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| 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 3, 2006. I presume that the Patriots will pick up the player's option bonus. To figure out what would be the cap hit if the Patriots were to trade a player, add the remaining signing bonus amount to the amount of his roster bonus, if already earned, the amount of his reporting bonus, if already earned, and the amount of his offseason workout bonus money, if already, and to the amount of any money that is guaranteed past this season. | ||||||||||
| Please note that for some players not all of the listed numbers will add up to their reported cap number. | ||||||||||
| 2006 Salary Cap Information | ||||||||||
| Name | Signed Thru | Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus/ LTBE/ Reporting Bonus |
Workout Bonus | Total Cap Figure | Remaining Signing Bonus (includes 2006) | 2006 Cap Hit if Cut | 2007 Cap Hit if Cut After 6/1/2006 | |
| Tom Brady | 2010 | $4,000,000 | $9,823,750 | $6,160 | $13,829,910 | $28,123,750 | $9,929,910 | $18,300,000 | ||
| Richard Seymour | 2009 | $585,000 | $8,394,000 | $106,160 | $9,085,160 | $26,394,000 | $8,500,160 | $18,000,000 | ||
| Rosevelt Colvin | 2008 | $3,650,000 | $1,828,000 | $6,160 | $5,484,160 | $5,484,000 | $1,834,160 | $3,656,000 | ||
| Dan Koppen | 2011 | $1,573,000 | $1,529,000 | $1,927,000 | $4,400 | $5,033,400 | $7,529,000 | $1,535,160 | $6,000,000 | |
| Jarvis Green | 2009 | $585,000 | $600,000 | $2,500,000 | $6,160 | $3,691,160 | $2,400,000 | $3,106,160 | $1,800,000 | |
| Mike Vrabel | 2009 | $1,500,000 | $1,533,500 | $500,000
$0 $0 |
$6,160 | $3,539,660 | $5,139,000 | $1,539,660 | $3,605,500 | |
| Matt Light | 2010 | $1,000,000 | $2,414,165 | $6,160 | $3,420,325 | $6,169,165 | $2,420,325 | $3,755,004 | ||
| Antwain Spann | 2006 | $275,000 | $2,913,410 | $3,119,551 | ||||||
| Rodney Harrison | 2008 | $2,100,000 | $731,763 | $6,160 | $2,837,923 | $2,195,295 | $737,923 | $1,463,532 | ||
| Corey Dillon | 2009 | $710,000 | $1,922,500 | $6,160 | $2,638,660 | $5,440,000 | $1,998,660 | $3,517,500 | ||
| Kevin Faulk | 2009 | $1,900,000 | $497,000 | $106,160 | $2,503,160 | $1,988,000 | $603,160 | $1,491,000 | ||
| Ted Bruschi | 2007 | $1,350,000 | $875,000 | $6,160 | $2,231,160 | $1,750,000 | $881,160 | $875,000 | ||
| Ty Warren | 2008 | $685,000 | $1,533,334 | $6,160 | $2,224,494 | $2,683,333 | $1,539,494 | $1,150,000 | ||
| Vince Wilfork | 2009 | $440,000 | $1,550,000 | $1,990,000 | $3,450,000 | $1,556,160 | $1,900,000 | |||
| Daniel Graham | 2006 | $585,000 | $978,750 | $6,160 | $1,569,910 | $978,750 | $984,910 | |||
| Stephen Neal | 2009 | $600,000 | $800,000 | $106,160 | $1,506,160 | $3,200,000 | $906,160 | $2,400,000 | ||
| Troy Brown | 2006 | $810,000 | $315,000 | $350,000 | $31,160 | $1,506,160 | $315,000 | $621,160 | ||
| Ben Watson | 2009 | $460,000 | $985,000 | $6,160 | $1,451,160 | $2,565,000 | $991,160 | $1,580,000 | ||
| Logan Mankins | 2009 | $370,000 | $800,000 | $6,160 | $1,176,160 | $3,200,000 | $806,160 | $2,400,000 | ||
| Laurence Maroney | 2010 | $275,000 | $875,000
$0 $0 |
$1,150,000 | ||||||
| Josh Miller (IR) | 2008 | $810,000 | $200,000 | $6,160 | $1,016,160 | $600,000 | $206,160 | $400,000 | ||
| Junior Seau (IR) | 2006 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||||
| Eugene Wilson | 2007 | $500,000 | $408,125 | $6,160 | $914,285 | $775,625 | $414,285 | $367,500 | ||
| Reche Caldwell | 2007 | $585,000 | $300,000
