Houston Texans salary cap: 16 players responsible for $52.7M in dead money
Part of general manager Nick Caserio’s job in rebuilding the Houston Texans is taking chances with contracts, or moving on from players who don’t exactly fit with the current vision for the team.
In releasing and trading players, the Texans have accrued $52,712,957 in dead money that will remain on their books throughout the 2022 campaign.
However, the Texans’ salary cap situation should look more optimistic once the team is able to get upfield into the 2023 offseason when some of these contracts are off the books.
Here is a look at the 16 players who are responsible for the dead money. All figures are from Over The Cap.
QB Deshaun Watson
(Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
$16,200,000
Current team: Cleveland Browns
LB Zach Cunningham
Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports
$12,832,500
Current team: Tennessee Titans
DE Whitney Mercilus
(AP Photo/Justin Rex)
$7,000,000
Current team: retirement
DE Shaq Lawson
Kareem Elgazzar-USA TODAY NETWORK
$5,257,500
Current team: Buffalo Bills
CB Bradley Roby
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
$4,672,431
Current team: New Orleans Saints
WR Randall Cobb
Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
$3,500,000
Current team: Green Bay Packers
DT Brandon Dunn
(AP Photo/Michael Wyke)
$500,000
Current team: free agency
WR Andre Roberts
(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
$500,000
Current team: Carolina Panthers
CB Lonnie Johnson
(AP Photo/Matt Patterson)
$453,028
Current team: Kansas City Chiefs
WR DaeSean Hamilton
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
$350,000
Current team: free agency
CB Terrance Mitchell
(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
$250,000
Current team: New England Patriots
CB John Reid
Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
$247,200
Current team: Seattle Seahawks
TE Kahale Warring
(AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
$223,051
Current team: free agency
LB Eric Wilson
Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports
$206,667
Current team: New Orleans Saints
WR Isaiah Coulter
Steve Roberts-USA TODAY Sports
$146,478
Current team: Chicago Bears
RB Mark Ingram
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
$125,000
Current team: New Orleans Saints
