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Cap Liabilities
Money already spent, before anyone new is signed.Two numbers every front office lives with: this year's realized dead cap (cap charged to players no longer on the roster) and next year's already-committed book. Both come straight from Over The Cap and are validated against known public totals — Denver's $7.6M matches the live OTC page to the dollar, and Miami's $186.9M confirms the reported NFL record.
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Dead cap is money charged against the cap for players no longer on the roster — paid for nothing. Click a team to see which departed deals make up the number.
| # | Team | Dead cap 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶Miami Dolphins | $186.9M | |
| 2 | ▶Cleveland Browns | $119.9M | |
| 3 | ▶New Orleans Saints | $117.6M | |
| 4 | ▶New York Jets | $116.8M | |
| 5 | ▶Arizona Cardinals | $92.3M | |
| 6 | ▶Philadelphia Eagles | $82.6M | |
| 7 | ▶Houston Texans | $73.6M | |
| 8 | ▶Jacksonville Jaguars | $61.4M | |
| 9 | ▶Las Vegas Raiders | $59.0M | |
| 10 | ▶Minnesota Vikings | $55.5M | |
| 11 | ▶Indianapolis Colts | $53.8M | |
| 12 | ▶Atlanta Falcons | $49.2M | |
| 13 | ▶Buffalo Bills | $49.0M | |
| 14 | ▶Green Bay Packers | $48.8M | |
| 15 | ▶Dallas Cowboys | $48.0M | |
| 16 | ▶New York Giants | $46.1M | |
| 17 | ▶San Francisco 49ers | $44.6M | |
| 18 | ▶New England Patriots | $44.4M | |
| 19 | ▶Tennessee Titans | $39.8M | |
| 20 | ▶Detroit Lions | $34.1M | |
| 21 | ▶Carolina Panthers | $27.1M | |
| 22 | ▶Washington Commanders | $27.0M | |
| 23 | ▶Chicago Bears | $25.3M | |
| 24 | ▶Pittsburgh Steelers | $22.7M | |
| 25 | ▶Baltimore Ravens | $19.9M | |
| 26 | ▶Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $16.6M | |
| 27 | ▶Kansas City Chiefs | $15.9M | |
| 28 | ▶Los Angeles Rams | $13.9M | |
| 29 | ▶Cincinnati Bengals | $12.4M | |
| 30 | ▶Los Angeles Chargers | $9.1M | |
| 31 | ▶Denver Broncos | $7.6M | |
| 32 | ▶Seattle Seahawks | $4.9M |