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Last updated on December 12, 2010 9:30 PM EDT
According to my figures the Patriots' 2010 cap figure is for $132,432,080 with 63 signed or tendered players (53 active and 11 Injured Reserve) and a 8-man practice squad. I think that my numbers are off by about $2.5 million and that the Patriots' true salary cap number is in the $135 million range. There is no cap limit for the 2010 season. You can follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/patscap
DISCLAIMERS - My numbers are a snapshot in time. Things will change between the as of date and a future date.
| 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 February 27, 2010. I presume that the Patriots will pick up the player's option bonus. | ||||||||||||
| Please note that for some players not all of the listed numbers will add up to their reported cap number. | ||||||||||||
| 2010 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 2010) | 2010 Cap Hit if Cut | 2010 Cap Savings if Cut or Traded | 2011 Cap Hit if Cut or Traded | ||
| Tom Brady | 2014 | $7,500,000 | $6,920,000 | $3,000,000 - Paid on 3/5 | $7,280 | $17,427,280 | $19,720,000 | $6,720,000 | $3,105,000 | |||
| Randy Moss (Traded) | 2010 | $1,505,883 | $4,750,000 | $107,280 | $6,363,163 | $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $6,105,000 | ||||
| Dan Koppen | 2011 | $2,900,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 - paid on 3/19 | $107,280 | $5,007,280 | $1,500,000 | $2,107,280 | $2,430,000 | |||
| Jerod Mayo | 2012 | $470,000 | $4,275,000 | $7,280 | $4,930,000 | $12,825,000 | $4,275,000 | $8,550,000 | ||||
| Vince Wilfork | 2014 | $750,000 | $3,600,000 | $150,000 | $107,280 | $4,607,280 | $18,000,000 | $5.835,000 | ($4,910,000) | $14,400,000 | ||
| Matt Light | 2010 | $4,500,000 | $7,280 | $4,507,280 | $4,105,000 | |||||||
| Wes Welker | 2011 | $1,900,000 | $1,975,000 | $250,000 - Paid on 3/7 | $107,280 | $4,232,280 | $1,975,000 | $1,975,000 | $1,605,000 | $1,975,000 | ||
| Nick Kaczur (Injury Reserve) | 2012 | $2,700,000 | $875,000 | $107,280 | $3,582,280 | $2,625,000 | $875,000 | $2,405,000 | $1,750,000 | |||
| Tully Banta-Cain | 2012 | $800,000 | $2,000,000 | $207,280 | $3,007,280 | $6,000,000 | $800,000 | $405,000 | $4,000,000 | |||
| James Sanders | 2011 | $2,300,000 | $600,000 | $87,280 | $2,987,280 | $1,200,000 | $600,000 | $1,985,000 | $600,000 | |||
| Fred Taylor | 2010 | $2,000,000 | $725,000 | $7,280 | $2,732,280 | $725,000 | $725,000 | $1,605,000 | ||||
| Mike Wright | 2012 | $2,125,000 | $450,000 | $87,280 | $2,662,280 | $1,350,000 | $450,000 | $885,000 | $1,810,000 | |||
| Stephen Neal (Injury Reserve) | 2011 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $107,280 | $2,607,280 | $2,000,000 | $1,00,000 | $105,000 | $1,250,000 | |||
| Stephen Gostkowski (Injured Reserve) | 2014 | $1,759,000 | $800,000 | $7,280 | $2,566,280 | $1,364,000 | ||||||
| Laurence Maroney | 2010 | $825,000 | $1,077,500 | $107,280 | $2,009,780 | $1,077,500 | $1,077,500 | $530,000 | ||||
| Kevin Faulk (Injured Reserve) | 2010 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $7,280 | $2,007,280 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $695,000 | ||||
| Alge Crumpler | 2011 | $1,400,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $7,280 | $2,007,280 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $1,005,000 | $500,000 | ||
| Jarrod Page | 2010 | $1,759,000 | $1,759,000 | |||||||||
| Brandon Meriweather | 2011 | $550,000 | $1,030,000 | $157,280 | $1,737,280 | $2,060,000 | $1,030,000 | $305,000 | $1,030,000 | |||
