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Last updated on September 27, 2016 9:05 PM EDT
According to my figures the Patriots' 2016 cap commitment is for $150,279,584
with 69 signed players
(53 active, 2 suspended, 3 Reserve-PUP, 1 IR, 10-man practice squad and dead money).
I like to credit Brian McFarland @RavensSalaryCap for coming up with the idea of the below table.
| 2016 New England Patriots Salary Cap Status (as of 9/27/2016) | |
| 2016 League Salary Cap | $155,270,000 |
| 2015 Cap Space Carryover | $1,347,882 |
| Adjustments: | $3,586,169 |
| Patriots Adjusted Cap: | $160,204,051 |
| TOTAL Players Under Contract/PUP/IR (69) | $150,279,584 |
| RULE OF 51 - OVER/UNDER SALARY CAP: | $9,924,467 |
This cap space number of $9,924,467 is off from the NFLPA's number of $14,860,208 because it is still using the Top 51 rule while I am not.
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DISCLAIMERS - My numbers are a snapshot in time. Things will change between the as of date and a future date.
| How to Read This Table |
| First and foremost, please read the player's documentation if you have any questions. When I don't know the date when a roster bonus is due I presume it to have been due on March 9, 2016. |
| 2016 Salary Cap Information |
| Name | Salary - A Green Background means that salary is fully guaranteed | Prorated Signing Bonus | LTBE | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Total Cap Figure | Remaining Guaranteed Money (includes 2016) | 2016 Cap Hit if Cut or Traded after June 1, 2016 | 2016 Cap Savings if Cut or Traded after June 1, 2016 | 2017 Cap Hit if Cut or Traded after June 1, 2016 | 2016 Cash Spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Brady | $764,706 | $13,000,000 | $6,240 | $13,770,946 | $40,000,000 | $13,006,240 | $314,706 | $27,000,000 | $28,770,946 | ||
| Nate Solder | $6,000,000 | $4,166,666 | $125,000 | $37,240 | $10,328,906 | $14,333,334 | $4,203,906 (traded)
$10,241,146 (cut) |
$5,675,000 (traded)
(-$325,000) (cut) |
$4,166,668 | $6,162,240 | |
| Dont'a Hightower | $7,751,000 | $4,875 | $7,755,875 | $7,751,000 | $7,755,875 (Cut)
$4,875 (Traded) |
(-$450,000) (Cut)
$7,301,000 (Traded) |
$7,755,875 | ||||
| Jabaal Sheard | $4,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $812,500 | $5,460 | $6,817,960 | $2,500,000 | $2,505,460 (Cut)
$2,005,4600 (Traded) |
$3,862,500 (Cut)
$4,362,500 (Traded) |
$4,817,960 | ||
| Rob Gronkowski | $2,250,000 | $3,650,000 | $468,750 | $256,240 | $6,624,990 | $9,650,000 | $2,506,240 | $2,050,000 | $6,000,000 | $2,968,750 | |
| Chris Hogan | $1,000,000 | $4,500,000 | $6,240 | $5,506,240 | $7,500,000 | $7,506,240 | -$2,000,000 | $5,506,240 | |||
| Martellus Bennett | $5,085,000 | $104,485 | $5,189,485 | $104,485 | $4,635,000 | $5,185,000 | |||||
| Devin McCourty | $760,000 | $3,935,000 | $437,500 | $5,265 | $5,137,765 | $16,500,000 | $3,935,000(Traded)
$4,695,000(Cut) |
$11,805,000 | $4,942,765 | ||
| Rob Ninkovich | $764,706 | $3,700,000 | $106,240 | $4,570,946 | $4,650,000 | $3,500,000 | $950,000 | $3,153,299 | |||
| Marcus Cannon | $3,400,000 | $1,066,668 | $100,000 | $187,500 | $6,240 | $4,760,408 | $1,096,668 | $1,172,908 | $3,207,500 | $3,693,740 | |
| Julian Edelman | $2,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $421,875 | $256,240 | $4,428,115 | $2,500,000 | $1,506,240 | $2,050,000 | $1,250,000 | $3,137,500 | |
| Stephen Gostkowski | $2,300,000 | $1,500,000 | $200,000 | $106,240 | $4,106,240 | $6,500,000 | $3,606,240 (cut)
$1,606,240 (traded) |
(-$250,000) (cut)
$2,050,000 (traded) |
$3,000,000 | $2,606,240 | |
