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Pittsburgh Steelers 2021 Salary Cap
Steelers 2021 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Pittsburgh Steelers 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 (53) | 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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Ben Roethlisberger | QB | $41,250,000 | $4,000,000 | $12,500,000 | $15,000,000 | - | - | $9,750,000 | - | ($22,250,000) | $41,250,000 | 22.92 |
Joe Haden | CB | $15,575,000 | $7,000,000 | $5,600,000 | - | - | - | $2,975,000 | - | ($2,975,000) | $15,575,000 | 8.66 |
Stephon Tuitt | DE | $14,940,750 | $9,000,000 | $2,600,000 | - | - | - | $3,340,750 | - | ($9,281,500) | $14,940,750 | 8.30 |
Cameron Heyward | DT | $14,550,000 | $4,500,000 | $4,050,000 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($16,200,000) | $14,550,000 | 8.09 |
Steven Nelson | CB | $14,420,000 | $8,250,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - | $3,670,000 | - | ($6,170,000) | $14,420,000 | 8.01 |
David DeCastro | G | $14,297,500 | $8,750,000 | - | - | - | - | $5,547,500 | - | ($5,547,500) | $14,297,500 | 7.95 |
T.J. Watt | OLB | $10,089,000 | $10,089,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,089,000 | 5.61 |
Eric Ebron | TE | $8,500,000 | $5,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $8,500,000 | 4.72 |
Vance McDonald | TE | $7,927,500 | $5,200,000 | - | - | - | - | $2,727,500 | - | ($2,727,500) | $7,927,500 | 4.41 |
Vince Williams | ILB | $7,031,668 | $4,000,000 | $1,600,000 | - | - | - | $1,431,668 | - | ($3,031,668) | $7,031,668 | 3.91 |
Devin Bush | ILB | $5,146,845 | $2,210,615 | $2,936,230 | - | - | - | - | - | ($11,151,498) | $5,146,845 | 2.86 |
Chris Boswell | K | $4,773,333 | $3,085,000 | $1,200,000 | - | - | - | $488,333 | - | ($3,376,667) | $4,773,333 | 2.65 |
Derek Watt | FB | $3,833,333 | $1,750,000 | $1,083,333 | $1,000,000 | - | - | - | - | ($2,166,667) | $3,833,333 | 2.13 |
Terrell Edmunds | SS | $3,403,843 | $1,938,789 | $1,465,054 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,465,054) | $3,403,843 | 1.89 |
Minkah Fitzpatrick | FS | $2,722,878 | $2,722,878 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,722,878) | $2,722,878 | 1.51 |
Chase Claypool | WR | $1,503,779 | $910,756 | $593,023 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,689,825) | $1,503,779 | 0.84 |
James Washington | WR | $1,432,248 | $1,093,820 | $338,428 | - | - | - | - | - | ($338,428) | $1,432,248 | 0.80 |
Kameron Canaday | LS | $1,290,000 | $1,065,000 | $225,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($225,000) | $1,290,000 | 0.72 |
Mason Rudolph | QB | $1,247,867 | $1,014,801 | $233,066 | - | - | - | - | - | ($233,066) | $1,247,867 | 0.69 |
Diontae Johnson | WR | $1,167,535 | $884,178 | $283,357 | - | - | - | - | - | ($566,714) | $1,167,535 | 0.65 |
Chuks Okorafor | LT | $1,123,091 | $920,000 | $203,091 | - | - | - | - | - | ($203,091) | $1,123,091 | 0.62 |
Justin Layne | CB | $1,080,545 | $850,000 | $230,545 | - | - | - | - | - | ($461,090) | $1,080,545 | 0.60 |
Benny Snell Jr. | RB | $1,025,517 | $850,000 | $175,517 | - | - | - | - | - | ($351,034) | $1,025,517 | 0.57 |
Alex Highsmith | OLB | $1,022,592 | $814,518 | $208,074 | - | - | - | - | - | ($624,222) | $1,022,592 | 0.57 |
Trevor Williams | CB | $990,000 | $990,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $990,000 | 0.55 |
Jaylen Samuels | RB | $984,518 | $920,000 | $64,518 | - | - | - | - | - | ($64,518) | $984,518 | 0.55 |
Anthony McFarland | RB | $960,607 | $780,000 | $180,607 | - | - | - | - | - | ($541,821) | $960,607 | 0.53 |
Kevin Dotson | G | $944,704 | $780,000 | $164,704 | - | - | - | - | - | ($494,112) | $944,704 | 0.52 |
Zach Gentry | TE | $936,115 | $850,000 | $86,115 | - | - | - | - | - | ($172,230) | $936,115 | 0.52 |
Trey Edmunds | RB | $920,000 | $920,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $920,000 | 0.51 |
Isaiah Buggs | DT | $892,158 | $850,000 | $42,158 | - | - | - | - | - | ($84,316) | $892,158 | 0.50 |
Ulysees Gilbert | ILB | $881,838 | $850,000 | $31,838 | - | - | - | - | - | ($63,677) | $881,838 | 0.49 |
Stephen Denmark | CB | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.47 |
Charles Jones | TE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.47 |
Dax Raymond | TE | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $850,000 | 0.47 |