| Patrick Chung | 2012 | $480,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $7,280 | $1,487,280 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $85,000 | $1,000,000 | ||
| Sammy Morris | 2010 | $900,000 | $375,000 | $107,280 | $1,382,280 | $375,000 | $375,000 | $605,000 | ||||
| Pierre Woods | 2010 | $1,250,000 | $57,280 | $1,307,280 | $855,000 | |||||||
| Devin McCourty | 2014 | $320,000 | $300,000 | $680,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,500,000 | $4,880,000 | |||||
| Darius Butler | 2012 | $545,000 | $542,500 | $7,280 | $1,094,780 | $1,627,500 | $542,500 | $150,000 | $1,085,000 | |||
| Gerard Warren | 2010 | $900,000 | $40,000 | $27,280 | $967,280 | $40,000 | $40,000 | $505,000 | ||||
| Ron Brace | 2012 | $395,000 | $560,000 | $7,280 | $962,280 | $1,680,000 | $560,000 | $1,120,000 | ||||
| Gary Guyton | 2011 | $505,000 | $325,000 | $7,280 | $837,280 | $650,000 | $35,000 | $325,000 | ||||
| Logan Mankins | 2010 | $815,964 | $815,964 | |||||||||
| Rob Ninkovich | 2011 | $650,000 | $116,666 | $7,280 | $773,946 | $233,334 | $116,666 | $255,000 | $116,668 | |||
| Dan Connolly | 2011 | $600,000 | $108,333 | $57,280 | $765,613 | $216,667 | $273,947 | $171,666 | ||||
| Rob Gronkowski | 2013 | $320,000 | $440,000 | $760,000 | $1,760,000 | $1,760,000 | ($1,290,000) | |||||
| Mark Levoir | 2011 | $550,000 | $133,333 | $57,280 | $740,613 | $266,667 | $323,947 | 96,666 | ||||
| Sebastian Vollmer | 2012 | $420,000 | $305,000 | $7,280 | $732,280 | $915,000 | $922,280 | ($445,000) | ||||
| Marques Murrell (Released) | 2011 | $35,294 | $100,000 | $57,280 | $192,294 | $100,000 | ||||||
| Terrence Wheatley | 2011 | $470,000 | $222,500 | $7,280 | $699,780 | $445,000 | $452,780 | ($222,500) | ||||
| Jermaine Cunningham | 2013 | $320,000 | $330,000 | $650,000 | $1,320,000 | $1,320,000 | ($670,000) | |||||
| Quinn Ojinnaka | 2010 | $640,000 | $640,000 | |||||||||
| Jonathan Wilhite | 2011 | $470,000 | $101,375 | $7,280 | $578,655 | $202,750 | $210,030 | ($101,375) | ||||
| Matt Slater | 2011 | $470,000 | $43,750 | $7,280 | $521,030 | $87,500 | $94,780 | ($43,750) | ||||
| Brandon Tate | 2012 | $320,000 | $188,750 | $7,280 | $516,030 | $566,250 | $573,530 | $96,250 | ||||
| Danny Woodhead | 2012 | $320,000 | $188,750 | $7,280 | $516,030 | $566,250 | $573,530 | $96,250 | ||||
| Taylor Price | 2013 | $320,000 | $176,150 | $496,150 | $704,600 | $704,600 | ($208,450) | |||||
| Tyrone McKenzie | 2012 | $320,000 | $157,750 | $7,280 | $485,030 | $473,250 | $480,530 | $5,000 | ||||
| Brandon Spikes | 2013 | $244,705 | $240,000 | $484,7050 | $960,000 | $960,000 | ($490,000) | |||||
| BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 2010 | $470,000 | $7,280 | $477,280 | ||||||||
| Tracy White | 2010 | $470,000 | $470,000 | |||||||||
| Aaron Hernandez | 2013 | $320,000 | $50,000 | $76,000 | $446,000 | $200,000 | $276,000 | |||||
| Myron Pryor | 2012 | $395,000 | $19,750 | $7,280 | $422,030 | $59,250 | $66,530 | |||||
| Julian Edelman | 2012 | $395,000 | $12,175 | $7,280 | $414,455 | $36,525 | $43,805 | |||||
| Brian Hoyer | 2011 | $395,000 | $4,166 | $7,280 | $406,466 | $8,334 | $15,614 | |||||
| Ryan Wendell | 2010 | $395,000 | $7,280 | $402,280 | $7,280 | |||||||
| Kyle Arrington | 2010 | $395,000 | $7,280 | $402,280 | $7,280 | |||||||
| Zoltan Mesko | 2013 | $320,000 | $46,875 | $366,875 | $187,500 | $187,500 | ||||||
| Brandon Deaderick | 2013 | $320,000 | $10,075 | $330,075 | $40,300 | $40,300 | ||||||
| Dane Fletcher | 2012 | $320,000 | $3,333 | $3,333 | $323,333 | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||||
| Kyle Love | 2011 | $320,000 | $320,000 | |||||||||
| Steve Maneri | 2010 | $320,000 | $320,000 | |||||||||
