Finances
Cleveland Browns
3-1#1 — AFC NorthNFL
Record
3-1
Points for / against
81-95
Off. EPA/play
−0.018
Def. EPA/play
+0.016
Turnover margin/g
0.0
2026 payroll
Every contract →- Payroll
- 324.2 M$
- #2 of 32
- vs the cap (approx.)
- +23.0 M$
- Cap of about 301.2 M$
- Guaranteed money
- 40.1 M$
- 80 contracts
- Deshaun WatsonQBAPY 46.0 M$ · 40.96 M$ cap number
- Denzel WardCBAPY 31.1 M$ · 19.05 M$ cap number
- Jerry JeudyWRAPY 17.5 M$ · 10.37 M$ cap number
- Mason GrahamIDLAPY 10.2 M$ · 9.29 M$ cap number
- Grant DelpitSAPY 15.0 M$ · 9.05 M$ cap number
All 32 teams: NFL payrolls.
The amount that counts against the salary cap, season by season, and its guarantee: G, guaranteed; P, partially guaranteed; N, not guaranteed (in grey). Average per year covers the whole contract.
| Player | Pos | APY | Through | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks · 44.5 M$ | ||||||||
| Deshaun Watson | QB | 46.00 M$ | 20283 seasons | 40.96 M$G | 36.01 M$N | 51.54 M$N | ||
| Dillon GabrielInjured reserve | QB | 1.56 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.42 M$N | 1.70 M$N | 1.98 M$N | ||
| Shedeur Sanders | QB | 1.16 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.12 M$N | 1.23 M$N | 1.35 M$N | ||
| Taylen Green | QB | 1.18 M$ | 20294 seasons | 0.97 M$N | 1.13 M$N | 1.25 M$N | 1.36 M$N | |
| Running backs · 6.9 M$ | ||||||||
| Quinshon Judkins | RB | 2.85 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.59 M$G | 3.11 M$G | 3.63 M$G | ||
| Michael Burton | FB | 1.40 M$ | 20261 season | 1.14 M$N | ||||
| Jaleel McLaughlin | RB | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Raheim Sanders | RB | 0.99 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.01 M$N | 1.12 M$N | |||
| Dylan SampsonInjured reserve | RB | 1.28 M$ | 20283 seasons | 0.80 M$N | 1.35 M$N | 1.47 M$N | ||
| Eric GrayPractice squad | RB | — | 20261 season | 0.31 M$N | ||||
| Wide receivers · 20.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Jerry Jeudy | WR | 17.50 M$ | 20283 seasons | 10.37 M$G | 13.47 M$N | 28.97 M$N | ||
| KC Concepcion | WR | 4.94 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.59 M$G | 4.49 M$G | 5.39 M$G | 6.28 M$G | |
| Denzel Boston | WR | 3.10 M$ | 20294 seasons | 2.25 M$G | 2.81 M$G | 3.38 M$G | 3.94 M$G | |
| Tylan Wallace | WR | 1.40 M$ | 20261 season | 1.26 M$N | ||||
| Malachi Corley | WR | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Isaiah Bond | WR | 1.01 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.02 M$G | 1.14 M$G | |||
| Bub MeansPractice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Jimmy Horn Jr.Practice squad | WR | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Tight ends (receiving) · 4.0 M$ | ||||||||
| Harold Fannin Jr. | TE | 1.69 M$ | 20283 seasons | 1.53 M$N | 1.84 M$N | 2.15 M$N | ||
| Blake Whiteheart | TE | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.15 M$N | ||||
| Carsen Ryan | TE | 1.13 M$ | 20294 seasons | 0.92 M$N | 1.08 M$N | 1.20 M$N | 1.31 M$N | |
| John FitzPatrickPractice squad | TE | — | 20261 season | 0.34 M$N | ||||
| Joe RoyerNon-Football Injury/Illness | TE | 1.20 M$ | 20294 seasons | 0.11 M$N | 1.16 M$N | 1.27 M$N | 1.39 M$N | |
| Offensive line · 30.7 M$ | ||||||||
| Tytus Howard | RT | 22.50 M$ | 20294 seasons | 5.98 M$G | 10.02 M$G | 16.93 M$N | 30.01 M$N | |
| Spencer Fano | LT | 8.06 M$ | 20294 seasons | 5.86 M$G | 7.33 M$G | 8.80 M$G | 10.26 M$G | |
| Zion Johnson | LG | 16.50 M$ | 20294 seasons | 5.15 M$G | 7.75 M$G | 13.11 M$N | 23.49 M$N | |
| Elgton Jenkins | LG | 12.00 M$ | 20283 seasons | 3.77 M$G | 6.30 M$G | 13.46 M$N | ||
| Teven Jenkins | RG | 4.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.73 M$G | 2.47 M$N | |||
| Zak Zinter | LG | 1.43 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.56 M$N | 1.82 M$N | |||
| Dawand Jones | RT | 1.50 M$ | 20261 season | 1.49 M$G | ||||
| Austin Barber | RT | 1.72 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.25 M$N | 1.56 M$N | 1.87 M$N | 2.19 M$N | |
| Luke Wypler | RG | 1.00 M$ | 20261 season | 1.19 M$N | ||||
| Parker Brailsford | C | 1.23 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.02 M$N | 1.18 M$N | 1.30 M$N | 1.41 M$N | |
| K.T. LevestonPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Obinna EzePractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Xavier TrussPractice squad | OT | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Interior defensive line · 19.7 M$ | ||||||||
