A breakdown of the Broncos’ 2017 salary cap and positional spending.
(Figures via , NFLPA and . Contracts totals and cap calculations include restricted and exclusive rights tenders. Updated through April 3, 2017.)
BY THE NUMBERS
71: Total current contracts
$162,732,782: Total cap liabilities
$152,907,782: Cap number for top 51 contracts
$16,148,416: Estimated cap space
$110,787: Dead money, second-lowest in the NFL behind the Raiders
2017 CAP HITS
Largest: Von Miller, OLB – $20.4 million ($16.5 million base salary + $3.4 million prorated signing bonus)
Second-largest: Demaryius Thomas, WR – $12,033,333 ($8.5 base salary + $3,533,333 signing bonus)
QBs Cap: $2,781,902 for Paxton Lynch and Trevor Siemian combined
CONTRACTS
Largest total value: Miller – $114.5 million, over six years
Highest average salary: Miller – $19,083,333 million
Highest total guarantee: Miller – $42 million
Top rookie cap number: Shane Ray, OLB – $2,486,971
POSITIONAL SPENDING
Offense: ~$65.3 million (third-lowest in NFL)
Defense: ~$92.4 million (second-highest in NFL)
Special teams: ~$5 million
