Kansas City Chiefs 2021 Salary Cap
Chiefs 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Kansas City Chiefs 2021 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 (29) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Clark | DE | $18,500,000 | $5,200,000 | - | - | $500,000 | - | - | ($15,600,000) | $24,200,000 | 10.85 |
| Tyrann Mathieu | FS | $14,550,000 | $4,933,334 | - | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($4,933,334) | $19,733,334 | 8.85 |
| Tyreek Hill | WR | $835,000 | $1,450,000 | $11,885,500 | $1,200,000 | $325,000 | - | - | ($5,300,000) | $15,695,500 | 7.04 |
| Eric Fisher | LT | $10,750,000 | - | $500,000 | - | $250,000 | $3,181,668 | - | ($3,181,668) | $14,681,668 | 6.58 |
| Anthony Hitchens | ILB | $5,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $500,000 | - | $200,000 | $1,423,750 | - | ($8,447,500) | $10,723,750 | 4.81 |
| Mitchell Schwartz | RT | $4,905,000 | $3,750,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $350,000 | - | - | ($3,750,000) | $10,005,000 | 4.49 |
| Laurent Duvernay-Tardif | G | $6,700,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $9,250,000 | 4.15 |
| Travis Kelce | TE | $7,500,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | $250,000 | - | - | - | $8,750,000 | 3.92 |
| Alex Okafor | DE | $5,600,000 | $2,000,000 | $250,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,000,000) | $7,850,000 | 3.52 |
| Harrison Butker | K | $3,090,000 | $700,000 | $100,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($2,100,000) | $3,940,000 | 1.77 |
| Breeland Speaks | DE | $1,311,888 | $629,184 | - | - | - | - | - | ($629,184) | $1,941,072 | 0.87 |
| Mecole Hardman | WR | $874,096 | $413,191 | - | - | $75,000 | - | - | ($826,382) | $1,362,287 | 0.61 |
| Juan Thornhill | S | $889,570 | $344,139 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($688,278) | $1,258,709 | 0.56 |
| Derrick Nnadi | DT | $828,200 | $239,850 | - | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($239,850) | $1,118,050 | 0.50 |
| James Winchester | LS | $885,000 | - | - | - | $10,000 | $100,000 | - | ($100,000) | $995,000 | 0.45 |
| Khalen Saunders | DT | $735,500 | $228,795 | - | - | $25,000 | - | - | ($457,590) | $989,295 | 0.44 |
| Dorian O'Daniel | OLB | $766,825 | $190,379 | - | - | $28,000 | - | - | ($190,379) | $985,204 | 0.44 |
| Armani Watts | S | $750,000 | $158,061 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($158,061) | $918,061 | 0.41 |
| Martinas Rankin | G | $807,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $807,000 | 0.36 |
| Greg Senat | T | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.34 |
| Rashad Fenton | CB | $675,000 | $38,205 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($76,410) | $723,205 | 0.32 |
| Darwin Thompson | RB | $675,000 | $31,960 | - | - | $9,500 | - | - | ($63,920) | $716,460 | 0.32 |
| Nick Allegretti | C | $675,000 | $27,988 | - | - | $10,000 | - | - | ($55,976) | $712,988 | 0.32 |
| Darius Harris | OLB | $675,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $678,334 | 0.30 |
| Felton Davis | WR | $675,000 | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $676,668 | 0.30 |
| Tim Ward | DE | $675,000 | $834 | - | - | - | - | - | ($834) | $675,834 | 0.30 |
| Ryan Hunter | T | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| John Lovett | TE | $675,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $675,000 | 0.30 |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
2021 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 (0) | Pos. | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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2021 Cap Totals
| Cap Type | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 NFL Salary Cap | $209,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2020 Rollover Cap | $13,990,495 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $222,990,495 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $141,487,419 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Contracts | $141,487,419 | ||||||||
| Dead Money | $0 | ||||||||
| Top 51 Cap Allocations | $141,487,419 | ||||||||
| Total Cap Allocations | $141,487,419 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Total Cap) | $81,503,076 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (Top 51 only) | $81,503,076 | ||||||||
| Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 NFL Salary Cap | $209,000,000 | ||||||||
| 2020 Rollover Cap | $13,990,495 | ||||||||
| Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
| Adjusted Salary Cap | $222,990,495 | ||||||||
| All Contracts | $92,228,079 | $25,140,922 | $15,735,500 | $1,200,000 | $2,477,500 | $4,705,418 | - | $141,487,419 | |
| Top 51 Contracts | $92,228,079 | $25,140,922 | $15,735,500 | $1,200,000 | $2,477,500 | $4,705,418 | - | $141,487,419 | |
| Total (All) | $92,228,079 | $25,140,922 | $15,735,500 | $1,200,000 | $2,477,500 | $4,705,418 | - | $141,487,419 | |
| Total (w/Top 51) | $92,228,079 | $25,140,922 | $15,735,500 | $1,200,000 | $2,477,500 | $4,705,418 | - | $141,487,419 | |
| Cap Space (w/All) | $81,503,076 | ||||||||
| Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $81,503,076 | ||||||||