Chiefs’ updated salary-cap figures

[Tribal Warfare]

Chiefs’ updated salary-cap figures
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
The Chiefs’ salary cap, after adjustments, is $139,377,454. They currently have salary cap obligations of $135,767,507, leaving them with $3,609,947 of cap room as they get close to the NFL Draft.

The Chiefs’ salary cap obligations consist of their top 51 cap figures, which total $120,733,362, and their so-called “dead money,” which equals $15,034,145.

Chiefs salary cap commitments

Pos., player 2013 base salary 2013 cap figure*
LB Tamba Hali $12,250,000 $15,500,000
DB Eric Berry $7,009,000 $10,211,700
OL Branden Albert $9,828,000 $9,828,000
QB Alex Smith $7,500,000 $9,750,000
CB Brandon Flowers $7,350,000 $9,600,000
DE Tyson Jackson $4,200,000 $7,200,000
RB Jamaal Charles $1,750,000 $4,333,333
WR Dwayne Bowe $750,000 $4,000,000
LB Derrick Johnson $2,250,000 $3,500,000
DB Sean Smith $715,000 $3,000,000
DB Dunta Robinson $950,000 $2,750,000
DL Dontari Poe $904,456 $2,572,728
PK Ryan Succop $1,950,000 $2,400,000
TE Anthony Fasano $1,200,000 $2,375,000
DE Mike DeVito $850,000 $2,300,000
WR Jon Baldwin $1,061,510 $2,059,528
P Dustin Colquitt $950,000 $1,850,000
WR Donnie Avery $750,000 $1,800,000
QB Chase Daniel $750,000 $1,800,000
OL Jon Asamoah $1,323,000 $1,551,030
TE Tony Moeaki $1,323,000 $1,494,662
WR Dexter McCluster $630,000 $1,400,000
DB Kendrick Lewis $1,323,000 $1,374,725
OL Jeff Allen $591,083 $1,055,415
CB Javier Arenas $630,000 $1,003,750
OL Rodney Hudson $643,746 $956,209
WR Terrance Copper $840,000 $915,000
LB Justin Houston $555,000 $747,812
DL Allen Bailey $555,000 $718,986
OL Geoff Schwartz $630,000 $700,000
DB Jalil Brown $555,000 $682,325
OL Donald Stephenson $480,000 $664,375
LB Cory Greenwood $630,000 $656,250
LB Frank Zombo $630,000 $640,000
DL Marcus Dixon $630,000 $630,000
OL Bryan Mattison $630,000 $630,000
QB Ricky Stanzi $555,000 $619,763
WR Devon Wylie $480,000 $613,850
DL Jerrell Powe $555,000 $583,170
LS Thomas Gafford $715,000 $565,000
LB Edgar Jones $715,000 $565,000
DB Husain Abdullah $715,000 $555,000
WR Mardy Gilyard $555,000 $555,000
DL Daniel Muir $715,000 $555,000
DL Anthony Toribio $555,000 $555,000
RB Cyrus Gray $480,000 $514,918
RB Nate Eachus $480,000 $480,833
WR Josh Bellamy $480,000 $480,000
FB Patrick DiMarco $480,000 $480,000
FB Ryan D’Imperio $480,000 $480,000
RB Shaun Draughn $480,000 $480,000
OL Ryan Durand $480,000 $480,000
DB Tysyn Hartman $480,000 $480,000
WR Jamar Newsome $480,000 $480,000
DB Neiko Thorpe $480,000 $480,000
DB De’Quan Menzie $405,000 $464,613
OL Steve Baker $405,000 $410,000
TE Kevin Brock $405,000 $405,000
OL Tommie Draheim $405,000 $405,000
DB Jose Gumbs $405,000 $405,000
WR Junior Hemingway $405,000 $405,000
LB Chad Kilgore $405,000 $405,000
DL Lucas Patterson $405,000 $405,000
WR Tyler Shoemaker $405,000 $405,000
QB Alex Tanney $405,000 $405,000
OL Dustin Waldron $405,000 $405,000
*Salary cap figure includes various bonuses

Chiefs’ dead money

So-called “dead money” for players who were either released of voided the 2013 season from their contract:

Pos., player Dead money
QB Matt Cassel $3,950,000
WR Steve Breaston $3,000,000
OL Eric Winston $3,000,000
DL Glenn Dorsey $2,699,942
TE Kevin Boss $1,666,667
LB Gabe Miller $99,250
LB Cameron Sheffield $48,614
DL Jerome Long $45,450
WR Junior Hemingway $34,884
WR Josh Bellamy $5,334
DB Neiko Thorpe $3,334
DL Brandon Bair $2,334
DB Chandler Fenner $2,334
RB Taylor Gentry $2,334
OL Justin Cheadle $2,000
WR Brandon Kinnie $1,667
DB Terrance Parks $1,667
OL Cam Holland $1,000
LB Dexter Heyman $667

[Pasta Little Brioni]

So, will people finally stop with the CHEAPS bullshit? They haven't been cheap, just incompetent. Hopefully that'll change under the new regime.

