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| Future Cap Hits | My guesstimate on the cap hits for the year 2004 and beyond | |
| The 2003 version of this page | ||
| The 2002 version of this page | ||
| My very Unofficial Patriots Roster Page | ||
| My very Unofficial Patriots Free Agency Page | ||
| My very Unofficial Patriots Transactions Page | ||
| The 2001 version of this page | ||
| Salary Cap Resources Page | which includes links to other teams' cap pages and to Cap FAQs | |
| Footnotes and Documentation Page | which provides supporting documentation for the figures shown on this page | |
| the Excel 97 workbook that I use to compile these page zipped | ||
| A listing of my cap-related articles | ||
Please note that Paul Katcher of Time Magazine called this page "by far the weirdest site I came across while researching this guide" in his listing of Essential bookmarks for the true football fan. and that on Page 4 of the September 3, 2001 issue of Time Magazine this page is referred to as "informed analysis of the Patriots' salary-cap problems."
According to my figures the Patriots are $2,832,529 UNDER the 2004 projected cap figure of $78.7 million with 36 active players signed. I have the Patriots' 2004 cap figure as $75,867,471. According to a reliable source the Pats' 2004 cap figure was $75.29 million as December 11th so my numbers are off by about $200,000 if one considers that the Pats added about $460,000 when they added Sean McDermott to the 2004 roster.
If you wish to see a list of Patriots players who became free agents this offseason, please click on the dollar sign.
| How to Read This Table | ||||||||||
| First and foremost, please read the player's documentation if you have any questions. When I don't know the date when a roster bonus is due I presume it to have been due on March 1, 2004. I presume that the Patriots will pick up the player's option bonus. | ||||||||||
| Please remember to use the Top 51 rule when figuring out the net cap hit for when a player is released. | ||||||||||
| 2004 Salary Cap Information | ||||||||||
| Name | Signed Thru | Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus/ LTBE |
Workout Bonus | Total Cap Figure | Remaining Signing Bonus | 2004 Cap Hit if Cut After 6/1/2004 | 2005 Cap Hit if Cut After 6/1/2004 | |
| Ty Law | 2005 | $5,650,000 | $2,701,365 | $1,000,000 | $105,600 | $9,457,365 | $5,402,730 | $2,701,395 | $2,701,395 | |
| Tom Brady | 2006 | $5,500,000 | $2,868,750 | $5,600 | $8,368,750 | $8,606,250 | $2,874,350 | $5,737,500 | ||
| Willie McGinest | 2006 | $1,845,000 | $1,320,500 | $500,000
$2,000,000 |
$5,600 | $5,671,100 | $3,961,500 | $1,320,500 | $2,641,000 | |
| Troy Brown | 2004 | $2,250,000 | $1,640,833 | $500,000
$700,000 |
$55,600 | $5,146,434 | $1,640,834 | $1,640,834 | ||
| Antowain Smith | 2006 | $2,400,000 | $1,466,667 | $105,600 | $3,966,667 | $4,400,000 | $1,466,667 | $2,933,333 | ||
| Mike Vrabel | 2005 | $1,650,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,600 | $3,650,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Roman Phifer | 2005 | $3,000,000 | $250,000 | $5,600 | $3,250,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | ||
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2009 | $2,100,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,600 | $3,100,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | ||
| Richard Seymour | 2006 | $960,000 | $1,544,000 | $5,600 | $2,504,000 | $4,632,000 | $3,088,000 | $1,544,000 | ||
| Rodney Harrison | 2008 | $1,450,000 | $416,666 | $250,000 | $5,600 | $2,127,866 | $2,083,330 | $416,666 | $1,666,664 | |
| Adam Vinatieri | 2004 | $1,425,000 | $675,000 | $5,600 | $2,105,600 | $675,000 | $2,100,000 | |||
| Tyrone Poole | 2006 | $1,000,000 | $450,000 | $445,000 | $5,600 | $1,900,600 | $1,350,000 | $450,000 | $900,000 | |
| Ted Johnson | 2005 | $900,000 | $466,667 | $5,600 | $1,900,000 | $933,333 | $466,667 | $466,667 | ||