Carlos Davis | DE | $803,376 | $780,000 | $23,376 | - | - | - | - | - | ($70,128) | $803,376 | 0.45 |
James Pierre | CB | $783,000 | $780,000 | $3,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($6,000) | $783,000 | 0.44 |
John Battle | S | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Antoine Brooks Jr. | S | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Demarcus Christmas | DT | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Anthony Coyle | T | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Anthony Johnson | WR | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Jarron Jones | T | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Christian Kuntz | LB | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
John Leglue | G | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Henry Mondeaux | DE | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Kevin Rader | TE | $780,000 | $780,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $780,000 | 0.43 |
Tegray Scales | LB | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.37 |
Calvin Taylor | DE | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.37 |
Corliss Waitman | P | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.37 |
Brandon Walton | T | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.37 |
Cody White | WR | $660,000 | $660,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $660,000 | 0.37 |
Dwayne Haskins | QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $202,101,140 | $108,549,355 | $41,121,034 | $22,500,000 | - | - | $29,930,751 | - | - | $202,101,140 | 112.31 |
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 |
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Round 1, Pick #24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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 (12) | 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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Maurkice Pouncey | C | $6,475,000 | - | $3,000,000 | - | - | - | $3,475,000 | - | - | $6,475,000 | 3.60 |
Stefen Wisniewski | G | $187,500 | - | $187,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $187,500 | 0.10 |
Antoine Brooks Jr. | S | $128,127 | - | $128,127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $128,127 | 0.07 |
Josiah Coatney | DT | $10,000 | - | $10,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $10,000 | 0.01 |
Calvin Taylor | DE | $6,667 | - | $6,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,667 | 0.00 |
Trajan Bandy | CB | $6,000 | - | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000 | 0.00 |
Corliss Waitman | P | $6,000 | - | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $6,000 | 0.00 |
James Lockhart | DE | $5,667 | - | $5,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,667 | 0.00 |
John Houston | LB | $5,000 | - | $5,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $5,000 | 0.00 |
Leo Lewis | LB | $4,667 | - | $4,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,667 | 0.00 |
Christian Montano | G | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Spencer Nigh | FB | $1,667 | - | $1,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,667 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $6,837,962 | - | $3,362,962 | - | - | - | $3,475,000 | - | - | $6,837,962 | 3.80 |
2021 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
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2021 NFL Salary Cap | $175,000,000 | ||||||||
2020 Rollover Cap | $4,950,555 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $0 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $179,950,555 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $108,549,355 | $41,121,034 | $22,500,000 | - | - | $29,930,751 | - | $202,101,140 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $107,889,355 | $41,121,034 | $22,500,000 | - | - | $29,930,751 | - | $201,441,140 | |
Dead Money | - | $3,362,962 | - | - | - | $3,475,000 | - | $6,837,962 | |
Total (All) | $108,549,355 | $44,483,996 | $22,500,000 | - | - | $33,405,751 | - | $208,939,102 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $107,889,355 | $44,483,996 | $22,500,000 | - | - | $33,405,751 | - | $208,279,102 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $-28,988,547 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $-28,328,547 |