Three days in to the madness that is free agency, I have updated the Bills salary cap situation to include the cap hits for Chris Williams, Corey Graham and Keith Rivers. Scott Chandler's contract numbers have yet to be released but I will update this post once those numbers come in. Again, most numbers here have been taken from overthecap.com and I encourage you to check there for more details.
* Edited to include Brandon Spikes & Anthony Dixon, still awaiting contract details for Chandler.
NFL Salary Cap | $133,000,000 |
2013 Carry Over | $17,584,740 |
2014 Buffalo Bills Adjusted Cap | $150,584,740 |
Dead Money | $12,570,113 |
2013 Buffalo Bills Top 51 Contracts | $121,469,725 |
2013 Buffalo Bills Cap Space | $15,996,986 |
Estimated Rookie Allotment | $1,846,378* |
Remaining Space | $14,150,608 |
* Used overthecap's rookie pool estimates and adjusted for the Bills current situation. The Bills bottom 7 players on the roster average $551,042 while overthecap assumes those players make $420,000. Here is our top 51 broken down by position :
Position | Player | Cap Hit | Percentage |
DB | Leodis McKelvin | $4,575,000 | 3.04% |
DB | Aaron Williams | $4,231,209 | 2.82% |
DB | Corey Graham |
$2,550,000 |
1.70% |
DB | Stephon Gilmore | $3,295,677 | 2.19% |
DB | Da'Norris Searcy | $1,552,106 | 1.03% |
DB | Ron Brooks | $670,135 | 0.45% |
DB | Duke Williams | $612,563 | 0.41% |
DB | Jonathan Meeks | $544,500 | 0.36% |
DB TOTAL | 8 players | $18,531,190 | 12.00% |
DL | Mario Williams | $18,800,000 | 12.51% |
DL | Marcell Dareus | $6,493,232 | 4.32% |
DL | Kyle Williams | $6,250,000 | 4.16% |
DL | Jerry Hughes | $3,995,000 | 2.66% |
DL | Alan Branch | $2,675,000 | 1.78% |
DL Total | 5 players | $38,213,232 | 25.42% |
LB | Brandon Spikes | $3,250,000 | 2.16% |
LB | Manny Lawson | $3,100,000 | 2.06% |
LB | Keith Rivers | $1,850,000 | 1.23% |
LB | Kiko Alonso | $977,364 | 0.65% |
LB | Nigel Bradham | $686,065 | 0.46% |
LB Total | 5 players | $9,863,429 | 6.56% |
OL | Eric Wood | $5,950,000 | 3.96% |
OL | Erik Pears | $3,450,000 | 2.30% |
OL | Kraig Urbik | $3,375,000 | 2.25% |
OL | Chris Williams | $2,400,000 | 1.60% |
OL | Chris Hairston | $1,534,977 | 1.02% |
OL | Cordy Glenn | $1,326,867 | 0.88% |
OL | Doug Legursky | $1,100,000 | 0.73% |
OL | Mark Asper | $570,000 | 0.38% |
OL Total | 8 players | $19,706,844 | 13.11% |
QB | EJ Manuel | $2,019,386 | 1.34% |
QB | Dennis Dixon | $730,000 | 0.49% |
QB | Thaddeus Lewis | $645,000 | 0.43% |
QB Total | 3 players | $3,394,386 | 2.26% |
RB | C.J. Spiller | $5,916,666 | 3.94% |
RB | Fred Jackson | $3,850,000 | 2.56% |
RB | Anthony Dixon | $1,016,666 | 0.68% |
RB | Frank Summers | $570,000 | 0.38% |
RB | Anthony Allen | $570,000 | 0.38% |
RB | Evan Rodriguez | $570,000 | 0.38% |
RB Total | 6 players | $11,476,666 | 8.31% |
TE | Scott Chandler | ||
TE | Tony Moeaki | $1,350,000 | 0.90% |
TE | Lee Smith | $688,401 | 0.46% |
