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New Orleans Saints 2021 Salary Cap
Saints 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the New Orleans Saints 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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Michael Thomas | WR | $18,800,000 | $12,600,000 | $4,000,000 | - | - | $200,000 | $2,000,000 | - | ($23,000,000) | $18,800,000 | 10.00 |
Terron Armstead | LT | $16,225,000 | $10,150,000 | - | $1,437,500 | - | $100,000 | $4,537,500 | - | ($9,612,500) | $16,225,000 | 8.63 |
Taysom Hill | QB | $16,159,000 | $10,720,000 | $4,000,000 | $1,439,000 | - | - | - | - | ($11,159,000) | $16,159,000 | 8.60 |
Janoris Jenkins | CB | $14,200,000 | $10,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | - | ($7,200,000) | $14,200,000 | 7.55 |
Kwon Alexander | OLB | $13,212,500 | $12,550,000 | - | $562,500 | - | $100,000 | - | - | - | $13,212,500 | 7.03 |
Drew Brees | QB | $12,225,000 | $1,075,000 | $5,750,000 | - | - | - | $5,400,000 | - | ($22,650,000) | $12,225,000 | 6.50 |
Andrus Peat | G | $11,600,000 | $9,000,000 | $2,600,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($19,400,000) | $11,600,000 | 6.17 |
Ryan Ramczyk | RT | $11,064,000 | $11,064,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $11,064,000 | 5.89 |
Emmanuel Sanders | WR | $10,500,000 | $6,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | $500,000 | ($4,000,000) | $10,500,000 | 5.59 |
Marshon Lattimore | CB | $10,244,000 | $10,244,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,244,000 | 5.45 |
Cameron Jordan | DE | $9,356,250 | $1,075,000 | $3,100,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $5,081,250 | - | ($29,625,000) | $9,356,250 | 4.98 |
Malcolm Jenkins | FS | $8,450,000 | $6,200,000 | $2,250,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($12,950,000) | $8,450,000 | 4.49 |
Demario Davis | OLB | $6,881,250 | $1,075,000 | $4,500,000 | - | - | - | $1,306,250 | - | ($17,400,000) | $6,881,250 | 3.66 |
Malcom Brown | DT | $6,443,750 | $4,600,000 | $1,500,000 | $243,750 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,500,000) | $6,443,750 | 3.43 |
David Onyemata | DT | $5,660,000 | $990,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - | $2,170,000 | - | ($14,010,000) | $5,660,000 | 3.01 |
Alvin Kamara | RB | $5,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($29,500,000) | $5,000,000 | 2.66 |
Marcus Davenport | DE | $4,372,422 | $2,353,895 | $2,018,527 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,372,422) | $4,372,422 | 2.33 |
Latavius Murray | RB | $4,187,500 | $2,950,000 | $850,000 | $337,500 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,700,000) | $4,187,500 | 2.23 |
Sheldon Rankins | DT | $4,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | - | ($4,000,000) | $4,000,000 | 2.13 |
Patrick Robinson | CB | $3,850,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $600,000 | - | - | - | - | ($1,250,000) | $3,850,000 | 2.05 |
Wil Lutz | K | $2,960,000 | $990,000 | $1,050,000 | - | - | $50,000 | $870,000 | - | ($5,760,000) | $2,960,000 | 1.57 |
Cesar Ruiz | G | $2,881,638 | $1,186,328 | $1,695,310 | - | - | - | - | - | ($10,373,896) | $2,881,638 | 1.53 |
Tre'quan Smith | WR | $2,387,256 | $2,183,000 | $204,256 | - | - | - | - | - | ($204,256) | $2,387,256 | 1.27 |
Erik McCoy | C | $1,659,901 | $1,047,523 | $612,378 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,224,756) | $1,659,901 | 0.88 |
Zach Wood | LS | $1,175,000 | $1,000,000 | $175,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($525,000) | $1,175,000 | 0.63 |
Zack Baun | OLB | $1,093,452 | $828,690 | $264,762 | - | - | - | - | - | ($794,286) | $1,093,452 | 0.58 |
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson | SS | $1,046,025 | $850,000 | $196,025 | - | - | - | - | - | ($392,050) | $1,046,025 | 0.56 |
Adam Trautman | TE | $1,022,592 | $814,518 | $208,074 | - | - | - | - | - | ($624,222) | $1,022,592 | 0.54 |
Trevor Siemian | QB | $990,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $990,000 | 0.53 |
Ryan Glasgow | DT | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.49 |
Christian Ringo | DT | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.49 |
Grant Haley | CB | $885,717 | $850,000 | $35,717 | - | - | - | - | - | ($35,717) | $885,717 | 0.47 |
Kaden Elliss | OLB | $869,079 | $850,000 | $19,079 | - | - | - | - | - | ($38,158) | $869,079 | 0.46 |
Carl Granderson | DE | $855,000 | $850,000 | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $855,000 | 0.45 |
Deonte Harris | WR | $853,334 | $850,000 | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | ($3,334) | $853,334 | 0.45 |
Ethan Greenidge | RT | $852,500 | $850,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,500) | $852,500 | 0.45 |
Shy Tuttle | DT | $851,668 | $850,000 | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,668) | $851,668 | 0.45 |
Ty Montgomery | RB | $850,000 | $990,000 | $137,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($137,500) | $850,000 | 0.45 |