| Patrick Chung | $1,400,000 | $1,600,000 | $187,500 | $4,680 | $3,192,180 | $4,000,000 | $1,604,680 | $1,137,500 | $2,400,000 | $3,992,180 | |
| Danny Amendola | $1,250,000 | $1,416,666 | $250,000 | $5,460 | $2,922,126 | $4,083,334 | $2,672,126 | (-$200,000) | $1,416,668 | $1,555,460 | |
| Alan Branch | $1,200,000 | $350,000 | $400,000 | $800,000 | $2,750,000 | $350,000 | $1,150,000 | $1,150,000 | $2,400,000 | ||
| Jonathan Cooper | $675,000 | $1,713,954 | $6,240 | $2,395,194 | $2,388,954 | $2,395,154 | (-$450,000) | $2,395,194 | |||
| Chris Long | $1,250,000 | $500,000 | $625,000 | $4,485 | $2,379,485 | $1,000,000 | $1,004,485 | $925,000 | $2,379,485 | ||
| Shea McClellin | $1,000,000 | $833,333 | $300,000 | $106,045 | $2,239,378 | $3,500,000 | $1,939,045 | -$150,000 | $1,666,667 | $3,906,045 | |
| Matthew Slater | $1,000,000 | $966,668 | $100,000 | $6,240 | $2,072,908 | $1,566,668 | $972,908 | $650,000 | $300,000 | $1,706,240 | |
| Logan Ryan | $1,661,000 | $140,813 | $16,240 | $1,818,053 | $140,813 | $157,053 | $1,211,000 | $1,677,240 | |||
| Duron Harmon | $1,665,000 | $133,400 | $12,240 | $1,810,640 | $133,400 | $139,640 | $1,215,000 | $1,677,240 | |||
| Jonathan Freeny | $760,000 | $683,333 | $262,500 | $31,240 | $1,737,073 | $1,690,000 | $783,333 | $162,500 | $866,667 | $2,893,740 | |
| Malcom Brown | $781,056 | $949,224 | $5,070 | $1,735,350 | $4,755,840 | $2,862,462 | -($1,577,112) | $1,898,448 | $786,126 | ||
| Ryan Allen | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $6,240 | $1,706,240 | $2,500,000 | $1,506,240 | (-$250,000) | $1,000,000 | $1,206,240 | |
| Clay Harbor | $900,000 | $200,000 | $187,500 | $6,240 | $1,293,740 | $400,000 | $206,240 | $643,500 | $200,000 | $1,506,240 | |
| Brandon Bolden | $760,000 | $150,000 | $337,500 | $31,240 | $1,278,740 | $150,000 | $281,240 | $547,500 | $1,128,740 | ||
| Jamie Collins | $917,865 | $278,818 | $5,460 | $1,202,143 | $278,818 | $284,278 | $467,865 | $473,325 | |||
| Nate Ebner | $825,000 | $250,000 | $117,188 | $1,192,188 | $500,000 | $256,240 | $492,188 | $250,000 | $1,448,428 | ||
| LaAdrian Waddle | $700,000 | $125,000 | $100,000 | $137,500 | $30,850 | $1,093,350 | $250,000 | $150,000 | $112,500 | $125,000 | $1,218,350 |
| LeGarrette Blount | $760,000 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $75,000 | $44,290 | $1,029,290 | $100,000 | $144,290 | $435,000 | $1,029,290 | |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | $686,718 | $213,436 | $56,240 | $956,394 | $426,872 | $269,676 | $236,718 | $213,436 | $742,958 | ||
| Jordan Richards | $603,707 | $239,827 | $6,240 | $849,774 | $919,481 | $446,067 | (-$46,923) | $479,654 | $609,947 | ||
| James Develin | $675,000 | $50,000 | $31,240 | $756,240 | $50,000 | $81,240 | $225,000 | $756,240 | |||
| Cyrus Jones | $450,000 | $278,491 | $728,491 | $1,450,964 | $615,491 | (-$337,000) | $835,473 | $1,563,964 | |||
| James White | $600,000 | $99,272 | $6,240 | $705,512 | $198,544 | $105,512 | $150,000 | $99,272 | $606,240 | ||
| Barkevious Mingo | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | $675,000 | ||||||
| Trey Flowers | $525,000 | $139,733 | $6,240 | $670,973 | $419,199 | $145,973 | $75,000 | $279,466 | $531,240 | ||
| Eric Rowe | $656,812 | $656,812 | $656,812 | $656,812 | $656,812 | ||||||
| Joe Thuney | $450,000 | $193,357 | $643,357 | $773,428 | $193,357 | $580,071 | $1,223,428 | ||||
| Shaq Mason | $525,000 | $110,881 | $6,045 | $641,926 | $332,643 | $110,881 | $221,762 | $531,045 | |||
| Jacoby Brissett | $450,000 | $170,151 | $620,151 | $680,604 | $170,151 | $510,453 | $1,130,604 | ||||