$0 $0 |
$21,160 | $906,160 | $26,160 | ||||
| Tebucky Jones (IR) | 2007 | $710,000 | $150,000 | $30,720 | $890,720 | $300,000 | $155,720 | $150,000 | ||
| Asante Samuel | 2006 | $721,600 | $78,125 | $0
$35,000 $0 |
$6,160 | $840,885 | $78,125 | $84,285 | ||
| Chad Scott | 2007 | $710,000 | $100,000 | $16,160 | $826,160 | $200,000 | $116,160 | $100,000 | ||
| Larry Izzo | 2006 | $710,000 | $100,000 | $6,160 | $816,160 | $100,000 | $106,160 | |||
| Russ Hochstein | 2008 | $600,000 | $200,001 | $6,160 | $806,161 | $466,668 | $206,161 | $266,667 | ||
| Doug Gabriel (Waived) | 2007 | $658,824 | $658,824 | |||||||
| Atrell Hawkins | 2007 | $710,000 | $75,000 | $6,160 | $791,160 | $150,000 | $81,160 | $75,000 | ||
| Chad Jackson | 2009 | $275,000 | $452,000 | $727,000 | ||||||
| Mel Mitchell (IR) | 2007 | $550,000 | $125,000 | $30,720 | $705,720 | $250,000 | $155,720 | $125,000 | ||
| Patrick Pass | 2006 | $585,000 | $75,000 | $6,160 | $666,160 | $75,000 | $81,160 | |||
| Marquise Hill | 2008 | $425,000 | $230,000 | $6,160 | $661,160 | $690,000 | $236,160 | $460,000 | ||
| Lonie Paxton | 2007 | $585,000 | $61,000 | $6,160 | $652,160 | $122,000 | $67,160 | $61,000 | ||
| Ellis Hobbs, III | 2009 | $350,000 | $165,000 | $6,160 | $521,160 | $660,000 | $171,160 | $495,000 | ||
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2006 | $500,000 | $7,689 | $6,160 | $513,849 | $7,688 | $13,849 | |||
| Nick Kaczur | 2009 | $350,000 | $132,000 | $6,160 | $488,160 | $528,000 | $138,160 | $396,000 | ||
| Heath Evans | 2006 | $585,000 | $25,000 | $6,160 | $456,160 | $25,000 | $31,160 | |||
| Don Davis | 2006 | $810,000 | $25,000 | $6,160 | $456,160 | $25,000 | $31,160 | |||
| James Sanders | 2008 | $350,000 | $95,000 | $6,160 | $451,160 | $285,000 | $101,160 | $190,000 | ||
| Randall Gay (IR) | 2006 | $425,000 | $5,280 | $430,280 | $5,280 | |||||
| David Thomas | 2009 | $275,000 | $160,187 | $435,187 | $640,750 | $160,187 | $480,563 | |||
| Barry Gardner (IR) | 2006 | $710,000 | $3,960 | $428,960 | $3,960 | |||||
| Billy Yates (IR) | 2006 | $425,000 | $425,000 | |||||||
| Jabar Gaffney | 2006 | $585,000 | $412,941 | |||||||
| Garrett Mills (IR) | 2009 | $275,000 | $115,625 | $390,625 | $462,500 | $115,625 | $346,875 | |||
| Stephen Gostkowski | 2009 | $275,000 | $106,250 | $381,250 | $425,000 | $106,250 | $318,750 | |||
| Matt Cassel | 2008 | $350,000 | $13,500 | $6,160 | $369,660 | $40,500 | $19,660 | $27,000 | ||
| Mike Wright | 2006 | $350,000 | $1,000 | $6,160 | $357,160 | $1,000 | $7,160 | |||
| Eric Alexander | 2006 | $350,000 | $6,160 | $356,160 | $6,160 | |||||
| Johnathan Sullivan (Waived) | 2007 | $689,083 | $332,671 | |||||||
| Ryan O'Callaghan | 2009 | $275,000 | $47,625 | $322,625 | $190,500 | $47,625 | $142,875 | |||
| Le Kevin Smith | 2009 | $275,000 | $17,750 | $292,750 | $71,000 | $17,750 | $53,250 | |||
| Willie Andrews | 2009 | $275,000 | $11,625 | $286,625 | $46,500 | $11,625 | $34,875 | |||
| Wesley Britt | 2006 | $275,000 | $6,160 | $281,160 | ||||||
| Pierre Woods | 2007 | $275,000 | $275,000 | |||||||
| Matt Shelton (IR) | 2006 | $275,000 | $275,000 | |||||||
| Gemara Williams (IR) | 2007 | $275,000 | $275,000 | |||||||
| Gene Mruczkowski | 2006 | $425,000 | $225,000 | |||||||
| Rashad Baker | 2006 | $425,000 | $200,000 | |||||||
| Corey Mays | 2006 | $275,000 | $183,188 | |||||||
| Earl Charles | 2007 | $180,000 | $180,000 | |||||||
| Raymond Ventrone | 2007 | $180,000 | $180,000 | |||||||
