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NFL · 32 FRANCHISES

NFL career earnings by franchise

$44,150,676,900 earned by the 1,924 players on the 32 rosters, led by Cleveland Browns on $1,932,659,032.

A career total lands on the franchise a player is at now, so the ranking below is what a roster is worth rather than what a club has spent. Both are on this page and they are different numbers: Cleveland Browns hold the most expensive roster, but Philadelphia Eagles have paid out more than anybody at $1.76bn: one is a fact about who is on the books now and the other about who has been on them since 2010.

MOST EXPENSIVE ROSTER $1.93bn
PAID OUT IN ALL $43.08bn
FRANCHISES 32
PLAYERS ON THE BOOKS 1,924
STILL CONTRACTED $4.18bn

What each roster is worth

Everything the players on the books have earned in their careers

Cleveland Browns $1.93bn

Cleveland Browns $1.93bn Miami Dolphins $1.89bn Houston Texans $1.71bn Atlanta Falcons $1.65bn San Francisco 49ers $1.65bn New York Jets $1.65bn Philadelphia Eagles $1.65bn New Orleans Saints $1.60bn Pittsburgh Steelers $1.54bn Dallas Cowboys $1.53bn Jacksonville Jaguars $1.51bn Baltimore Ravens $1.48bn Buffalo Bills $1.46bn Kansas City Chiefs $1.43bn Detroit Lions $1.40bn Los Angeles Rams $1.39bn Carolina Panthers $1.36bn Indianapolis Colts $1.35bn Washington Commanders $1.31bn Minnesota Vikings $1.30bn Los Angeles Chargers $1.23bn Seattle Seahawks $1.23bn Chicago Bears $1.22bn Tennessee Titans $1.18bn Cincinnati Bengals $1.16bn Tampa Bay Buccaneers $1.13bn New York Giants $1.12bn Green Bay Packers $1.10bn Arizona Cardinals $1.04bn Las Vegas Raiders $1.02bn New England Patriots $1.01bn Denver Broncos $935m

Cleveland Browns to Denver Broncos is a gap of about 2.1 to one, on rosters of 66 and 59 men. A roster full of veterans on second contracts outranks one built on the draft whatever either is spending this year, which is why the season table further down is the better guide to a club's actual outlay.

