July 22, 2008
2008 Unofficial Salary Cap Info
by Keith Weiland
IntheBullseye.com

Collecting NFL salary cap data is an inexact science at best. The 2008 information posted below is only as accurate as the reports published by the media. It also includes best guesses to plug holes where the media reports are lacking. This page would not be possible without the help of many others who have helped me along the way.

A couple quick notes... Only the top 51 salaries are counted against the cap. Also, several veterans with four-plus years of experience at league minimum salaries qualify for the veterans' exemption and carry a cap figure less than their reported salary. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, bonus information and incentives, including option bonuses, roster bonuses, reporting bonuses, workout bonuses, Pro Bowl bonuses, etc., are the most difficult to obtain, especially in the cases of early round draft picks and major extension and free agent signings, so please take these estimates as just that... estimates.

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Top 51 Salaries
Player Name	Signed Thru	Base Salary	Allocated Bonus Pay	Total 2008 Cap Figure
Johnson, Andre	2014	$2,825,000	$5,879,848	$8,704,848
Weaver, Anthony	2010	$3,500,000	$2,700,000	$6,200,000
Schaub, Matt	2012	$4,950,000	$800,000	$5,750,000
Greenwood, Morlon	2009	$4,017,000	$1,400,000	$5,517,000
Green, Ahman	2010	$3,800,000	$1,637,500	$5,437,500
Pitts, Chester	2009	$3,355,000	$1,885,000	$5,240,000
Williams, Mario	2011	$2,350,000	$2,400,000	$4,750,000
Davis, André	2011	$3,100,000	$850,000	$3,950,000
Reeves, Jacques	2012	$1,000,000	$2,800,000	$3,800,000
Robinson, Dunta	2008	$2,370,000	$827,887	$3,197,887
Okoye, Amobi	2012	$370,000	$1,875,937	$2,245,937
Johnson, Travis	2011	$707,500	$1,197,220	$1,904,720
Demps, Will	2009	$1,400,000	$500,000	$1,900,000
Rosenfels, Sage	2009	$1,350,000	$500,000	$1,850,000
Walter, Kevin	2009	$1,300,000	$500,000	$1,800,000
Brown, Kris	2009	$1,350,000	$386,720	$1,736,720
Faggins, Demarcus	2008	$1,275,000	$425,000	$1,700,000
Leach, Vonta	2010	$1,000,000	$650,000	$1,650,000
Myers, Chris	2011	$850,000	$750,000	$1,600,000
Weary, Fred	2008	$800,000	$700,000	$1,500,000
Brown, C.C.	2008	$1,417,000	$0	$1,417,000
Brown, Chris	2009	$700,000	$700,000	$1,400,000
Colvin, Rosevelt	2010	$1,000,000	$343,750	$1,343,750
Fletcher, Jamar	2008	$1,050,000	$250,000	$1,300,000
Ryans, DeMeco	2009	$445,000	$831,250	$1,276,250
Bentley, Kevin	2010	$650,000	$600,000	$1,250,000
Salaam, Ephraim	2009	$830,000	$283,333	$1,163,333
Turk, Matt	2009	$850,000	$250,000	$1,100,000
Zgonina, Jeff	2008	$880,000	$225,000	$1,055,000
Cook, Jameel	2010	$765,000	$270,000	$1,035,000
Thompson, Chaun	2009	$650,000	$375,000	$1,025,000
Earl, Glenn	2008	$700,000	$300,000	$1,000,000
Maddox, Anthony	2008	$710,000	$90,000	$800,000
Winston, Eric	2008	$445,000	$304,000	$749,000
Pittman, Bryan	2008	$605,000	$116,668	$721,668
Daniels, Owen	2008	$445,000	$185,000	$630,000
Spencer, Charles	2009	$445,000	$152,500	$597,500
Jones, Jacoby	2010	$360,000	$194,277	$564,277
White, Chris	2008	$520,000	$0	$520,000
Bruener, Mark	2008	$830,000	$40,000	$485,000
Carter, Tim	2008	$605,000	$40,000	$485,000
Ferguson, Nick	2008	$730,000	$40,000	$485,000
Kalu, N.D.	2008	$830,000	$40,000	$485,000
Krause, Ryan	2008	$605,000	$40,000	$485,000
Williams, Jimmy	2008	$605,000	$40,000	$485,000
Molden, Antwaun	2011	$295,000	$188,250	$483,250
Bennett, Fred	2010	$370,000	$105,062	$475,062
Slaton, Steve	2011	$295,000	$166,750	$461,750
McCoy, LeRon	2009	$445,000	$8,750	$453,750
Anderson, David	2008	$445,000	$0	$445,000
Butler, Rashad	2008	$445,000	$0	$445,000
Players Outside of Top 51 Salaries - Only Include Bonuses
Player Name	Signed Thru	Base Salary	Allocated Bonus Pay	Total 2008 Cap Figure
Dreesen, Joel	2008	$445,000	$0	$445,000
Jackson, Scott	2008	$445,000	$0	$445,000
Williams, Harry	2008	$445,000	$0	$445,000
Adibi, Xavier	2011	$295,000	$112,100	$407,100
Studdard, Kasey	2010	$370,000	$25,150	$395,150
Diles, Zach	2010	$360,000	$14,228	$384,228
Powell, Eric	2010	$370,000	$2,000	$372,000
Boyd, Shane	2008	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Brisiel, Mike	2008	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Bulman, Tim	2009	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Cochran, Earl	2008	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Eslinger, Greg	2010	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Frye, Brandon	2008	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Taylor, Chris	2008	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Walker, Darius	2008	$370,000	$0	$370,000
Harrison, Brandon	2010	$295,000	$45,531	$340,531
Okam, Frank	2011	$295,000	$44,500	$339,500
Barber, Dominique	2011	$295,000	$35,294	$330,294
Brink, Alex	2011	$295,000	$14,066	$309,066
Fenton, Mark	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Jenkins, Darnell	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Long, Gabe	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Moffitt, Ben	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Nading, Jesse	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Richardson, Marcus	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Simmons, Mark	2010	$295,000	$3,000	$298,000
Abbate, Jon	2010	$295,000	$0	$295,000
Coley, Kevis	2010	$295,000	$0	$295,000
Mitchell, Brandon	2010	$295,000	$0	$295,000
Roberson, Derrick	2010	$295,000	$0	$295,000
Robinson, Deljuan	2009	$295,000	$0	$295,000
Stevenson, Dan	2010	$295,000	$0	$295,000
Dead Money
Williams, Domanick				$2,600,000
Wong, Kailee				$2,334,000
McKinney, Steve				$1,500,000
Babin, Jason				$1,243,336
Flanagan, Mike				$1,000,000
Putzier, Jeb				$907,500
Barber, Shawn				$500,000
Black, Jordan				$400,000
Gray, Quinn				$40,000
Okobi, Chukky				$40,000
Other post-6/1/2007 cuts				$277,333
NFL Cap Estimate				$116,729,000
Forwarded Cap Adjustment				-$2,207,869
Total Available Salary Cap Space				$114,521,131
Texans Cap Estimate				$106,413,240
Amount Under/(Over)				$8,107,891

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