Atlanta Falcons top NFL list of dead money against the salary cap
Dead money against the salary cap is the NFL equivalent of still making payments on a totaled car. The thrill is gone, times have changed, but the agreement from more prosperous, optimistic times is still in place.
Unlike a totaled car, NFL teams can’t exactly default on the payments and just ignore calls from debt collectors. They still owe the money, and it counts against their current salary cap.
Here is a list of all 32 NFL teams’ dead money situation, including which player is collecting the most from the team’s dead money pool. Figures are according to Over the Cap.
1. Atlanta Falcons — $63,209,458
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Biggest dead money: QB Matt Ryan, $40,525,000
2. Chicago Bears — $56,800,263
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Biggest dead money: LB Khalil Mack, $24,000,000
3. Houston Texans — $52,712,957
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Biggest dead money: QB Deshaun Watson, $16,200,000
4. Philadelphia Eagles — $52,034,804
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Biggest dead money: DT Fletcher Cox, $9,641,408
5. Seattle Seahawks — $46,018,057
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Biggest dead money: QB Russell Wilson, $26,000,000
6. New Orleans Saints — $33,362,318
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Biggest dead money: OT Terron Armstead, $12,981,324
7. New York Giants — $32,530,225
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Biggest dead money: CB James Bradberry, $11,727,778
8. Pittsburgh Steelers — $30,863,174
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Biggest dead money: QB Ben Roethlisberger, $10,340,000
9. Las Vegas Raiders — $29,533,795
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Biggest dead money: DE Yannick Ngakoue, $8,000,000
10. Green Bay Packers — $24,630,944
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Biggest dead money: CB Za’Darius Smith, $11,424,443
11. Carolina Panthers — $23,519,359
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Biggest dead money: C Matt Paradis, $8,293,334
12. Jacksonville Jaguars — $23,096,998
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Biggest dead money: LB Joe Schobert, $9,937,500
13. Dallas Cowboys — $22,713,133
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Biggest dead money: LB Jaylon Smith, $6,800,000
14. Minnesota Vikings — $22,089,562
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Biggest dead money: LB Anthony Barr, $9,890,000
15. Detroit Lions — $20,343,163
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Biggest dead money: DE Trey Flowers, $12,112,376
16. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — $19,433,241
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Biggest dead money: G Ali Marpet, $7,150,000
17. Cleveland Browns — $18,793,055
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Biggest dead money: TE Austin Hooper, $3,750,000
18. Buffalo Bills — $16,661,286
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Biggest dead money: DT Star Lotulelei, $5,200,000
19. Denver Broncos — $14,938,134
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Biggest dead money: OT Ja’Wuan James, $6,000,000
20. Tennessee Titans — $14,301,605
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Biggest dead money: WR Julio Jones, $4,800,000
21. Los Angeles Rams — $13,522,999
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Biggest dead money: WR Robert Woods, $11,900,000
22. Baltimore Ravens — $12,066,879
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Biggest dead money: CB Tavon Young, $3,338,000
23. Arizona Cardinals — $10,333,521
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Biggest dead money: DT Jordan Phillips, $3,301,444
24. Cincinnati Bengals — $9,609,245
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Biggest dead money: CB Trae Waynes, $5,000,000
25. New England Patriots — $9,158,018
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Biggest dead money: G Shaq Mason, $3,150,000
26. Miami Dolphins — $8,506,400
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Biggest dead money: WR DeVante Parker, $5,400,000
27. Kansas City Chiefs — $7,983,236
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Biggest dead money: LB Anthony Hitchens, $4,223,750
28. Indianapolis Colts — $7,043,767
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Biggest dead money: WR T.Y. Hilton, $2,300,000
29. San Francisco 49ers — $6,745,226
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Biggest dead money: C Weston Richburg, $3,453,651
30. Washington — $6,340,996
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Biggest dead money: S Landon Collins, $3,825,000
31. Los Angeles Chargers — $3,661,390
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Biggest dead money: OT Bryan Bulaga, $3,333,334
32. New York Jets — $2,082,739
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Biggest dead money: TE Ryan Griffin, $500,000
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