| Vincent Valentine | $450,000 | $161,355 | $611,355 | $645,420 | $161,355 | $484,065 | $1,095,420 | ||||
| Cameron Fleming | $600,000 | $6,240 | $606,240 | $6,240 | $606,240 | ||||||
| Malcolm Butler | $600,000 | $4,875 | $604,875 | $4,875 | $604,875 | ||||||
| Malcolm Mitchell | $450,000 | $144,498 | $594,498 | $577,992 | $144,498 | $433,494 | $1,027,992 | ||||
| Joe Cardona | $525,000 | $25,000 | $37,500 | $780 | $588,280 | $75,000 | $25,780 | $37,500 | $50,000 | $563,280 | |
| David Andrews | $525,000 | $5,000 | $6,240 | $536,240 | $10,000 | $11,240 | $5,000 | $531,240 | |||
| Justin Coleman | $525,000 | $6,240 | $531,240 | $6,240 | $531,240 | ||||||
| Brandon King | $525,000 | $6,045 | $531,045 | $6,045 | $531,045 | ||||||
| A.J. Derby | $450,000 | $28,013 | $6,240 | $484,253 | $84,039 | $34,253 | $56,026 | $456,240 | |||
| Ted Karras | $450,000 | $25,089 | $475,089 | $100,356 | $25,089 | $75,267 | $550,356 | ||||
| Elandon Roberts | $450,000 | $25,089 | $475,089 | $100,356 | $25,089 | $75,267 | $550,356 | ||||
| Jonathan Jones | $450,000 | $3,333 | $453,333 | $35,000 | $28,333 | $6,667 | $460,000 | ||||
| D.J. Foster | $450,000 | $1,666 | $451,666 | $30,000 | $26,666 | $3,334 | $455,000 | ||||
| Totals | $68,352,570 | $45,359,780 | $750,000 | $12,384,267 | $1,376,070 | $128,222,687 | $137,059,124 |
| Name | Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Total Current Cap Hit | Remaining Guaranteed Money (includes 2016) | 2016 Cap Hit if Cut or Traded after June 1, 2016 | 2016 Cap Savings if Cut or Traded after June 1, 2016 | 2017 Cap Hit if Cut or Traded after June 1, 2016 | 2016 Cash Spending |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vollmer | $2,250,000 | $2,083,334 | $875,000 | $6,240 | $5,214,574 | $2,083,334 | $2,089,574 | $2,675,000 | $3,128,240 | |
| Dion Lewis | $800,000 | $200,000 | $87,500 | $6,240 | $1,093,740 | $400,000 | $206,240 | $437,500 | $200,000 | $893,740 |
| Tre Jackson | $462,530 | $130,935 | $6,240 | $599,705 | $392,805 | $137,175 | $261,870 | $354,240 |
| Practice Squad Players ($1,186,800 total) | |||
| Status | Player | Salary | 2016 Cap Hit |
| Active | Chris Barker | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | Woodrow Hamilton | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | Devin Lucien | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | Geneo Grissom | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | Vinnie Sunseri | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | Bishop Sankey | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | Quentin Gause | $117,300 | $117,300 |
| Active | DeAndrew White | $110,400 | $110,400 |
| Active | Ian Silberman | $110,400 | $110,400 |
| Active | Da'Ron Brown | $96,600 | $96,600 |
| Signed off Practice Squad | Devin Street | $20,700 | $20,700 |
| Released | Clay DeBord | $13,800 | $13,800 |
| Released | Mike Hilton | $6,900 | $6,900 |
| Released | Rufus Johnson | $6,900 | $6,900 |
| Status | Player | Salary | Signing Bonus | Other Bonus | Offseason Workout Bonus | 2016 Cap Hit | 2017 Cap Hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retired | Jerod Mayo | $4,400,000 | $4,400,000 | ||||
| Waived | Dominique Easley | $1,083,959 | $1,815,836 | $2,899,795 | |||
| Released | Scott Chandler | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |||
| Released | Brandon Lafell | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| Injured Reserve | Michael Williams | $348,000 | $6,240 | $354,240 | |||
| Released | Donald Brown | $250,000 | $50,000 | $36,240 | $336,240 | ||
| Released | Terrance Knighton | $250,000 | $75,000 | $4,290 | $329,290 | ||
