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Year	Total Liabilities	Salary Cap (Projected)	Cap Room

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When a player is cut on or after June 1, only the current year's prorated bonus and guaranteed base salaries (if they exist) count against the current cap year. All other such cap money is accelerated against next year's cap.

Remember that although a team may use a June 1 designation to cut a player before June 1, the team cannot get the benefits of the designation until June 1. Before then, the team must carry all guarantees against the current cap year, like a normal cut.

When a player is cut before June 1, all future guaranteed base salaries and prorated bonuses are accelerated against the current cap year.

Players already listed in this color represent players no longer on the roster that still sustain dead money liabilities against the team's cap.

When a player is traded, only prorated bonus money is accelerated against the cap. Any guaranteed base salaries will become the liability of the player's new team.

Represents formerly pending free agents who have been given an one-year tender. Includes franchise tags, restricted free agent (RFA) tenders, and exclusive rights free agent (ERFA) tenders.

In a restructure, a team converts some of a player's non-guaranteed base salary or bonuses into a guaranteed signing bonus, of which is prorated through the remaining years of a player's contract. Restructuring is a common manuever to gain room for the current cap year at the cost of adding liabilities against future cap years.

While extensions are usually considered to be given to players who are (or will soon become) free agents, they can also be used to give teams cap relief. By adding years onto a player's existing contract, a team can, like a restructure, prorate a large non-guaranteed amount more effectively.

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First Round Tender: $4,429,000

Second Round Tender: $3,110,000

Original Round Tender: $2,035,000

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Year	Pos.	AS	Base Salary	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number			Dead Money (if cut)	Cap Savings (if cut)

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Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number		Transaction	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