[BossChief]

So, next year we clear 16 million due to this years dead money?

Nice.

[Bill Lundberg]

Dorsey could have voided the final year of his contract mea ing any signing bonus spread over five years instead of four still had to count.

[milkman]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I don't trust those numbers at all.

The top 51 count against the cap. Glenn Dorsey can't possibly have dead money here if he played out the contract. He wasn't cut.

I can't imagine how, but it's possible that Dorsey earned bonus money that fell into the unexpected to be earned last year, which would be rolled over into this year's cap.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by milkman

I can't imagine how, but it's possible that Dorsey earned bonus money that fell into the unexpected to be earned last year, which would be rolled over into this year's cap.

It's possible. The only contact info I can get is that he signed a 5 year 51 million dollar deal in 08.

[noa]

Gabe Miller gets $100k. What a lucky guy, we drafted him in the fifth round and were apparently the only ones who had ever heard of the guy.

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

Originally Posted by spanky 52

I thought they had to have about 5 million available for draft picks and udfa's. If so, somebody else is getting the axe.

#34 was probably a good chunk of that estimate.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

LB Tamba Hali $12,250,000

Not that it will happen but I could see where Jordan's appeal would grow on draft day...

[MeatRock]

That's a lot of dead money. Tyson Jackson still makes too much money.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Not that it will happen but I could see where Jordan's appeal would grow on draft day...

I don't think they'd cut him this year, but the Chiefs do need more than just 2 pass rushers. They could play Jordan on 3rd down in coverage too.

[sd4chiefs]

Dead Money by teams

1. OAKLAND: $26,601,452
Richard Seymour represents half of that number at $13,714,000, and the recently released Darrius Heyward-Bey is a healthy chunk at $5,260,000. If you're wondering why the Raiders are in the state they're in, consider they drafted Heyward-Bey with their 2009 first round pick and they traded their 2011 first round pick for Seymour. (Also, that little thing about drafting JaMarcus Russell first overall in 2007. That, too.)

2. JACKSONVILLE: $24,012,892
The Jags "dead money" ledger reads like a "Who's who" in shitty Jaguar business decisions: wide receiver Laurent Robinson (cut after one season, $9,000,000 hit), safety Dawan Landry (cut after two sesaons $3,900,000 hit), linebacker Clint Session (cut after two seasons $3,600,000 hit), Mike Thomas (traded to Detroit one season into a long term extension, $3,600,000 hit). There's a reason they're so terrible. Actually, there are a thousand reasons, this just happens to be one of them.

3. KANSAS CITY: $13,326,323
Two biggest "dead money" hits here are quarterback Matt Cassel ($3,950,000) and tackle Eric Winston ($3,000,000), who were both at the center of the whole "cheering for Cassel getting hurt" controversy. I guess they don't have to worry about that anymore.

4. ARIZONA: $12,410,450
Quarterback Kevin Kolb represents about half of this number at $6,000,000 in "dead money." Moving along...

5. ATLANTA: $11,513,432


http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairba...one.php?page=2

[The Bad Guy]

Here's a great article about the cap and the rookie contracts affecting it.

http://overthecap.com/explaining-the...he-salary-cap/

[Ace Gunner]

glenn dorsey is "dead money" ???? okay

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by sd4chiefs

Dead Money by teams

1. OAKLAND: $26,601,452
Richard Seymour represents half of that number at $13,714,000, and the recently released Darrius Heyward-Bey is a healthy chunk at $5,260,000. If you're wondering why the Raiders are in the state they're in, consider they drafted Heyward-Bey with their 2009 first round pick and they traded their 2011 first round pick for Seymour. (Also, that little thing about drafting JaMarcus Russell first overall in 2007. That, too.)

2. JACKSONVILLE: $24,012,892
The Jags "dead money" ledger reads like a "Who's who" in shitty Jaguar business decisions: wide receiver Laurent Robinson (cut after one season, $9,000,000 hit), safety Dawan Landry (cut after two sesaons $3,900,000 hit), linebacker Clint Session (cut after two seasons $3,600,000 hit), Mike Thomas (traded to Detroit one season into a long term extension, $3,600,000 hit). There's a reason they're so terrible. Actually, there are a thousand reasons, this just happens to be one of them.

3. KANSAS CITY: $13,326,323
Two biggest "dead money" hits here are quarterback Matt Cassel ($3,950,000) and tackle Eric Winston ($3,000,000), who were both at the center of the whole "cheering for Cassel getting hurt" controversy. I guess they don't have to worry about that anymore.

4. ARIZONA: $12,410,450
Quarterback Kevin Kolb represents about half of this number at $6,000,000 in "dead money." Moving along...

5. ATLANTA: $11,513,432


http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairba...one.php?page=2

I understand why Cassel and Winston are gone, however I think it's kinda of ironic seeing they were both involved in said controversy.
But is the only reason Seymour is gone from Oakland money related?
That dude was a beast every fricking time they played us. How is it that he is still a FA?

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I don't think they'd cut him this year, but the Chiefs do need more than just 2 pass rushers. They could play Jordan on 3rd down in coverage too.