Every franchise ranked

Roster value, money paid out, and what is still contracted

32 franchises

# Franchise Players Per player Contracted Top earner Roster earnings
01 Cleveland Browns 66 $29.3m $68.3m Deshaun Watson $1,932,659,032$1.93bn
02 Miami Dolphins 65 $29.0m $217.3m Tyreek Hill $1,885,416,380$1.89bn
03 Houston Texans 63 $27.1m $30.8m Laremy Tunsil $1,706,890,411$1.71bn
04 Atlanta Falcons 59 $28.0m $130.4m Kirk Cousins $1,654,161,617$1.65bn
05 San Francisco 49ers 60 $27.6m $153.3m Trent Williams $1,653,608,351$1.65bn
06 New York Jets 62 $26.6m $47.1m Aaron Rodgers $1,648,650,903$1.65bn
07 Philadelphia Eagles 60 $27.5m $264.6m Lane Johnson $1,647,614,966$1.65bn
08 New Orleans Saints 60 $26.7m $52.2m Derek Carr $1,604,304,359$1.60bn
09 Pittsburgh Steelers 63 $24.4m $45.3m Russell Wilson $1,538,461,059$1.54bn
10 Dallas Cowboys 59 $25.9m $247.1m Dak Prescott $1,526,506,221$1.53bn
11 Jacksonville Jaguars 60 $25.1m $297.5m Trevor Lawrence $1,506,305,588$1.51bn
12 Baltimore Ravens 61 $24.3m $111.4m Lamar Jackson $1,484,385,308$1.48bn
13 Buffalo Bills 58 $25.1m $206.6m Von Miller $1,455,367,367$1.46bn
14 Kansas City Chiefs 56 $25.6m $334.7m Patrick Mahomes $1,431,828,421$1.43bn
15 Detroit Lions 63 $22.2m $249.2m Jared Goff $1,396,588,102$1.40bn
16 Los Angeles Rams 62 $22.4m $15.2m Matthew Stafford $1,389,995,191$1.39bn
17 Carolina Panthers 64 $21.3m $107.8m Andy Dalton $1,360,613,300$1.36bn
18 Indianapolis Colts 60 $22.4m $20.5m Joe Flacco $1,346,826,622$1.35bn
19 Washington Commanders 57 $23.0m $50.2m Daron Payne $1,312,235,812$1.31bn
20 Minnesota Vikings 61 $21.4m $176.2m Harrison Smith $1,302,400,196$1.30bn
21 Los Angeles Chargers 59 $20.9m $163.5m Justin Herbert $1,230,804,916$1.23bn
22 Seattle Seahawks 57 $21.5m $18.5m Leonard Williams $1,227,174,499$1.23bn
23 Chicago Bears 60 $20.3m $134.6m Keenan Allen $1,217,226,689$1.22bn
24 Tennessee Titans 59 $20.1m $87.9m DeAndre Hopkins $1,183,079,320$1.18bn
25 Cincinnati Bengals 60 $19.3m $154.9m Joe Burrow $1,158,911,160$1.16bn
26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 60 $18.8m $111.4m Baker Mayfield $1,126,139,844$1.13bn
27 New York Giants 57 $19.7m $147.1m Daniel Jones $1,122,684,459$1.12bn
28 Green Bay Packers 57 $19.3m $175.1m Jordan Love $1,099,137,498$1.10bn
29 Arizona Cardinals 58 $17.9m $103.0m Kyler Murray $1,038,360,943$1.04bn
30 Las Vegas Raiders 57 $17.9m $36.6m Davante Adams $1,021,427,581$1.02bn
31 New England Patriots 62 $16.2m $97.6m Hunter Henry $1,005,568,006$1.01bn
32 Denver Broncos 59 $15.9m $124.2m Mike McGlinchey $935,342,779$935.3m

Every franchise also has a cap page on this site, linked from its own earnings page, and the two answer different questions: a cap sheet is what a contract charges against this year's limit, and everything here is cash.

What each franchise has paid out

Only the seasons a club's own name is against

$43.08bn in all

# Franchise Seasons Per season Share Paid out
01 Philadelphia Eagles 2010 to 2026 $103.8m 4.1% $1,763,786,674$1.76bn
02 San Francisco 49ers 2012 to 2026 $124.4m 4.0% $1,741,430,685$1.74bn
03 Cleveland Browns 2012 to 2026 $112.4m 3.9% $1,686,122,161$1.69bn
04 Baltimore Ravens 2008 to 2026 $86.3m 3.8% $1,639,926,345$1.64bn
05 Green Bay Packers 2005 to 2026 $74.1m 3.8% $1,630,860,492$1.63bn
06 Buffalo Bills 2012 to 2026 $107.7m 3.7% $1,614,954,944$1.61bn
07 Minnesota Vikings 2012 to 2026 $102.6m 3.6% $1,538,620,870$1.54bn
08 Dallas Cowboys 2007 to 2026 $79.9m 3.5% $1,519,005,657$1.52bn
09 Jacksonville Jaguars 2006 to 2026 $71.0m 3.5% $1,491,306,403$1.49bn
10 Detroit Lions 2009 to 2026 $82.5m 3.4% $1,484,603,384$1.48bn
11 Miami Dolphins 2013 to 2026 $105.1m 3.4% $1,471,373,983$1.47bn
12 Kansas City Chiefs 2013 to 2026 $101.1m 3.3% $1,415,248,184$1.42bn
13 Seattle Seahawks 2012 to 2026 $92.3m 3.2% $1,383,750,236$1.38bn
14 Los Angeles Rams 2012 to 2026 $90.4m 3.1% $1,355,588,453$1.36bn
15 Denver Broncos 2007 to 2026 $67.3m 3.1% $1,345,591,435$1.35bn
16 Houston Texans 2010 to 2026 $77.6m 3.1% $1,319,017,771$1.32bn
17 Atlanta Falcons 2012 to 2026 $86.9m 3.0% $1,303,637,007$1.30bn
18 Cincinnati Bengals 2011 to 2026 $80.8m 3.0% $1,293,488,512$1.29bn
19 Indianapolis Colts 2010 to 2026 $91.8m 3.0% $1,285,134,397$1.29bn
20 New York Giants 2010 to 2026 $75.3m 3.0% $1,279,676,424$1.28bn
21 Las Vegas Raiders 2014 to 2026 $98.3m 3.0% $1,277,480,888$1.28bn
22 Los Angeles Chargers 2013 to 2026 $90.8m 3.0% $1,271,846,653$1.27bn
23 Washington Commanders 2010 to 2026 $74.4m 2.9% $1,264,626,570$1.26bn
24 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2008 to 2026 $65.9m 2.9% $1,252,231,063$1.25bn
25 New York Jets 2010 to 2026 $71.3m 2.8% $1,212,657,241$1.21bn
26 New England Patriots 2014 to 2026 $91.0m 2.7% $1,182,981,257$1.18bn
27 Chicago Bears 2013 to 2026 $90.3m 2.7% $1,173,817,245$1.17bn
28 Tennessee Titans 2014 to 2026 $90.1m 2.7% $1,171,754,807$1.17bn
29 Carolina Panthers 2009 to 2026 $64.2m 2.7% $1,154,725,493$1.15bn
30 Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 to 2026 $71.8m 2.7% $1,149,345,672$1.15bn
31 Arizona Cardinals 2008 to 2026 $59.1m 2.6% $1,122,528,344$1.12bn
32 New Orleans Saints 2014 to 2026 $23.4m 0.7% $280,904,250$280.9m

