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New England Patriots 2021 Salary Cap
Patriots 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the New England Patriots 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 (57) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Stephon Gilmore | CB | $17,170,834 | $7,000,000 | $3,600,000 | $500,000 | - | - | $4,070,834 | - | ($7,670,834) | $17,170,834 | 8.82 |
Dont'a Hightower | ILB | $12,445,305 | $7,850,000 | $2,500,000 | $820,305 | - | - | - | $1,275,000 | ($2,500,000) | $12,445,305 | 6.40 |
Devin McCourty | FS | $11,150,000 | $8,000,000 | $2,150,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($8,600,000) | $11,150,000 | 5.73 |
Shaq Mason | G | $9,775,000 | $6,000,000 | $2,400,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $375,000 | - | ($5,925,000) | $9,775,000 | 5.02 |
Marcus Cannon | RT | $9,622,918 | $4,700,000 | $1,400,000 | $1,406,250 | - | $50,000 | $1,166,668 | $900,000 | ($2,566,668) | $9,622,918 | 4.95 |
Jonathan Jones | CB | $7,118,750 | $4,300,000 | $2,018,750 | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | ($4,037,500) | $7,118,750 | 3.66 |
Julian Edelman | WR | $6,666,667 | $2,800,000 | $2,666,667 | $900,000 | - | $300,000 | - | - | ($2,666,667) | $6,666,667 | 3.43 |
Patrick Chung | SS | $5,133,333 | $950,000 | $3,283,333 | $800,000 | $100,000 | - | - | - | ($7,966,667) | $5,133,333 | 2.64 |
Beau Allen | DT | $3,950,000 | $2,200,000 | $850,000 | $900,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,100,000) | $3,950,000 | 2.03 |
Isaiah Wynn | LT | $3,640,606 | $2,040,260 | $1,600,346 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,640,606) | $3,640,606 | 1.87 |
Adrian Phillips | FS | $3,500,000 | $2,250,000 | $750,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,250,000) | $3,500,000 | 1.80 |
Matthew Slater | WR | $3,125,000 | $1,750,000 | $375,000 | $800,000 | - | $100,000 | - | $100,000 | ($375,000) | $3,125,000 | 1.61 |
Sony Michel | RB | $3,063,040 | $1,792,731 | $1,270,309 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,306,055) | $3,063,040 | 1.57 |
N'Keal Harry | WR | $2,754,095 | $1,413,032 | $1,341,063 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,095,158) | $2,754,095 | 1.42 |
Akeem Spence | DT | $1,987,500 | $1,075,000 | $62,500 | $250,000 | - | - | - | $600,000 | - | $1,987,500 | 1.02 |
Brandon Bolden | RB | $1,987,500 | $850,000 | $500,000 | $187,500 | - | - | - | $450,000 | ($500,000) | $1,987,500 | 1.02 |
Kyle Dugger | S | $1,893,614 | $988,723 | $904,891 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,703,396) | $1,893,614 | 0.97 |
Joejuan Williams | CB | $1,803,211 | $1,096,070 | $707,141 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,414,282) | $1,803,211 | 0.93 |
Brandon King | LB | $1,666,668 | $1,000,000 | $266,668 | $300,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($266,668) | $1,666,668 | 0.86 |
Matt LaCosse | TE | $1,450,000 | $850,000 | $150,000 | $300,000 | - | - | - | $150,000 | ($150,000) | $1,450,000 | 0.75 |
Dan Vitale | FB | $1,287,500 | $850,000 | $100,000 | $187,500 | - | - | - | $150,000 | ($100,000) | $1,287,500 | 0.66 |
Josh Uche | OLB | $1,224,849 | $854,970 | $369,879 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,964,607) | $1,224,849 | 0.63 |
Joe Cardona | LS | $1,180,000 | $990,000 | $130,000 | $60,000 | - | - | - | - | ($260,000) | $1,180,000 | 0.61 |
Chase Winovich | DE | $1,099,328 | $850,000 | $249,328 | - | - | - | - | - | ($498,656) | $1,099,328 | 0.57 |
Damien Harris | RB | $1,071,534 | $850,000 | $221,534 | - | - | - | - | - | ($443,068) | $1,071,534 | 0.55 |
Anfernee Jennings | LB | $1,044,742 | $818,948 | $225,794 | - | - | - | - | - | ($677,384) | $1,044,742 | 0.54 |
Devin Asiasi | TE | $1,041,550 | $818,310 | $223,240 | - | - | - | - | - | ($669,720) | $1,041,550 | 0.54 |
Dalton Keene | TE | $1,022,592 | $814,518 | $208,074 | - | - | - | - | - | ($624,222) | $1,022,592 | 0.53 |
Jarrett Stidham | QB | $1,008,423 | $850,000 | $158,423 | - | - | - | - | - | ($316,846) | $1,008,423 | 0.52 |
Ja'whaun Bentley | ILB | $995,990 | $920,000 | $75,990 | - | - | - | - | - | ($75,990) | $995,990 | 0.51 |
Marqise Lee | WR | $987,500 | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($300,000) | $987,500 | 0.51 |
Yodny Cajuste | LT | $985,545 | $780,000 | $205,545 | - | - | - | - | - | ($411,090) | $985,545 | 0.51 |
Byron Cowart | DT | $924,861 | $850,000 | $74,861 | - | - | - | - | - | ($149,722) | $924,861 | 0.48 |
Jake Bailey | P | $922,245 | $850,000 | $72,245 | - | - | - | - | - | ($144,490) | $922,245 | 0.47 |
Tashawn Bower | DE | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.47 |
Korey Cunningham | RT | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.47 |
Ryan Izzo | TE | $867,269 | $850,000 | $17,269 | - | - | - | - | - | ($17,269) | $867,269 | 0.45 |