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Players Under Contract: 52

Pending Free Agents: 20

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $1,769,452 (click to show itemized dead money)
Jeff Allen							$1,250,000
Braxton Miller							$177,276
Tyler Ervin							$136,892
Treston Decoud							$124,674
Kyle Fuller							$34,608
Anthony Coyle							$10,000
Jaryd Jones-Smith							$8,000
Lavon Coleman							$6,000
Andre Chachere							$5,334
Davin Bellamy							$5,000
Terry Swanson							$4,000
Jester Weah							$4,000
Mason Gentry							$3,334
Kingsley Opara							$334
J.J. Watt	34DE	8	$13,000,000	$2,000,000	$0	$0	$15,000,000	$2,000,000	$13,000,000
Demaryius Thomas	WR	9	$14,000,000	$0	$0	$0	$14,000,000	$0	$14,000,000
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	6	$12,500,000 $12,500,000	$1,500,000	$0	$0	$14,000,000	$17,000,000	($3,000,000)
Kevin Johnson	CB	4	$9,069,000	$0	$0	$0	$9,069,000	$0	$9,069,000
Aaron Colvin	CB	5	$7,500,000 $7,500,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$8,656,250	$10,500,000	($1,843,750)
Benardrick McKinney	ILB	4	$6,000,000 $6,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$0	$7,500,000	$9,000,000	($1,500,000)
Whitney Mercilus	34OLB	7	$5,750,000	$1,050,000	$500,000	$0	$7,300,000	$1,050,000	$6,250,000
Lamar Miller	RB	7	$5,500,000	$1,000,000	$750,000	$0	$7,203,125	$1,000,000	$6,203,125
Zach Fulton	LG	5	$6,500,000 $6,500,000	$0	$500,000	$0	$6,906,250	$6,500,000	$406,250
Johnathan Joseph	CB	13	$2,900,000	$0	$1,600,000	$0	$4,300,000	$0	$4,300,000
Senio Kelemete	RG	6	$2,750,000	$750,000	$500,000	$0	$4,000,000	$1,500,000	$2,500,000
Deshaun Watson	QB	2	$862,249 $1,724,498	$2,053,997	$862,249	$0	$3,778,495	$8,186,739	($4,408,244)
Andre Hal	S	5	$3,250,000	$0	$500,000	$0	$3,500,000	$0	$3,500,000
Johnson Bademosi	CB	7	$2,500,000	$500,000	$250,000	$0	$3,250,000	$500,000	$2,750,000
Will Fuller	WR	3	$1,836,042 $1,531,000	$1,398,057	$0	$0	$3,234,099	$2,929,057	$305,042
Ryan Griffin	TE	6	$2,250,000	$0	$500,000	$0	$2,687,500	$0	$2,687,500
D.J. Reader	34DT	3	$2,035,000	$53,845	$0	$0	$2,088,845	$53,845	$2,035,000
Greg Mancz	C	4	$1,500,000 $1,100,000	$0	$250,000	$0	$1,750,000	$1,100,000	$650,000
Nick Martin	C	3	$1,101,132	$418,177	$0	$0	$1,519,309	$418,177	$1,101,132
Zach Cunningham	ILB	2	$871,522	$348,043	$0	$0	$1,219,565	$696,086	$523,479
Jon Weeks	LS	7	$930,000	$50,000	$0	$0	$980,000	$50,000	$930,000
Justin Reid	S	1	$664,979	$259,914	$0	$0	$924,893	$779,742	$145,151
D'Onta Foreman	RB	2	$678,500	$189,871	$0	$0	$868,371	$379,742	$488,629
Martinas Rankin	T	1	$634,000	$225,317	$0	$0	$859,317	$675,951	$183,366
Julie'n Davenport	LT	2	$645,000	$146,605	$0	$0	$791,605	$293,210	$498,395
Jordan Akins	TE	1	$600,000	$190,379	$0	$0	$790,379	$571,137	$219,242
Keke Coutee	WR	1	$570,000	$182,257	$0	$0	$752,257	$546,771	$205,486
Carlos Watkins	34DT	2	$645,000	$104,912	$0	$0	$749,912	$209,824	$540,088
Tyrell Adams	ILB	2	$720,000	$0	$0	$0	$720,000	$0	$720,000
Dylan Cole	ILB	2	$645,000	$4,000	$0	$0	$649,000	$4,000	$645,000
Chris Landrum	34DE	2	$645,000	$0	$0	$0	$645,000	$0	$645,000
Michael Tyson	S	2	$645,000	$0	$0	$0	$645,000	$0	$645,000
Jerell Adams	TE	2	$645,000	$0	$0	$0	$645,000	$0	$645,000
Josh Ferguson	RB	2	$645,000	$0	$0	$0	$645,000	$0	$645,000
Duke Ejiofor	34DE	1	$570,000	$46,313	$0	$0	$616,313	$138,939	$477,374
Peter Kalambayi	34OLB	1	$570,000	$29,602	$0	$0	$599,602	$88,806	$510,796
Jordan Thomas	TE	1	$570,000	$29,602	$0	$0	$599,602	$88,806	$510,796
Jermaine Kelly	CB	1	$570,000	$25,194	$0	$0	$595,194	$75,582	$519,612
Vyncint Smith	WR	1	$570,000	$3,333	$0	$0	$573,333	$6,667	$566,666
Trevor Daniel	P	1	$570,000	$666	$0	$0	$570,666	$1,334	$569,332
A.J. Moore	CB	1	$570,000	$0	$0	$0	$570,000	$0	$570,000
Buddy Howell	RB	1	$570,000	$0	$0	$0	$570,000	$0	$570,000
Isaac Whitney	WR	1	$570,000	$0	$0	$0	$570,000	$0	$570,000
Maurquice Shakir	RG	1	$570,000	$0	$0	$0	$570,000	$0	$570,000
Deante Burton	CB	1	$570,000	$0	$0	$0	$570,000	$0	$570,000
Roderick Johnson	LT	2	$570,000	$0	$0	$0	$570,000	$0	$570,000
David Steinmetz	RT	0	$495,000	$0	$0	$0	$495,000	$0	$495,000
A.J. Hendy	S	1	$495,000	$0	$0	$0	$495,000	$0	$495,000
Jester Weah	WR	1	$495,000	$0	$0	$0	$495,000	$0	$495,000
Davin Bellamy	34OLB	0	$495,000	$0	$0	$0	$495,000	$0	$495,000
Rick Leonard	RT	0	$495,000	$0	$0	$0	$495,000	$0	$495,000
Top 51 Cutoff
Steven Mitchell	WR	1	$495,000	$0	$0	$0	$495,000	$0	$495,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Kareem Jackson CB 9
Jadeveon Clowney 34OLB 5
Tyrann Mathieu S 6
Seantrel Henderson RT 5
Kayvon Webster CB 6
Angelo Blackson 34DE 4
Shareece Wright CB 8
Joe Webb QB 9
Brian Peters ILB 4
Alfred Blue RB 5
Brandon Weeden QB 7
Brandon Dunn 34DT 4
Josh Keyes ILB 4
Kendall Lamm LT 4
Christian Covington 34DE 4
Joel Heath 34DE 3
Ka'imi Fairbairn K 3
Brennan Scarlett 34OLB 3
DeAndre Carter WR 1

