1,968,400) | $11,218,400 | 5.08 |
| Mitchell Schwartz | RT | $10,820,000 | $5,320,000 | $5,150,000 | - | - | $350,000 | - | - | ($14,220,000) | $10,820,000 | 4.90 |
| Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | G | $8,937,500 | $6,450,000 | $2,000,000 | $437,500 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($4,000,000) | $8,937,500 | 4.05 |
| Alex Okafor | DE | $7,221,875 | $4,700,000 | $2,000,000 | $171,875 | - | $100,000 | - | $250,000 | ($6,000,000) | $7,221,875 | 3.27 |
| Damien Wilson | OLB | $5,375,000 | $3,200,000 | $875,000 | $250,000 | - | $50,000 | - | $1,000,000 | ($875,000) | $5,375,000 | 2.43 |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | $5,316,413 | $825,000 | $2,521,508 | $1,969,905 | - | - | - | - | ($5,226,413) | $5,316,413 | 2.41 |
| Daniel Sorensen | SS | $4,750,000 | $3,600,000 | $1,000,000 | $100,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $4,750,000 | 2.15 |
| Austin Reiter | C | $3,758,334 | $2,275,000 | $333,334 | $500,000 | - | $50,000 | - | $600,000 | ($333,334) | $3,758,334 | 1.70 |
| Harrison Butker | K | $3,195,000 | $2,345,000 | $700,000 | $100,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($5,145,000) | $3,195,000 | 1.45 |
| Damien Williams | RB | $2,708,334 | $1,850,000 | $533,334 | $275,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($533,334) | $2,708,334 | 1.23 |
| Dustin Colquitt | P | $2,650,000 | $1,950,000 | $650,000 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($650,000) | $2,650,000 | 1.20 |
| Breeland Speaks | DE | $1,663,776 | $1,034,592 | $629,184 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,258,368) | $1,663,776 | 0.75 |
| Chad Henne | QB | $1,625,000 | $1,250,000 | $375,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $1,625,000 | 0.74 |
| Tanoh Kpassagnon | DE | $1,374,936 | $1,029,257 | $320,679 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($320,679) | $1,374,936 | 0.62 |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | $1,135,239 | $722,048 | $413,191 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,961,621) | $1,135,239 | 0.51 |
| Juan Thornhill | S | $1,048,924 | $704,785 | $344,139 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,455,287) | $1,048,924 | 0.47 |
| Derrick Nnadi | DT | $1,039,850 | $750,000 | $239,850 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($479,700) | $1,039,850 | 0.47 |
| James Winchester | LS | $1,020,000 | $910,000 | - | - | - | $10,000 | $100,000 | - | ($200,000) | $1,020,000 | 0.46 |
| Dorian O'Daniel | OLB | $963,879 | $750,000 | $190,379 | - | - | $23,500 | - | - | ($380,758) | $963,879 | 0.44 |
| Khalen Saunders | DT | $928,795 | $675,000 | $228,795 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($686,385) | $928,795 | 0.42 |
| Armani Watts | S | $917,558 | $750,000 | $158,058 | - | - | $9,500 | - | - | ($316,119) | $917,558 | 0.42 |
| Mike Remmers | RT | $887,500 | $1,050,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($887,500) | $887,500 | 0.40 |
| Antonio Hamilton | CB | $887,500 | $910,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($887,500) | $887,500 | 0.40 |
| Mike Pennel | DE | $887,500 | $910,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($887,500) | $887,500 | 0.40 |
| Anthony Lanier | DE | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $825,000 | 0.37 |
| Darrel Williams | RB | $755,000 | $750,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $755,000 | 0.34 |
| Ben Niemann | LB | $752,000 | $750,000 | $2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,000) | $752,000 | 0.34 |
| Demone Harris | OLB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Devaroe Lawrence | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Elijah McGuire | RB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Martinas Rankin | G | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Charvarius Ward | CB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Andrew Wylie | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Deon Yelder | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Rashad Fenton | CB | $722,705 | $675,000 | $38,205 | - | - | $9,500 | - | - | ($114,615) | $722,705 | 0.33 |
| Darwin Thompson | RB | $716,460 | $675,000 | $31,960 | - | - | $9,500 | - | - | ($95,880) | $716,460 | 0.32 |
| Nick Allegretti | C | $712,488 | $675,000 | $27,988 | - | - | $9,500 | - | - | ($83,964) | $712,488 | 0.32 |
| Jackson Barton | T | $690,000 | $675,000 | $15,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($15,000) | $690,000 | 0.31 |
| Jordan Ta'amu | QB | $680,000 | $610,000 | $70,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($70,000) | $680,000 | 0.31 |
| Alex Brown | CB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Gehrig Dieter | WR | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Ryan Hunter | T | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Chris Lammons | CB | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Byron Pringle | WR | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Greg Senat | T | $675,000 | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.31 |
| Darius Harris | OLB | $613,333 $3,333 | $610,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $613,333 $3,333 | 0.28 |
| John Lovett | TE | $612,500 $2,500 | $610,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $612,500 $2,500 | 0.28 |
| Felton Davis | WR | $611,666 $1,666 | $610,000 | $1,666 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $611,666 $1,666 | 0.28 |
| Tim Ward | DE | $610,833 $833 | $610,000 | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,667) | $610,833 $833 | 0.28 |
| Joe Fortson | TE | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Braxton Hoyett | DT | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Nick Keizer | TE | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Alize Mack | TE | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Marcus Marshall | RB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Emmanuel Smith | LB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Mike Weber | RB | $610,000 | $610,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $610,000 | 0.28 |
| Demarcus Robinson | WR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
| Anthony Sherman | FB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2020 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
| Player (5) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1, Pick #32 | $1,907,919 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,907,919 | |
| Round 2, Pick #63 | $868,729 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $868,729 | |
| Round 3, Pick #96 | $728,064 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $728,064 | |
| Round 4, Pick #138 | $673,295 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $673,295 | |
| Round 5, Pick #177 | $578,934 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $578,934 | |
| Projected Draft Pool: | $4,756,941 | $4,756,941 |
2020 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 (8) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Berry | SS | $8,000,000 | - | $8,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,000,000 | 3.62 |
| Cameron Erving | T | $1,431,668 | - | $1,431,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,431,668 | 0.65 |
| Tremon Smith | RB | $76,902 | - | $76,902 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $76,902 | 0.03 |
| Kahlil McKenzie | G | $75,472 | - | $75,472 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $75,472 | 0.03 |
| Jack Fox | P | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
| Byron Pringle | WR | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Shurmur | QB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
| Cody Thompson | WR | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
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 | $22,742,461 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $220,942,461 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $144,701,682 | $45,175,169 | $20,723,030 | - | $2,851,500 | $6,305,416 | $1,850,000 | $220,986,797 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $136,706,682 | $45,166,837 | $20,723,030 | - | $2,851,500 | $6,305,416 | $1,850,000 | $212,991,797 | |
| Draft Pool | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,756,941 | |
| Dead Money | - | $9,605,709 | - | - | - | - | - | $9,605,709 | |
| Total (All) | $144,701,682 | $54,780,878 | $20,723,030 | - | $2,851,500 | $6,305,416 | $1,850,000 | $230,592,506 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $136,706,682 | $54,772,546 | $20,723,030 | - | $2,851,500 | $6,305,416 | $1,850,000 | $222,597,506 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $-9,650,045 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51 & Projected Draft Pool) | $-6,411,986 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $-1,655,045 | ||||||||