| Ted Bruschi | 2004 | $1,100,000 | $666,666 | $5,600 | $1,722,266 | $666,666 | $666,666 | |||
| Ty Warren | 2008 | $305,000 | $1,150,000 | $5,600 | $1,460,600 | $5,750,000 | $1,150,000 | $4,600,000 | ||
| Daniel Graham | 2006 | $450,000 | $978,750 | $5,600 | $1,428,750 | $2,936,250 | $978,750 | $1,957,500 | ||
| Christian Fauria | 2004 | $1,000,000 | $266,667 | $5,600 | $1,266,667 | $266,667 | $266,667 | |||
| David Patten | 2004 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $5,600 | $1,255,600 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |||
| Joe Andruzzi | 2004 | $925,000 | $137,500 | $5,600 | $1,068,100 | $137,500 | $137,500 | |||
| Adrian Klemm | 2004 | $550,000 | $245,000 | $55,600 | $845,000 | $245,000 | $245,000 | |||
| Matt Light | 2004 | $455,000 | $326,250 | $5,600 | $786,850 | $326,250 | $326,250 | |||
| Larry Izzo | 2004 | $660,000 | $68,750 | $55,600 | $778,750 | $68,750 | $68,750 | |||
| Eugene Wilson | 2007 | $356,250 | $400,000 | $5,600 | $761,850 | $1,600,000 | $400,000 | $1,200,000 | ||
| Bethel Johnson | 2007 | $342,000 | $350,000 | $5,600 | $697,600 | $1,400,000 | $350,000 | $1,050,000 | ||
| Fred McCrary | 2004 | $660,000 | $5,600 | $665,600 | ||||||
| Matt Chatham | 2005 | $535,000 | $64,000 | $5,600 | $604,600 | $128,000 | $64,000 | $64,000 | ||
| Lonie Paxton | 2007 | $535,000 | $61,100 | $5,600 | $601,700 | $244,400 | $61,100 | $183,300 | ||
| Deion Branch | 2006 | $380,000 | $205,000 | $5,600 | $590,600 | $615,000 | $205,000 | $410,000 | ||
| Rohan Davey | 2005 | $380,000 | $82,500 | $5,600 | $468,100 | $165,000 | $82,500 | $82,500 | ||
| Jarvis Green | 2004 | $380,000 | $81,667 | $5,600 | $461,667 | $81,667 | $81,667 | |||
| Sean McDermott | 2004 | $455,000 | $5,600 | $460,600 | ||||||
| Dan Klecko | 2006 | $305,000 | $80,000 | $5,600 | $390,600 | $240,000 | $80,000 | $160,000 | ||
| Asante Samuel | 2006 | $305,000 | $78,125 | $5,600 | $388,725 | $234,375 | $78,125 | $156,250 | ||
| Dan Koppen | 2006 | $305,000 | $29,000 | $5,600 | $339,600 | $87,000 | $29,000 | $58,000 | ||
| Kliff Kingsbury | 2005 | $305,000 | $16,667 | $5,600 | $327,267 | $33,333 | $16,667 | $16,667 | ||
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2005 | $305,000 | $7,688 | $5,600 | $318,288 | $23,063 | $7,688 | $15,375 | ||
| Players no longer with the Pats or on IR, or non-football-injury reserve list | |||||||
| $4,932,375 of the cap is being spent on the above type players so that the Pats' dead money percentage is 6.27% | |||||||
| You can find list the players with dead money cap hits less than $10,000 on my salary cap footnotes and documentation page. | |||||||
| Status | Player | Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | 2004 Cap Hit | 2005 Cap Hit |
| Released | Kenyatta Jones | $91,250 | $91,250 | ||||
| Released | Ethan Kelly | $14,334 | $14,334 | ||||
| Released | Shawn Mayer | $3,334 | $3,334 | ||||
| Released | Fred McCrary | $75,000 | $75,000 | ||||
| Released | Lawyer Milloy | $4,053,618 | $4,053,618 | ||||
| Waived | Leonard Myers | $13,750 | $13,750 | ||||
| Waived | Spencer Nead | $16,667 | $16,667 | ||||
| Released | Otis Smith | $157,500 | $157,500 | ||||
| Waived | Ken Walter | $491,250 | $491,250 | ||||
| Waived | Antwoine Womack | $14,500 | $14,500 | ||||
| Dead Money Totals | $4,932,375 | $4,932,375 | |||||
| Grand Money Totals | $42,123,250 | $75,867,471 | |||||
NFL Minimum Salary Levels for the 2004 season
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Rookie - $230,000
1 Credited Season - $305,000
2 Credited Seasons - $380,000
3 Credited Seasons - $455,000
4 to 6 Credited Seasons - $535,000 *
7 to 9 Credited Seasons - $660,000 *
10+ Credited Seasons - $760,000 *
*All salaries for players with four or more years of experience AND who sign contracts that qualify for veteran's exemption will only count $450,000 against teams' salary caps.