Players Under Contract: 37

Pending Free Agents: 16

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $0 (click to show itemized dead money)
J.J. Watt	34DE	9	$15,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$15,500,000	$0	$15,500,000
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	7	$12,500,000	$1,500,000	$0	$0	$14,000,000	$3,000,000	$11,000,000
Aaron Colvin	CB	6	$7,500,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$8,750,000	$2,000,000	$6,750,000
Benardrick McKinney	ILB	5	$6,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$0	$7,500,000	$2,250,000	$5,250,000
Zach Fulton	LG	6	$6,500,000	$0	$500,000	$0	$7,000,000	$0	$7,000,000
Deshaun Watson	QB	3	$1,177,124 $2,354,247	$2,053,997	$1,177,123	$0	$4,408,244	$4,408,244	$0
Senio Kelemete	RG	7	$2,750,000	$750,000	$500,000	$0	$4,000,000	$750,000	$3,250,000
Andre Hal	S	6	$3,250,000	$0	$500,000	$0	$3,750,000	$0	$3,750,000
Greg Mancz	C	5	$2,000,000	$0	$250,000	$0	$2,250,000	$0	$2,250,000
Zach Cunningham	ILB	3	$1,074,783	$348,043	$0	$0	$1,422,826	$348,043	$1,074,783
Justin Reid	S	2	$849,957	$259,914	$0	$0	$1,109,871	$519,828	$590,043
D'Onta Foreman	RB	3	$768,500	$189,871	$0	$0	$958,371	$189,871	$768,500
Martinas Rankin	T	2	$724,000	$225,317	$0	$0	$949,317	$450,634	$498,683
Jordan Akins	TE	2	$700,000	$190,379	$0	$0	$890,379	$380,758	$509,621
Julie'n Davenport	LT	3	$735,000	$146,605	$0	$0	$881,605	$146,605	$735,000
Tyrell Adams	ILB	3	$820,000	$0	$60,000	$0	$880,000	$0	$880,000
Keke Coutee	WR	2	$660,000	$182,257	$0	$0	$842,257	$364,514	$477,743
Carlos Watkins	34DT	3	$735,000	$104,912	$0	$0	$839,912	$104,912	$735,000
Chris Landrum	34DE	3	$735,000	$0	$0	$0	$735,000	$0	$735,000
Jerell Adams	TE	3	$735,000	$0	$0	$0	$735,000	$0	$735,000
Josh Ferguson	RB	3	$735,000	$0	$0	$0	$735,000	$0	$735,000
Duke Ejiofor	34DE	2	$660,000	$46,313	$0	$0	$706,313	$92,626	$613,687
Peter Kalambayi	34OLB	2	$660,000	$29,602	$0	$0	$689,602	$59,204	$630,398
Jordan Thomas	TE	2	$660,000	$29,602	$0	$0	$689,602	$59,204	$630,398
Jermaine Kelly	CB	2	$660,000	$25,194	$0	$0	$685,194	$50,388	$634,806
Vyncint Smith	WR	2	$660,000	$3,334	$0	$0	$663,334	$3,334	$660,000
Trevor Daniel	P	2	$660,000	$668	$0	$0	$660,668	$668	$660,000
A.J. Moore	CB	2	$660,000	$0	$0	$0	$660,000	$0	$660,000
Buddy Howell	RB	2	$660,000	$0	$0	$0	$660,000	$0	$660,000
Maurquice Shakir	RG	2	$660,000	$0	$0	$0	$660,000	$0	$660,000
Isaac Whitney	WR	2	$660,000	$0	$0	$0	$660,000	$0	$660,000
Davin Bellamy	34OLB	1	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	$0	$585,000
Rick Leonard	RT	1	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	$0	$585,000
Jester Weah	WR	2	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	$0	$585,000
David Steinmetz	RT	1	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	$0	$585,000
A.J. Hendy	S	2	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	$0	$585,000
Steven Mitchell	WR	2	$585,000	$0	$0	$0	$585,000	$0	$585,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Demaryius Thomas WR 10
Lamar Miller RB 8
Whitney Mercilus 34OLB 8
Johnathan Joseph CB 14
Johnson Bademosi CB 8
Ryan Griffin TE 7
Will Fuller WR 4
Kevin Johnson CB 5
Nick Martin C 4
Jon Weeks LS 8
D.J. Reader 34DT 4
Michael Tyson S 3
Dylan Cole ILB 3
Roderick Johnson LT 3
Deante Burton CB 2