TE | Mike Caussin | $645,000 | 0.43% |
TE | Chris Gragg | $509,793 | 0.34% |
TE Total | 5 players | $3,193,194 | 2.12% |
WR | Steve Johnson | $8,500,000 | 5.66% |
WR | Robert Woods | $1,106,084 | 0.74% |
WR | T.J. Graham | $777,813 | 0.52% |
WR | Marcus Easley | $730,000 | 0.49% |
WR | Ramses Barden | $730,000 | 0.49% |
WR | Marquise Goodwin | $674,719 | 0.45% |
WR | Kevin Elliott | $570,000 | 0.38% |
WR Total | 7 players | $13,088,616 | 8.71% |
ST | Dan Carpenter | $1,812,500 | 1.21% |
ST | Garrison Sanborn | $1,096,668 | 0.73% |
ST | Brian Moorman | $570,000 | 0.38% |
ST | Dustin Hopkins | $523,000 | 0.35% |
ST Total | 4 players | $4,002,168 | 2.66% |
OFFENSE TOTAL | 29 players | $51,907,622 | 34.54% |
DEFENSE TOTAL | 18 players | $66,107,851 | 43.98% |
TOTAL | 51 players | $122,017,641 | 81.18% |
Prior to the start of the Regular Season every team must keep their top 51 contracts under the Salary Cap. Below you will find players currently under contract but outside of the top 51.
Position | Player | Cap Hit |
DB | Nickell Robey | $497,333 |
QB | Jeff Tuel | $496,666 |
DL | Stefan Charles | $495,000 |
DL | Corbin Bryant | $495,000 |
LB | Ty Powell | $495,000 |
RB | Ronnie Wingo | $495,000 |
DB | Mario Butler | $495,000 |
DB | Brandon Smith | $495,000 |
WR | Chris Hogan | $495,000 |
OL | Joe Unga | $495,000 |
OL | Antoine McClain | $495,000 |
WR | Cordell Roberson | $420,000 |
LB | Nathan Williams | $420,000 |
WR | Chris Summers | $420,000 |
DB | Jajuan Harley | $420,000 |
OL | Randy Colling | $420,000 |
LB | Kourtnei Brown | $420,000 |
LB | Jacques Smith | $420,000 |
WR | Brandon Kaufman | $420,000 |
DL | Ikponmwosa Igbinosun | $420,000 |
OL | Edawn Coughman | $420,000 |
OL | Jamaal Johnson-Webb | $420,000 |
We must also include those players that are not currently on the roster but do count against the cap, aka the Dead Money. See Below:
Player | Cap Hit | Percentage |
Ryan Fitzpatrick | $7,000,000 | 4.66% |
Mark Anderson | $3,000,000 | 2.00% |
Rian Lindell | $1,375,000 | 0.91% |
Brad Smith | $500,000 | 0.33% |
Kevin Kolb | $500,000 | 0.33% |
Zebrie Sanders | $99,250 | 0.07% |
Chris White | $30,150 | 0.02% |
Justin Rogers | $16,875 | 0.01% |
Colin Brown | $12,500 | 0.01% |
Da'Rick Rogers | $6,667 | 0.00% |
Keith Pough | $5,334 | 0.00% |
Zack Chibane | $3,667 | 0.00% |
Jumal Rolle | $3,667 | 0.00% |
Ryan Turnley | $3,334 | 0.00% |
Kendall Gaskins | $2,667 | 0.00% |
Jordan Dangerfield | $2,334 | 0.00% |
Kip Edwards | $2,000 | 0.00% |
Aaron Tipoti | $2,000 | 0.00% |
Drew Smith | $2,000 | 0.00% |
Brandon Kaufman | $1,667 | 0.00% |
Kevin Norrell | $667 | 0.00% |
Izaan Cross | $334 | 0.00% |
Total | $12,570,113 | 8.36% |
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I will try and keep this as updated as possible through the free agency period as well as after the draft and into the preseason. As always, thanks for reading and I look forward to any questions or comments below! Go Bills!