2018 Arizona Cardinals Cap Salaries, UFAs and Potential Cap Space

[Mitch]

Cardinals' 2018 Roster Cap Figures


QUARTERBACKS


Carson Palmer QB $20,625,000
Drew Stanton QB UFA
Blaine Gabbert QB UFA


WIDE RECEIVERS


Larry Fitzgerald WR $4,850,000
John Brown WR UFA
Jaron Brown WR UFA
Brittan Golden WR UFA
J.J. Nelson WR $757,450
Chad Williams WR $758,072
D.J. Foster WR ERFA
Carlton Agudosi WR $122,400


RUNNING BACKS


Andre Ellington RB UFA
David Johnson RB $889,344
Adrian Peterson RB $3,500,000
Kerwynn Williams RB UFA
Elijhaa Penny RB ERFA
T.J. Logan RB $605,484


TIGHT ENDS


Jermaine Gresham TE $7,250,000
Troy Niklas TE UFA
Ifeanyi Momah TE ERFA
Ricky Seals-Jones TE ERFA


OFFENSIVE LINE


Jared Veldheer RT $10,250,000
Mike Iupati G $9,700,000
D.J. Humphries LT $2,835,672
A.Q. Shipley C $2,112,500
Alex Boone G UFA
Evan Boehm G $756,620
John Wetzel RT ERFA
Will Holden T $622,032
Earl Watford RT UFA
Daniel Munyer C ERFA
Vinston Painter RT ERFA
Givens Price T ERFA


DEFENSIVE LINE


Corey Peters DT UFA
Josh Mauro DT $3,300,000
Robert Nkemdiche DE $2,345,618
Frostee Rucker DT UFA
Rodney Gunter DT $832,480
Xavier Williams DT RFA
Olsen Pierre DT ERFA
Pasoni Tasini DE ERFA


LINEBACKERS


Chandler Jones OLB $15,500,000
Deone Bucannon ILB $8,718,000
Haason Reddick ILB $3,063,174
Karlos Dansby ILB UFA
Markus Golden OLB $1,246,742
Kareem Martin OLB UFA
Josh Bynes OLB UFA
Scooby Wright ILB ERFA
Bryson Albright OLB ERFA
Vontarrius Dora OLB ERFA


SECONDARY


Patrick Peterson CB $14,956,965
Tyrann Mathieu FS $14,100,000
Justin Bethel CB UFA
Antoine Bethea SS $4,416,666
Tyvon Branch SS UFA
Tramon Williams CB UFA
Budda Baker S $1,552,274
Brandon Williams CB $824,173
Johnathan Ford S $590,045
Ronald Zamort CB ERFA
Harlan Miller CB ERFA


SEPCIAL TEAMS


Phil Dawson K $3,500,000
Andy Lee P $1,000,000
Aaron Brewer LS UFA
Justin Drescher LS UFA

Current 2018 Cap Space Arizona Cardinals: $25.93M

Dead Cap 2018:

WR Fitzgerald (-$4.85M)
G Dorian Johnson, G Cole Toner, CB Sojourn Shelton, WR Carlton Agudosi = (-$608K.)

These figures are already included when determining the $25.93M cap space.

Analysis:

Players to Release or Restructure with Paycuts :

QB Palmer ($20.6 - 6.6 = $14M)
S Mathieu ($14.4 - 9.3 = $4.8M)
T Veldheer ($10.25 - 3.25 = $7M)
G Iupati ($9.7 - 3.4 = $6.3M)
LB Bucannon ($8.718 - 0 - $8.718)
WR Fitzgerald ($0 - 4.85 = -$4.85M)
S Bethea ($4.416 - 1.333 = $3.1M)
K Dawson ($3.5 - 500K = $3M)
RB Peterson ($3.5M - 0 = $3.5M)
DT Mauro ($3.3M - 500K = $2.8M)
C Shipley ($2.112 - 362K = $1.75M)

Additional Cap Space (releasing all the players above): $50.1M

Total Available Cap Space: $76.03

 

[juza76]

a roster assorted so bad in terms of talents/age could leave us in the purgatory territory for some years

 

[AZfaninMN]

HB isn’t going to restructure his contract one year after signing it. I hope I’m wrong, but we’ll have at least $35m freed up just in retirees alone next offseason (CP, Larry, and JV). We’ll see in the off-season, but we’ll have money to spend, hopefully we spend it right....

 

[iLLmatiC]

a roster assorted so bad in terms of talents/age could leave us in the purgatory territory for some years

Not if we are prudent who we sign in free agency and actually nail some draft picks. Unlike the NBA, contracts aren't fully guaranteed and counted against the cap.

 

[juza76]

Not if we are prudent who we sign in free agency and actually nail some draft picks. Unlike the NBA, contracts aren't fully guaranteed and counted against the cap.

in keim u trust?

 

[iLLmatiC]

in keim u trust?

Lol not really. That was more hypothetical.

 

[juza76]

i add
can this organization stop getting rid of guys that still perform and replace them with no factor guys

around the league
okeafor
ted ginn
cambpell ok we had no chance
massie chicago run game is good so far
tony jefferson
swearinger

last week i saw also darren feels scoring two td ina row and we still have nickleglass
all those players has been replaced with lower level players

 

[DVontel]

Would release every 30+ year old + Bucannon. Would trade Tyrann, as bad as that hurts to say.

 

[GuernseyCard]

Over the CAP has our 2018 available space at $33.5m, which includes $3.5 m for AP.

Can't imagine Carson taking a pay cut if he returns.