| Released | KeShawn Martin | $300,000 | $6,240 | $306,240 | $300,000 | ||
| Traded | Josh Kline | $250,000 | $6,240 | $256,240 | $250,000 | ||
| Injured Settlement | Frank Kearse | $201,412 | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,240 | $267,652 | |
| Released (Grievance Filed) | E.J. Biggers | $171,200 | $25,000 | $25,000 | $6,240 | $227,440 | |
| Waived | Aaron Dobson | $218,340 | $5,460 | $223,800 | |||
| Waived | Geneo Grissom | $145,487 | $16,240 | $161,727 | $290,974 | ||
| Waived | Cameron Fleming | $150,292 | $150,292 | ||||
| Released | Marcus Kuhn | $140,000 | $6,240 | $146,240 | |||
| Injured Settlement | Kevin Snyder | $137,117 | $6,240 | $143,357 | |||
| Waived | Bryan Stork | $119,250 | $6,240 | $125,490 | $119,250 | ||
| Waived | Matthew Wells | $107,919 | $107,919 | ||||
| Waived | Anthony Johnson | $92,647 | $3,900 | $96,547 | |||
| Released | Nate Washington | $60,000 | $26,045 | $86,045 | |||
| Injured Settlement | Tyler Gaffney | $58,764 | $6,240 | $65,004 | |||
| Released | Ramon Humber | $25,000 | $25,000 | $6,240 | $56,240 | ||
| Waived | Zach Moore | $51,100 | $51,100 | ||||
| Waived | Xzavier Dickson | $39,588 | $39,588 | ||||
| Released | Travaris Cadet | $32,500 | $32,500 | ||||
| Waived | Kamu Grugier-Hill | $25,089 | $25,089 | $75,267 | |||
| Waived | Devin Lucien | $21,353 | $21,353 | $64,059 | |||
| Waived | Darryl Roberts | $13,556 | $6,240 | $19,796 | $27,112 | ||
| Waived | Stephen Scheu | $10,000 | $5,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | ||
| Waived | V'Angelo Bentley | $7,500 | $3,333 | $10,833 | $6,667 | ||
| Waived | Chris Harper | $10,000 | $10,000 | ||||
| Waived | C.J. Johnson | $5,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 | |||
| Roster Bonus Grievance Settled | Garrett Gilbert | $9,000 | $9,000 | ||||
| Waived | Chris Barker | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | DeAndre Carter | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | Chris Harper | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | Brock Vereen | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | Joe Vellano | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | Cedric Thompson | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | Keavon Milton | $6,240 | $6,240 | ||||
| Waived | Rufus Johnson | $6,045 | $6,045 | ||||
| Waived | Woodrow Hamilton | $5,000 | $833 | $5,833 | $1,667 | ||
| Released | Christian Yount | $5,460 | $5,460 | ||||
| Waived | Joey Iosefa | $5,460 | $5,460 | ||||
| Waived | Jimmy Jean | $3,334 | $3,334 | ||||
| Waived | Cre'von LeBlanc | $3,333 | $3,333 | $6,667 | |||
| Waived | Brandon King | $2,000 | $2,000 | ||||
| Waived | Vince Taylor | $1,667 | $1,667 | ||||
| Traded | Jon Bostic | $1,560 | $1,560 | ||||
| Waived | Rashaan Melvin | $1,560 | $1,560 | ||||
| Waived | Tony Steward | $1,560 | $1,560 | ||||
| Waived | James Vaughters | $1,560 | $1,560 | ||||
| Waived | Bryce Williams | $833 | $833 | $1,667 | |||
| Grievance Settled | Jimmay Mundine | ($71,082 credit) | ($71,082 credit) |
NFL Minimum Salary Levels for the 2016 season
| Rookie | $450,000 |
| 1 Credited Season | $525,000 |
| 2 Credited Seasons | $600,000 |
| 3 Credited Seasons | $675,000 |
| 4 to 6 Credited Seasons | $760,000 * |
| 7 to 9 Credited Seasons | $885,000 * |
| 10+ Credited Seasons | $985,000 * |
*All salaries for players with four or more years of experience AND who sign contracts that qualify for veteran's exemption will only count $600,000 (the minimum salary of a player with two credited seasons) against teams' salary caps.
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