Players Under Contract: 13

Pending Free Agents: 24

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $0 (click to show itemized dead money)
J.J. Watt	34DE	10	$17,500,000	$0	$0	$0	$17,500,000	$0	$17,500,000
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	8	$13,500,000	$1,500,000	$0	$0	$15,000,000	$1,500,000	$13,500,000
Aaron Colvin	CB	7	$7,500,000	$1,000,000	$250,000	$0	$8,750,000	$1,000,000	$7,750,000
Benardrick McKinney	ILB	6	$7,000,000	$750,000	$750,000	$0	$8,500,000	$1,500,000	$7,000,000
Zach Fulton	LG	7	$6,500,000	$0	$500,000	$0	$7,000,000	$0	$7,000,000
Justin Reid	S	3	$1,028,831	$259,914	$0	$0	$1,288,745	$259,914	$1,028,831
Martinas Rankin	T	3	$807,000	$225,317	$0	$0	$1,032,317	$225,317	$807,000
Jordan Akins	TE	3	$782,000	$190,379	$0	$0	$972,379	$190,379	$782,000
Keke Coutee	WR	3	$750,000	$182,257	$0	$0	$932,257	$182,257	$750,000
Duke Ejiofor	34DE	3	$750,000	$46,313	$0	$0	$796,313	$46,313	$750,000
Jordan Thomas	TE	3	$750,000	$29,602	$0	$0	$779,602	$29,602	$750,000
Peter Kalambayi	34OLB	3	$750,000	$29,602	$0	$0	$779,602	$29,602	$750,000
Jermaine Kelly	CB	3	$750,000	$25,194	$0	$0	$775,194	$25,194	$750,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
Andre Hal S 7
Senio Kelemete RG 8
Deshaun Watson QB 4
Greg Mancz C 6
Zach Cunningham ILB 4
D'Onta Foreman RB 4
Julie'n Davenport LT 4
Tyrell Adams ILB 4
Carlos Watkins 34DE 4
Josh Ferguson RB 4
Chris Landrum 34DE 4
Jerell Adams TE 4
Maurquice Shakir RG 3
Isaac Whitney WR 3
Vyncint Smith WR 3
Buddy Howell RB 3
Trevor Daniel P 3
A.J. Moore CB 3
Rick Leonard RT 2
Davin Bellamy 34OLB 2
Jester Weah WR 3
David Steinmetz RT 2
A.J. Hendy S 3
Steven Mitchell WR 3

Players Under Contract: 2

Pending Free Agents: 11

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $0 (click to show itemized dead money)
DeAndre Hopkins	WR	9	$13,915,000	$0	$0	$0	$13,915,000	$0	$13,915,000
Benardrick McKinney	ILB	7	$8,750,000	$750,000	$750,000	$0	$10,250,000	$750,000	$9,500,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
J.J. Watt 34DE 11
Aaron Colvin CB 8
Zach Fulton LG 8
Justin Reid S 4
Martinas Rankin T 4
Jordan Akins TE 4
Keke Coutee WR 4
Duke Ejiofor 34DE 4
Jordan Thomas TE 4
Peter Kalambayi 34OLB 4
Jermaine Kelly CB 4

Players Under Contract: 1

Pending Free Agents: 1

Name	Pos.	A S	Base Salary (Gtd.)	Prorated Bonus	Roster Bonus	Workout Bonus	Cap Number	Projected Dead Money	Projected Cap Gain/Loss
Total dead money: $0 (click to show itemized dead money)
Benardrick McKinney	ILB	8	$9,500,000	$0	$750,000	$0	$10,250,000	$0	$10,250,000
Projected dead money and cap gain/loss will change when a transaction is selected. Restructure & extension numbers represent the maximum cap savings possible.
TOP 51 (offseason)
TOTAL (in-season)

Pending Free Agents
DeAndre Hopkins WR 10

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