The 46 contracts that account for Dolphins’ $18.4 million in dead cap
The 2022 NFL regular season is coming to an end, with just a week left to play.
This seems like a great time to look back at the job that Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier has done to manage the salary cap, specifically minimizing dead cap space.
In total, the Dolphins have just $18.36 million in dead cap for the year – the sixth-lowest mark in the league, behind the Indianapolis Colts ($15.96 million), Cincinnati Bengals ($15.77 million), Kansas City Chiefs ($15.1 million), New York Jets ($13 million) and Los Angeles Chargers ($10.98 million), according to Spotrac.
That $18.36 million has come from these 46 contracts:
WR DeVante Parker
Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $5.4 million
RB Chase Edmonds
(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
2022 dead cap hit: $4.39 million
WR Jakeem Grant
Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $1.37 million
OT Jesse Davis
Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $1 million
RB Sony Michel
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
2022 dead cap hit: $850,000
LB Brennan Scarlett
(Peter Joneleit via AP)
2022 dead cap hit: $527,000
WR Allen Hurns
Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $433,000
LB Calvin Munson
Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $328,000
S Verone McKinley III
(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
2022 dead cap hit: $299,000
WR Preston Williams
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
2022 dead cap hit: $275,000
WR River Cracraft
(Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
2022 dead cap hit: $274,000
WR Freddie Swain
Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $260,000
WR Braylon Sanders
Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $248,000
OT Larnel Coleman
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
2022 dead cap hit: $227,000
DL Ben Stille
Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $208,000
OT Kendall Lamm
Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $204,000
OL Solomon Kindley
(ALLEN EYESTONE / THE PALM BEACH POST)
2022 dead cap hit: $196,000
OT Brandon Shell
ANDRES LEIVA/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK
2022 dead cap hit: $192,000
DE Jason Strowbridge
Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $163,000
CB Kalon Barnes
(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
2022 dead cap hit: $161,000
OT Kellen Diesch
Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $127,000
S Sheldrick Redwine
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
2022 dead cap hit: $125,000
OT Kion Smith
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
2022 dead cap hit: $118,000
DE Markaviest Bryant
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
2022 dead cap hit: $104,000
RB Gerrid Doaks
Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $97,000
RB Zaquandre White
(Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
2022 dead cap hit: $92,000
OL Lamont Gaillard
(AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)
2022 dead cap hit: $81,000
OL Grant Hermanns
(AP Photo/Rich Schultz)
2022 dead cap hit: $58,000
WR Calvin Jackson
Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $58,000
CB Chris Steele
Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $58,000
OT Blaise Andries
(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)
2022 dead cap hit: $52,000
WR DaeSean Hamilton
(Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)
2022 dead cap hit: $46,000
QB Reid Sinnett
Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $46,000
DL Josiah Bronson
Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $46,000
DL Jordan Williams
Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $42,000
OL James Empey
(AP Photo/Young Kwak)
2022 dead cap hit: $39,000
WR/RB Malcolm Perry
Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $38,000
DE Owen Carney
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
2022 dead cap hit: $33,000
LB Cameron Goode
(Peter Joneleit via AP)
2022 dead cap hit: $28,000
DL Christopher Hinton
Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $23,000
DB Elijah Hamilton
(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
2022 dead cap hit: $18,000
DE DeAndre Johnson
Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $18,000
DL Jerome Johnson
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
2022 dead cap hit: $7,000
P Tommy Heatherly
(AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
2022 dead cap hit: $6,000
FB Carl Tucker
Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
2022 dead cap hit: $2,000
CB Jaytlin Askew
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
2022 dead cap hit: $2,000
