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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 1, 2007. 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. | ||||||||||
| 2007 Salary Cap Information | ||||||||||
| Name | Signed Thru | Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus Amortization |
Roster Bonus/ LTBE/ Reporting Bonus |
Workout Bonus | Total Cap Figure | Remaining Signing Bonus (includes 2007) | 2007 Cap Hit if Cut After 6/1/2007 | 2008 Cap Hit if Cut After 6/1/2007 | |
| Asante Samuel | 2007 | $7,790,000 | $7,790,000 | |||||||
| Tom Brady | 2010 | $720,000 | $6,620,000 | $5,160 | $7,345,160 | $23,580,000 | $6,726,720 | $16,960,000 | ||
| Richard Seymour | 2009 | $600,000 | $6,000,000 | $106,720 | $6,706,720 | $18,000,000 | $6,106,720 | $12,000,000 | ||
| Rosevelt Colvin (IR) | 2008 | $4,600,000 | $1,828,000 | $5,160 | $6,433,160 | $5,484,000 | $3,662,720 | $1,828,000 | ||
| Kyle Eckel | 2008 | $234,706 | $5,602,500 | $5,856,752 | ||||||
| Matt Light | 2010 | $3,500,000 | $1,252,167 | $5,160 | $4,758,887 | $3,756,501 | $1,252,167 | $2,504,334 | ||
| Mike Vrabel | 2009 | $2,050,000 | $1,533,500 | $500,000
$0 $0 |
$840 | $4,084,340 | $3,605,500 | $1,539,660 | $2,072,000 | |
| Adalius Thomas | 2011 | $900,000 | $2,400,000 | $106,720 | $3,406,720 | $12,000,000 | $2,506,720 | $17,600,000 | ||
| Kevin Faulk | 2009 | $1,900,000 | $497,000 | $500,000
$0 $0 |
$106,720 | $3,003,720 | $1,491,000 | $1,003,720 | $994,000 | |
| Randy Moss | 2007 | $2,500,000 | $500,000 | $1,560 | $3,001,560 | |||||
| Ty Warren | 2013 | $1,075,000 | $1,741,666 | $6,720 | $2,823,386 | $8,150,000 | $1,748,386 | $6,408,334 | ||
| Donte' Stallworth | 2012 | $700,000 | $166,666 | $1,600,000 | $306,720 | $2,773,386 | $1,000,000 | $2,073,386 | $833,334 | |
| Stephen Neal | 2009 | $1,700,000 | $800,000 | $106,720 | $2,606,720 | $2,400,000 | $906,720 | $1,600,000 | ||
| Jarvis Green | 2009 | $1,500,000 | $600,000 | $500,000 | $5,640 | $2,605,640 | $1,800,000 | $2,005,640 | $1,200,000 | |
| Tedy Bruschi | 2007 | $1,700,000 | $875,000 | $6,120 | $2,581,120 | $875,000 | $881,720 | |||
| Dan Koppen | 2011 | $900,000 | $1,500,000 | $106,720 | $2,506,720 | $6,000,000 | $1,606,720 | $4,500,000 | ||
| Eugene Wilson | 2007 | $2,070,000 | $367,500 | $6,720 | $2,444,220 | $367,500 | $374,220 | |||
| Kyle Brady | 2008 | $1,200,000 | $1,000,000 | $100,000 | $6,720 | $2,306,720 | $2,000,000 | $1,106,720 | $1,000,000 | |
| Rodney Harrison | 2008 | $1,529,412 | $731,763 | $840 | $2,262,015 | $1,463,526 | $731,763 | $731,763 | ||
| Sammy Morris (IR) | 2010 | $900,000 | $375,000 | $450,000 | $106,720 | $1,831,720 | $1,500,000 | $481,720 | $1,125,000 | |
| Wes Welker | 2011 | $550,000 | $1,100,000 | $56,720 | $1,706,720 | $5,500,000 | $1,156,720 | $7,400,000 | ||
| Laurence Maroney | 2010 | $360,000 | $1,077,500 | $6,240 | $1,443,740 | $4,310,000 | $1,077,500 | $3,232,500 | ||
| Logan Mankins | 2009 | $500,000 | $800,000 | $5,640 | $1,306,720 | $2,400,000 | $805,640 | $1,600,000 | ||
| Randall Gay | 2007 | $1,300,000 | $5,160 | $1,305,160 | $6,720 | |||||
| Vince Wilfork | 2009 | $600,000 | $633,334 | $5,160 | $1,238,494 | $1,900,000 | $633,333 | $1,266,667 | ||
| Brandon Meriweather | 2011 | $285,000 | $100,000 | $755,000 | $1,140,000 | $500,000 | $855,000 | $400,000 | ||
| Junior Seau | 2007 | $1,000,000 | $0
$100,000 $0 |
$840 | $1,100,840 | |||||
| Ben Watson | 2009 | $560,000 | $526,667 | $6,120 | $1,092,787 | $1,580,000 | $526,666 | $1,053,334 | ||