Jakobi Meyers | WR | $853,334 | $850,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $853,334 | 0.44 |
Gunner Olszewski | WR | $850,834 | $850,000 | $834 | - | - | - | - | - | ($834) | $850,834 | 0.44 |
Devin Smith | WR | $850,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
Roberto Aguayo | K | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
Jacob Dolegala | QB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
D'Angelo Ross | CB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.44 |
Mike Onwenu | G | $830,619 | $780,000 | $50,619 | - | - | - | - | - | ($151,857) | $830,619 | 0.43 |
Justin Herron | LT | $823,115 | $780,000 | $43,115 | - | - | - | - | - | ($129,346) | $823,115 | 0.42 |
Michael Barnett | DT | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
Myles Bryant | CB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
Terez Hall | LB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
Ross Reynolds | G | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
J.J. Taylor | RB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
Nick Thurman | DE | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
Najee Toran | T | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.40 |
Bill Murray | DT | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
Michael Pinckney | LB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
Justin Rohrwasser | K | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
Kristian Wilkerson | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
Isaiah Zuber | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.34 |
Active Roster: | $142,925,871 | $89,242,562 | $31,364,252 | $10,711,555 | $100,000 | $550,000 | $5,612,502 | $3,625,000 | - | $142,925,871 | 73.46 |
2021 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (1) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round 1, Pick #15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Projected Draft Pool: | $0 | $0 |
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 (21) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Hjalte Froholdt | G | $360,306 | - | $360,306 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $360,306 | 0.19 |
Justin Rohrwasser | K | $236,546 | - | $236,546 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $236,546 | 0.12 |
Cassh Maluia | LB | $121,998 | - | $121,998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $121,998 | 0.06 |
Dustin Woodard | C | $72,999 | - | $72,999 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $72,999 | 0.04 |
Scoota Harris | LB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
Bill Murray | DT | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Kyahva Tezino | LB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Isaiah Zuber | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Rashod Berry | TE | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Will Hastings | WR | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
J.J. Taylor | RB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Myles Bryant | CB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Jake Burt | TE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Nick Coe | DE | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Malik Gant | S | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Sean Riley | WR | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
J’Mar Smith | QB | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Courtney Wallace | DT | $2,667 | - | $2,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,667 | 0.00 |
Brian Lewerke | QB | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Jeff Thomas | WR | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
D'Angelo Ross | CB | $834 | - | $834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $834 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $863,689 | - | $863,689 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $863,689 | 0.44 |
2021 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 NFL Salary Cap | $175,000,000 | ||||||||
2020 Rollover Cap | $19,571,247 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $194,571,247 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $89,242,562 | $31,364,252 | $10,711,555 | $100,000 | $550,000 | $5,612,502 | $3,625,000 | $142,925,871 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $85,162,562 | $31,364,252 | $10,711,555 | $100,000 | $550,000 | $5,612,502 | $3,625,000 | $138,845,871 | |
Dead Money | - | $863,689 | - | - | - | - | - | $863,689 | |
Total (All) | $89,242,562 | $32,227,941 | $10,711,555 | $100,000 | $550,000 | $5,612,502 | $3,625,000 | $143,789,560 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $85,162,562 | $32,227,941 | $10,711,555 | $100,000 | $550,000 | $5,612,502 | $3,625,000 | $139,709,560 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $50,781,687 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $54,861,687 |