| Jake Ingram (Waived) | 2012 | $209,118 | $52,500 | $7,280 | $268,898 | $52,500 | $59,780 | |||||
| Pierre Woods | 2011 | $259,412 | $259,412 | |||||||||
| Shayne Graham | 2010 | $216,471 | $216,471 | |||||||||
| Matt Katula | 2010 | $216,471 | $216,471 | |||||||||
| Steve Maneri | 2010 | $320,000 | $320,000 | |||||||||
| Shawn Crable | 2010 | $185,882 | $185,882 | |||||||||
| Tyrone McKenzie (Released from Practice Squad) | 2010 | $79,412 | $79,412 | |||||||||
| Javarris James (Released from Practice Squad) | 2010 | $24,000 | $24,000 | |||||||||
| Shawn Crable (Promoted from Practice Squad) | 2010 | $10,400 | $10,400 | |||||||||
| Practice Squad Players | |||
| Player | Salary | 2010 Cap Hit | |
| Carson Butler | $78,000 | $78,000 | |
| Sergio Brown | $88,400 | $88,400 | |
| Thomas Austin | $72,800 | $72,800 | |
| Thad Turner | $41,600 | $41,600 | |
| Steve Maneri | $72,800 | $72,800 | |
| Darnell Jenkins | $125,000 | $125,000 | |
| Ross Ventrone | $57,200 | $57,200 | |
| Tony Carter | $88,400 | $88,400 | |
| Players with cap hits but never played a 2010 regular season game for the Pats or were placed on IR or the non-football-injury reserve list before the 2010 regular season. | ||||||
| $24,161,750 is being allocated on the above type players. | ||||||
| Status | Player | Salary | Signing Bonus | Offseason Workout Bonus | 2010 Cap Hit | 2011 Cap Hit |
| Released with Injury Settlement | Torry Holt | $50,000 | $57,280 | $107,280 | ||
| Injured Reserve | Josh Barrett | $470,000 | $470,000 | |||
| Injured Reserve | Leigh Bodden | $3,900,000 | $1,500,000 | $107,280 | $5,507,280 | $5,507,280 |
| Injured Reserve | Bret Lockett | $245,000 | $7,280 | $252,280 | ||
| Injured Reserve | Darryl Richard | $225,000 | $7,280 | $232,280 | ||
| Injured Reserve | Ty Warren | $2,900,000 | $2,520,830 | $5,420,830 | $5,878,950 | |
| Injured Reserve | Kade Weston | $225,000 | $39,700 | $264,700 | ||
| Waived | Sergio Brown | $12,500 | $12,500 | |||
| Waived | George Bussey | $113,875 | $7,280 | $121,155 | ||
| Waived | Shawn Crable | $380,250 | $7,280 | $387,530 | ||
| Waived | Buddy Farnham | $1,000 | $1,000 | |||
| Waived | Adrian Grady | $7,280 | $7,280 | |||
| Waived | Darnell Jenkins | $7,280 | $7,280 | |||
| Waived | Terrence Johnson | $10,000 | $10,000 | |||
| Waived | Ted Larsen | $80,300 | $80,300 | |||
| Waived | Rich Ohrnberger | $338,250 | $7,280 | $345,530 | ||
| Waived | Zac Robinson | $38,000 | $38,000 | |||
| Waived | Isaiah Stanback | $25,000 | $7,280 | $32,280 | ||
| Waived | Pat Paschall | $8,500 | $8,500 | |||
| Waived | Thomas Welch | $69,127 | $69,127 | |||
| Waived | Thomas Williams | $7,280 | $7,280 | |||
| Retired | David Patten | $7,280 | $7,280 | |||
| Released | Sam Aiken | $7,280 | $7,280 | |||
| Released | Eric Alexander | $62,500 | $7,280 | $69,780 | ||
| Released | Derrick Burgess | $100,000 | $7,280 | $107,280 | ||
| Released | Damione Lewis | $50,000 | $7,280 | $57,280 | ||
| Released | Shawn Springs | $1,800,000 | $107,280 | $1,907,280 | ||
| Released | Adalius Thomas | $8,800,000 | $8,800,000 | |||
| Released | Pierre Woods | $57,280 | $57,280 | |||
NFL Minimum Salary Levels for the 2010 season
| Rookie | - $320,000 |
| 1 Credited Season | - $395,000 |
| 2 Credited Seasons | - $470,000 |
| 3 Credited Seasons | - $545,000 |
| 4 to 6 Credited Seasons | - $630,000 * |
| 7 to 9 Credited Seasons | - $755,000 * |
| 10+ Credited Seasons | - $855,000 * |
*All salaries for players with four or more years of experience AND who sign contracts that qualify for veteran's exemption will only count $460,000 (the minimum salary of a player with two credited seasons) against teams' salary caps.
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