Cleveland Browns hold the most expensive roster, but Philadelphia Eagles have paid out more than anybody at $1.76bn: one is a fact about who is on the books now and the other about who has been on them since 2010. The two tables disagree because a player who has moved twice carries his whole career to whichever club holds him now, while the money he was paid stays with the clubs that paid it.

The 2026 payrolls

What each franchise is paying this season

32 franchises

Miami Dolphins $222m Philadelphia Eagles $220m Green Bay Packers $202m Detroit Lions $174m Kansas City Chiefs $173m Buffalo Bills $171m Jacksonville Jaguars $169m New York Giants $168m Baltimore Ravens $162m San Francisco 49ers $161m Minnesota Vikings $158m Atlanta Falcons $148m Tampa Bay Buccaneers $143m Tennessee Titans $138m Indianapolis Colts $136m Houston Texans $136m Los Angeles Rams $130m Cleveland Browns $128m Dallas Cowboys $122m New England Patriots $122m Chicago Bears $119m Las Vegas Raiders $117m Arizona Cardinals $115m Pittsburgh Steelers $98m Washington Commanders $95m Carolina Panthers $95m Denver Broncos $88m Cincinnati Bengals $88m Los Angeles Chargers $74m Seattle Seahawks $68m New York Jets $59m New Orleans Saints $1.4m

This is the closest thing on the page to a spending table: one season, the money booked against it, and no career history in it at all. The whole 2026 payroll is ranked by player here.

What the league pays out each season

All 32 franchises added together

15 seasons

Frequently asked questions

Which NFL franchise has the most expensive roster?

Cleveland Browns, $1,932,659,032 across the 66 careers on its books, counted as everything those players have earned anywhere. Miami Dolphins are second on $1,885,416,380.

Which NFL franchise has paid out the most money?

Philadelphia Eagles, $1,763,786,674 across the seasons its own name is against, from 2010 to 2026. That is a different question from which roster is worth the most, and a different answer.

How much do NFL teams spend in a season?

In 2026 the biggest payroll on this site is Miami Dolphins at $222,065,703 across 24 players, and the smallest of the 32 is New Orleans Saints at $1,400,000.

How much money do NFL teams still owe their players?

$4,179,732,241 is written into contracts for seasons that have not been played. It is not counted in any career total on this site, because it has not been paid.

Do these figures include the salary cap?

No. This is cash: what a player was actually paid in the years he played. Cap charges spread a signing bonus across the length of a deal and cash does not, so the two figures disagree by design.

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