Noah Spence | DE | $850,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
Garrett Griffin | TE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
Chase Hansen | LB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
Lil’jordan Humphrey | WR | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.45 |
Marquez Callaway | WR | $783,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.42 |
Malcolm Roach | DT | $783,333 | $780,000 | $3,333 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,667) | $783,333 | 0.42 |
Blake Gillikin | P | $780,500 | $780,000 | $500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,000) | $780,500 | 0.42 |
Andrew Dowell | LB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
Juwan Johnson | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
Tony Jones | RB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
Derrick Kelly | G | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
Jake Lampman | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
Keith Washington | CB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.41 |
Jalen Dalton | DT | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
Wynton McManis | OLB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
Calvin Throckmorton | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
Marcus Willoughby | DE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
Ethan Wolf | TE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.35 |
J.T. Gray | SS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $229,231,000 | $148,326,954 | $46,936,296 | $7,820,250 | - | $700,000 | $23,365,000 | $500,000 | - | $229,231,000 | 121.94 |
2021 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 |
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Round 1, Pick #28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 2, Pick #60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 3, Pick #100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 4, Pick #128 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Round 5, Pick #161 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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 (17) | 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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Jared Cook | TE | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 1.06 |
Thomas Morstead | P | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,000,000 | 1.06 |
Nick Easton | G | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000,000 | 0.53 |
Josh Hill | TE | $750,000 | - | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.40 |
Saquan Hampton | S | $97,604 | - | $97,604 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $97,604 | 0.05 |
Tommy Stevens | TE | $60,447 | - | $60,447 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $60,447 | 0.03 |
Will Clapp | C | $18,285 | - | $18,285 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $18,285 | 0.01 |
Joe Bachie | LB | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
Jordan Steckler | G | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
Calvin Throckmorton | T | $8,334 | - | $8,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,334 | 0.00 |
Juwan Johnson | WR | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Tony Jones | RB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Keith Washington | CB | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Tino Ellis | CB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Darrin Paulo | T | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Chase Hansen | LB | $1,668 | - | $1,668 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,668 | 0.00 |
Gus Cumberlander | DE | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,000 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $5,985,673 | - | $5,985,673 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,985,673 | 3.18 |
2021 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 NFL Salary Cap | $185,000,000 | ||||||||
2020 Rollover Cap | $4,122,189 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $-1,131,685 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $187,990,504 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $148,326,954 | $46,936,296 | $7,820,250 | - | $700,000 | $23,365,000 | $500,000 | $229,231,000 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $145,026,954 | $46,936,296 | $7,820,250 | - | $700,000 | $23,365,000 | $500,000 | $225,931,000 | |
Dead Money | - | $5,985,673 | - | - | - | - | - | $5,985,673 | |
Total (All) | $148,326,954 | $52,921,969 | $7,820,250 | - | $700,000 | $23,365,000 | $500,000 | $235,216,673 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $145,026,954 | $52,921,969 | $7,820,250 | - | $700,000 | $23,365,000 | $500,000 | $231,916,673 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-47,226,169 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $-43,926,169 |