| Brandon "Bam" Childress | 2006 | $275,000 | $178,219 | |||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 2006 | $425,000 | $175,000 | |||||||
| Kelvin Kight | 2006 | $275,000 | $143,453 | |||||||
| Ken Walter (IR) | 2006 | $710,000 | $125,000 | |||||||
| Ray Mickens | 2006 | $710,000 | $100,000 | |||||||
| Chidi Iwuoma (Released) | 2006 | $585,000 | $100,000 | |||||||
| Jonathan Smith (Waived) | 2006 | $425,000 | $75,000 | |||||||
| Hank Poteat (Released) | 2006 | $585,000 | $6,160 | $56,160 | ||||||
| Todd Sauerbrun | 2006 | $810,000 | $50,000 | |||||||
| Dan Stevenson (Waived) | 2006 | $79,900 | $47,000 | |||||||
| Guss Scott (Waived) | 2006 | $350,000 | $6,160 | $26,748 | ||||||
| J.T. O'Sullivan (Waived) | 2006 | $79,900 | $18,800 | |||||||
| Justin Phinisee (Waived) | 2006 | $79,900 | $4,700 | |||||||
| Practice Squad Players | |||
| Player | Salary | Workout Bonus | 2006 Cap Hit |
| Brian Barthelmes | $79,900 | $37,600 | $37,600 |
| Brandon "Bam" Childress | $150,000 | $6,160 | $163,513 |
| Danny Baugher | $79,900 | $56,400 | |
| Sean Bubin | $79,900 | $61,100 | |
| Tom Malone | $79,900 | $9,400 | |
| James Patrick | $79,900 | $37,600 | |
| Santonio Thomas | $150,000 | $6,160 | $156,160 |
| Matt Kranchick | $79,900 | $14,100 | |
| Rod Trafford (PS/IR) | $79,900 | $14,100 | |
| Players with cap hits but never played a 2006 regular season game for the Pats or were placed on IR or the non-football-injury reserve list before the regular season | ||||||||
| $5,090,288 or 5.09% of the Patriots' adjusted cap, is being spent on the above type players. | ||||||||
| 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 | Other | 2006 Cap Hit | 2007 Cap Hit |
| Released | Rodney Bailey | $108,334 | $108,334 | |||||
| Released | Monty Beisel | $212,500 | $6,160 | $218,660 | ||||
| Traded | Deion Branch | $205,000 | $205,000 | |||||
| Released | Chad Brown | $242,500 | $80,000 | $322,500 | ||||
| Waived | Ryan Claridge | $35,500 | $6,160 | $41,660 | $71,000 | |||
| Traded | Brandon Gorin | $133,333 | $6,160 | $139,493 | $133,334 | |||
| Traded | Bethel Johnson | $350,000 | $6,160 | $356,160 | $350,000 | |||
| Waived | Dan Klecko | $80,000 | $6,160 | $86,160 | ||||
| Released | Ryan Krug | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||||
| Released | Willie McGinest | $1,320,500 | $1,320,500 | |||||
| Waived | Jeremy Mincey | $22,733 | $22,733 | $45,667 | ||||
| Released | Tyrone Poole | $510,418 | $510,418 | |||||
| Waived | Freddie Roach | $7,500 | $7,500 | $7,500 | ||||
| Waived | P.K. Sam | $114,000 | $114,000 | |||||
| Released | Duane Starks | $1,530,000 | $1,530,000 | |||||
| Released | Dan Stevenson | $18,000 | $18,000 | $54,000 | ||||
| Released | John Stone | $5,000 | $6,160 | $11,160 | ||||
| Released | Eric Warfield | $30,160 | $30,160 | |||||
| Dead Money Totals | $4,905,318 | $67,120 | $80,000 | $5,090,228 | $661,501 | |||
NFL Minimum Salary Levels for the 2006 season
| Rookie | - $275,000 |
| 1 Credited Season | - $350,000 |
| 2 Credited Seasons | - $425,000 |
| 3 Credited Seasons | - $500,000 |
| 4 to 6 Credited Seasons | - $585,000 * |
| 7 to 9 Credited Seasons | - $710,000 * |
| 10+ Credited Seasons | - $810,000 * |
*All salaries for players with four or more years of experience AND who sign contracts that qualify for veteran's exemption will only count $425,000 against teams' salary caps.
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