Restructure Potential

A tool that teams have to create cap space in the current or upcoming league year is restructuring, the conversion of scheduled payments such as base salary or roster bonuses into signing bonuses that are prorated equally across the length of the contract, over a maximum of five years. This graph and table illustrates the potential that each team has to create 2023 cap space with restructuring.

There are two types of restructuring:

  • A simple restructure converts payments into prorated signing bonuses within the confines of the remainder of the contract. Teams typically have the ability to unilaterally execute simple restructures without any action necessary from the player.
  • A maximum restructure increases the amount of cap space via conversion into prorated signing bonuses by either extending the contract or by adding void years to a contract, years that do not extend the contract but are only used as placeholders for the proration. Maximum restructures are typically considered a renegotiation of the contract that requires the player's consent to execute.

Visit OTC's transactions table to learn the restructure potential for each player.

  • Effective Cap Space
  • Possible Cap Space With Simple Restructures
  • Possible Cap Space With Maximum Restructures
CHI
GB
ATL
ARI
CIN
CAR
HOU
DET
DAL
NO
LAC
IND
PIT
CLE
PHI
NE
BUF
DEN
KC
NYJ
SF
TEN
BAL
MIA
LV
SEA
JAX
LAR
NYG
WAS
TB
MIN
TeamEffective Cap SpaceSimple RestructurePossible Cap SpaceMaximum RestructurePossible Cap Space
Bears$36,076,731$46,408,908$82,485,639$68,743,707$104,820,438
Packers$19,605,887$17,873,386$37,479,273$36,920,411$56,526,298
Falcons$18,797,194$44,598,865$63,396,059$61,104,960$79,902,154
Cardinals$15,991,807$30,926,322$46,918,129$60,861,709$76,853,516
Bengals$14,822,214$30,066,342$44,888,556$78,616,746$93,438,960
Panthers$14,414,483$6,321,048$20,735,531$33,670,234$48,084,717
Texans$14,402,830$13,960,238$28,363,068$40,676,554$55,079,384
Lions$14,018,057$38,888,243$52,906,300$62,782,333$76,800,390
Cowboys$13,438,854$9,635,143$23,073,997$39,343,939$52,782,793
Saints$13,189,823$9,744,759$22,934,582$14,679,503$27,869,326
Chargers$13,056,591$19,924,002$32,980,593$44,945,980$58,002,571
Colts$12,685,977$42,662,196$55,348,173$81,355,850$94,041,827
Steelers$9,577,543$38,439,707$48,017,250$69,576,429$79,153,972
Browns$8,645,361$53,626,222$62,271,583$64,876,821$73,522,182
Eagles$8,407,154$14,437,113$22,844,267$19,288,848$27,696,002
Patriots$8,095,028$16,755,992$24,851,020$56,093,293$64,188,321
Bills$7,476,224$35,674,310$43,150,534$55,501,066$62,977,290
Broncos$7,061,684$53,026,771$60,088,455$78,271,104$85,332,788
Chiefs$6,845,175$50,928,657$57,773,832$81,175,052$88,020,227
Jets$6,755,618$33,527,837$40,283,455$77,448,343$84,203,961
49ers$6,466,959$49,064,794$55,531,753$70,626,309$77,093,268
Titans$5,715,215$47,925,921$53,641,136$72,974,466$78,689,681
Ravens$4,496,351$29,509,669$34,006,020$67,501,187$71,997,538
Dolphins$3,153,799$25,764,312$28,918,111$54,662,352$57,816,151
Raiders$2,915,078$61,989,361$64,904,439$79,155,311$82,070,389
Seahawks$2,413,214$24,868,088$27,281,302$49,345,692$51,758,906
Jaguars$1,290,799$29,005,404$30,296,203$76,878,440$78,169,239
Rams$1,167,273$57,797,842$58,965,115$63,786,545$64,953,818
Giants$779,048$30,324,823$31,103,871$65,895,078$66,674,126
Commanders($574,920)$33,940,103$33,365,183$73,682,598$73,107,678
Buccaneers($3,803,225)$20,747,875$16,944,650$38,836,915$35,033,690
Vikings($8,384,751)$44,286,119$35,901,368$67,474,137$59,089,386