| Chad Jackson | 2009 | $360,200 | $549,166 | $6,720 | $916,086 | $1,640,000 | $549,166 | $1,093,334 | ||
| Mel Mitchell (IR) | 2007 | $700,000 | $125,000 | $31,720 | $856,720 | $125,000 | $131,720 | |||
| Lonie Paxton | 2007 | $720,000 | $61,000 | $5,640 | $786,640 | $61,000 | $67,720 | |||
| Russ Hochstein | 2008 | $600,000 | $133,333 | $20,000 | $6,720 | $760,053 | $266,667 | $140,161 | $133,334 | |
| Heath Evans | 2008 | $590,000 | $125,000 | $840 | $720,840 | $250,000 | $231,720 | $250,000 | ||
| Kelley Washington | 2011 | $600,000 | $860,000 | $6,720 | $666,720 | $4,300,000 | $866,720 | $3,440,000 | ||
| Ellis Hobbs, III | 2009 | $435,000 | $165,000 | $6,720 | $606,720 | $495,000 | $171,720 | $330,000 | ||
| Billy Yates | 2009 | $510,000 | $108,333 | $31,720 | $650,053 | $325,000 | $108,333 | $216,667 | ||
| Jabar Gaffney | 2007 | $595,000 | $31,720 | $626,720 | $6,720 | |||||
| Rashad Baker (Waived) | 2008 | $450,000 | $45,000 | $50,000 | $5,160 | $550,160 | $90,000 | $100,160 | $45,000 | |
| Chris Hanson | 2008 | $595,000 | $595,000 | |||||||
| Nick Kaczur | 2009 | $435,000 | $132,000 | $5,160 | $572,160 | $396,000 | $138,720 | $264,000 | ||
| James Sanders | 2008 | $435,000 | $95,000 | $6,720 | $536,720 | $190,000 | $101,720 | $95,000 | ||
| David Thomas (IR) | 2009 | $360,000 | $160,187 | $6,720 | $526,907 | $480,563 | $166,907 | $320,376 | ||
| Eddie Jackson (Waived) | 2008 | $361,765 | $6,720 | $368,485 | ||||||
| Larry Izzo | 2007 | $820,000 | $40,000 | $6,720 | $481,720 | $40,000 | $46,720 | |||
| Troy Brown | 2007 | $820,000 | $40,000 | $475,000 | $40,000 | $475,000 | ||||
| Stephen Gostkowski | 2009 | $360,000 | $106,250 | $6,720 | $472,720 | $318,750 | $112,970 | $212,500 | ||
| Matt Cassel | 2008 | $435,000 | $13,500 | $6,720 | $455,220 | $27,000 | $20,220 | $13,500 | ||
| Eric Alexander | 2007 | $435,000 | $6,720 | $441,720 | $6,720 | |||||
| Mike Wright (IR) | 2007 | $435,000 | $6,720 | $441,720 | $6,720 | |||||
| Ryan O'Callaghan | 2009 | $360,000 | $47,625 | $6,720 | $407,625 | $142,875 | $54,345 | $95,250 | ||
| Le Kevin Smith | 2009 | $360,000 | $17,750 | $6,720 | $384,470 | $53,250 | $24,470 | $35,500 | ||
| Willie Andrews | 2009 | $360,000 | $11,625 | $5,160 | $376,785 | $34,875 | $18,345 | $23,250 | ||
| Pierre Woods | 2007 | $360,000 | $3,750 | $6,120 | $369,870 | $6,720 | ||||
| Wesley Britt | 2007 | $360,000 | $5,640 | $365,640 | $6,720 | |||||
| Kareem Brown (Waived) | 2007 | $201,628 | $102,375 | $303,543 | $409,500 | $102,375 | $307,125 | |||
| Matt Gutierrez | 2008 | $285,000 | $5,000 | $290,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 | |||
| Santonio Thomas | 2008 | $285,000 | $285,000 | |||||||
| Chad Brown (Released) | 2007 | $255,880 | $255,880 | |||||||
| Marcellus Rivers (Released) | 2008 | $210,000 | $210,000 | |||||||
| Raymond Ventrone | 2007 | $33,528 | $126,942 | |||||||
| Corey Mays (Waived) | 2007 | $84,706 | $6,720 | $91,426 | $91,426 | |||||
| Antwain Spann | 2008 | $21,176 | $82,276 | |||||||
| Stephen Spach | 2008 | $63,528 | $63,528 | |||||||
| Rashad Moore | 2007 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |||||||
| Jason Rader (Released from PS/IR) | 2007 | $28,200 | $28,200 | |||||||
| David Greene (Released from PS) | 2007 | $42,300 | $42,300 | |||||||
| David Herron (Waived) | 2007 | $16,764 | $16,764 | |||||||
| Pat Ross (Released from PS) | 2007 | $14,100 | $14,100 | |||||||
| Gemara Williams (Waived) | 2007 | $4,700 | $6,720 | $11,420 | ||||||