| Mason Graham | IDL | 10.22 M$ | 20283 seasons | 9.29 M$G | 11.15 M$G | 13.01 M$G | ||
| Maliek Collins | IDL | 10.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 5.31 M$G | 9.97 M$N | |||
| Kalia DavisInjured reserve | IDL | 2.00 M$ | 20261 season | 2.00 M$N | ||||
| Michael Hall Jr. | IDL | 1.77 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.93 M$P | 2.25 M$N | |||
| Elijah ChatmanInjured reserve | IDL | 1.02 M$ | 20261 season | 0.57 M$N | ||||
| Sam KamaraPractice squad | DT | — | 20261 season | 0.33 M$N | ||||
| Zion LoguePractice squad | DT | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Edge rushers · 14.7 M$ | ||||||||
| Alex WrightInjured reserve | EDGE | 11.00 M$ | 20294 seasons | 3.97 M$N | 6.02 M$G | 8.58 M$N | 14.43 M$N | |
| Isaiah McGuire | EDGE | 1.14 M$ | 20261 season | 3.85 M$N | ||||
| Jared Verse | EDGE | 3.78 M$ | 20272 seasons | 2.17 M$G | 2.86 M$G | |||
| Derek Barnett | EDGE | 3.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.78 M$N | 1.72 M$N | |||
| Sam Williams | EDGE | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 1.15 M$N | ||||
| Adin Huntington | EDGE | 1.00 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.01 M$N | 1.13 M$N | |||
| Nadame TuckerPractice squad | DE | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Logan FanoPractice squad | DE | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Khordae SydnorPractice squad | DE | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Linebackers · 14.3 M$ | ||||||||
| Jeremiah Owusu-KoramoahPhysically unable to perform | LB | 12.50 M$ | 20283 seasons | 4.77 M$N | 7.66 M$N | 16.57 M$N | ||
| Carson Schwesinger | LB | 2.95 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.68 M$G | 3.22 M$G | 3.75 M$G | ||
| Quincy Williams | LB | 6.50 M$ | 20283 seasons | 2.63 M$G | 3.76 M$G | 6.49 M$N | ||
| Justin Jefferson | LB | 1.23 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.02 M$N | 1.18 M$N | 1.30 M$N | 1.41 M$N | |
| Easton Mascarenas-Arnold | LB | 0.99 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.01 M$N | 1.12 M$N | |||
| Winston Reid | LB | 1.01 M$ | 20261 season | 1.01 M$N | ||||
| Edefuan UlofoshioInjured reserve | LB | 1.02 M$ | 20261 season | 0.54 M$N | ||||
| Nathaniel WatsonInjured reserve | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.34 M$N | ||||
| Krys BarnesPractice squad | LB | — | 20261 season | 0.29 M$N | ||||
| Cornerbacks · 29.5 M$ | ||||||||
| Denzel Ward | CB | 31.10 M$ | 20305 seasons | 19.05 M$G | 18.84 M$G | 41.32 M$N | 41.48 M$N | 11.61 M$N |
| Tyson Campbell | CB | 19.13 M$ | 20294 seasons | 4.92 M$G | 18.30 M$P | 18.80 M$N | 4.60 M$N | |
| Mekhi Blackmon | CB | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 1.33 M$P | ||||
| Myles Harden | CB | 1.03 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.10 M$N | 1.22 M$N | |||
| Noah Igbinoghene | CB | 1.22 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||
| Toriano Pride Jr. | CB | 1.14 M$ | 20294 seasons | 0.89 M$N | 1.05 M$N | 1.17 M$N | 1.28 M$N | |
| Damarri MathisInjured reserve | CB | 1.15 M$ | 20261 season | 0.59 M$N | ||||
| Myles BryantPractice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.27 M$N | ||||
| Michael Coats Jr.Practice squad | CB | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Safeties · 16.7 M$ | ||||||||
| Grant Delpit | S | 15.00 M$ | 20305 seasons | 9.05 M$G | 10.87 M$G | 12.25 M$N | 24.16 M$N | 13.62 M$N |
| Ronnie Hickman | S | 3.52 M$ | 20261 season | 3.52 M$N | ||||
| Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | S | 2.09 M$ | 20294 seasons | 1.52 M$G | 1.90 M$G | 2.28 M$G | 2.66 M$P | |
| Daniel Thomas | S | 1.50 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.36 M$P | 1.60 M$N | |||
| Donovan McMillon | S | 0.99 M$ | 20272 seasons | 1.01 M$N | 1.12 M$N | |||
| Zion WashingtonPractice squad | S | — | 20261 season | 0.25 M$N | ||||
| Kickers · 1.0 M$ | ||||||||
| Andre Szmyt | K | 1.01 M$ | 20261 season | 1.01 M$N | ||||
| Punters · 1.7 M$ | ||||||||
| Corey Bojorquez | P | 2.00 M$ | 20261 season | 1.49 M$P | ||||
| Wes PahlPractice squad | P | — | 20261 season | 0.23 M$N | ||||
| Long snappers · 1.1 M$ | ||||||||
| Rex Sunahara | LS | 1.08 M$ | 20261 season | 1.08 M$N | ||||