| Zake West (Released from PS) | 2007 | $9,400 | $9,400 | |||||||
| Practice Squad Players | |||
| Player | Salary | Workout Bonus | 2007 Cap Hit |
| Brandon "Bam" Childress | $150,000 | $6,720 | $156,720 |
| Dan Connolly | $75,200 | $75,200 | |
| C.J. Jones | $79,900 | $79,900 | |
| Jason Rader | $28,200 | $28,200 | |
| Tim Mixon | $56,400 | $56,400 | |
| Kyle Bissinger | |||
| Gemara Williams | |||
| Players with cap hits but never played a 2007 regular season game for the Pats or were placed on IR or the non-football-injury reserve list before the 2007 regular season | ||||||||
| $6,007,159 or 5.32% of the Patriots' adjusted cap figure of $113,005,580 is being allocated on the above type players. | ||||||||
| Status | Player | Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other | 2007 Cap Hit | 2008 Cap Hit |
| Waived | Larry Anam | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | ||||
| Waived | Kyle Bissinger | $500 | $500 | $1,000 | ||||
| Released | Chad Brown | $60,000 | $40,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| Released | Reche Caldwell | $80,000 | $21,720 | $101,720 | ||||
| Waived | Ryan Claridge | $71,000 | $71,000 | |||||
| Released | Corey Dillon | $1,922,500 | $1,922,500 | $3,845,000 | ||||
| Waived | Mike Elgin | $7,250 | $7,250 | $21,750 | ||||
| Traded | Brandon Gorin | $133,334 | $133,334 | |||||
| Waived from the Injured Reserve List | Justise Hairston | $11,176 | $18,333 | $29,509 | $36,667 | |||
| Waived | Atrell Hawkins | $75,000 | $6,720 | $81,720 | ||||
| Passed Away | Marquise Hill | $460,000 | $6,720 | $466,720 | ||||
| Waived | Corey Hilliard | $16,683 | $16,683 | $33,367 | ||||
| Traded | Bethel Johnson | $350,000 | $350,000 | |||||
| Released | Tebucky Jones | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||||
| Injured Reserve | Oscar Lua | $190,000 | $15,750 | $205,750 | ||||
| Released | Josh Miller | $200,000 | $100,000 | $6,720 | $306,720 | $200,000 | ||
| Waived | Garrett Mills | $115,625 | $6,720 | $122,345 | $231,250 | |||
| Waived | Jeremy Mincey | $45,667 | $45,667 | |||||
| Waived | Gene Mruczkowski | $25,000 | $6,720 | $31,720 | ||||
| Waived | Jake Nordin | $1,666 | $1,666 | $3,334 | ||||
| Waived | Clint Oldenburg | $35,250 | $35,250 | $105,750 | ||||
| Injured Reserve | Mike Richardson | $190,000 | $21,500 | $211,500 | ||||
| Waived | Freddie Roach | $7,500 | $7,500 | |||||
| Waived | Justin Rogers | $27,833 | $27,833 | $55,667 | ||||
| Injured Reserve | Chad Scott | $1,220,000 | $100,000 | $16,720 | $1,336,720 | |||
| Waived | Quinton Smith | $1,000 | $1,000 | $2,000 | ||||
| Released | Dan Stevenson | $54,000 | $54,000 | |||||
| Waived | Justin Warren | $5,000 | $5,000 | |||||
| Waived | Zach West | $2,666 | $2,666 | $5,334 | ||||
| Totals | $1,850,000 | $4,113,559 | $180,000 | $72,040 | $6,007,159 | $4,570,140 | ||
NFL Minimum Salary Levels for the 2007 season
| Rookie | - $285,000 |
| 1 Credited Season | - $360,000 |
| 2 Credited Seasons | - $435,000 |
| 3 Credited Seasons | - $510,000 |
| 4 to 6 Credited Seasons | - $595,000 * |
| 7 to 9 Credited Seasons | - $720,000 * |
| 10+ Credited Seasons | - $820,000 * |
*All salaries for players with four or more years of experience AND who sign contracts that qualify for veteran's exemption will only count $435,000 (the minimum salary of a player with two credited seasons) against teams' salary caps.
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