AMERICAN FOOTBALL · 2017 SEASON · ARCHIVE
Buffalo Bills 2017 - payroll
Salaries as they stood in 2017. See the current Buffalo Bills payroll .
YEARLY TOTAL$104,955,026
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,018,366
ACTIVE ROSTER52
PLAYERS LISTED138
HIGHEST PAIDCordy Glenn · $14,200,000
Active roster · 52 players
52 rowsTop 16 of 52 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Hughes | $10,450,000 | Edge rusher | 29 | 6.26% | ($16,250,000) | $5,400,000 | $1,400,000 | $3,650,000 |
| LeSean McCoy | $10,375,000 | Running back | 29 | 6.21% | ($14,125,000) | $6,000,000 | $2,625,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Tyrod Taylor | $9,713,334 | Quarterback | 28 | 5.82% | ($18,353,334) | $7,500,000 | $2,213,334 | - |
| Charles Clay | $9,000,000 | Tight end | 28 | 5.39% | ($18,000,000) | $4,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,500,000 |
| Eric Wood | $8,524,999 | Center | 31 | 5.10% | ($14,116,667) | $1,150,000 | $3,966,666 | $3,408,333 |
| Kyle Williams | $8,300,000 | Defensive line | 34 | 4.97% | ($8,300,000) | $6,300,000 | $1,500,000 | $500,000 |
| Richie Incognito | $4,925,000 | Guard | 34 | 2.95% | ($6,075,000) | $3,175,000 | $1,150,000 | $600,000 |
| Micah Hyde | $4,000,000 | Strong safety | 27 | 2.40% | ($10,400,000) | $2,300,000 | $1,600,000 | $100,000 |
| Lorenzo Alexander | $3,000,000 | Linebacker | 34 | 1.80% | ($3,100,000) | $2,000,000 | $550,000 | $450,000 |
| Steven Hauschka | $2,600,000 | Kicker | 32 | 1.56% | ($4,000,000) | $1,600,000 | $1,000,000 | - |
| Ryan Groy | $2,500,000 | Guard | 27 | 1.50% | ($3,500,000) | $1,500,000 | - | $1,000,000 |
| Jordan Poyer | $2,475,000 | Free safety | 26 | 1.48% | ($6,100,000) | $1,500,000 | $875,000 | $100,000 |
| Preston Brown | $1,959,000 | Linebacker | 16 | 1.17% | ($197,000) | $1,762,000 | $162,000 | $35,000 |
| Patrick DiMarco | $1,850,000 | Fullback | 28 | 1.11% | ($3,350,000) | $1,300,000 | $500,000 | $50,000 |
| Tre'Davious White | $1,834,747 | Cornerback | 22 | 1.10% | ($7,785,050) | $465,000 | $1,369,747 | - |
| E.J. Gaines | $1,797,000 | Cornerback | 25 | 1.08% | - | $1,797,000 | - | - |
| Jordan Mills | $1,650,000 | Right tackle | 27 | 0.99% | ($1,900,000) | $1,350,000 | $200,000 | $100,000 |
| Zay Jones | $1,232,696 | Wide receiver | 22 | 0.74% | ($3,843,960) | $465,000 | $767,696 | - |
| Colton Schmidt | $1,150,000 | Punter | 27 | 0.69% | ($1,450,000) | $850,000 | $300,000 | - |
| Shareece Wright | $1,075,000 | Cornerback | 30 | 0.64% | ($900,000) | $800,000 | $100,000 | $175,000 |
| Vladimir Ducasse | $933,333 | Guard | 30 | 0.56% | ($1,100,000) | $850,000 | $83,333 | - |
| Ryan Davis | $925,000 | Edge rusher | 28 | 0.55% | ($975,000) | $775,000 | $50,000 | $100,000 |
| John Miller | $815,030 | Guard | 24 | 0.49% | ($370,060) | $615,000 | $170,030 | $30,000 |
| Seantrel Henderson | $778,816 | Right tackle | 25 | 0.47% | ($12,720) | $605,806 | $12,720 | $160,290 |
| Cedric Thornton | $775,000 | Defensive line | 29 | 0.46% | ($775,000) | $775,000 | - | - |
| Dion Dawkins | $760,589 | Tackle | 23 | 0.46% | ($1,837,503) | $465,000 | $295,589 | - |
| Adolphus Washington | $758,574 | Defensive line | 23 | 0.45% | ($595,722) | $540,000 | $188,574 | $30,000 |
| Logan Thomas | $752,500 | Tight end | 26 | 0.45% | ($52,500) | $700,000 | $37,500 | $15,000 |
| Ramon Humber | $695,000 | Linebacker | 30 | 0.42% | ($980,000) | $900,000 | $80,000 | - |
| Brandon Tate | $695,000 | Wide receiver | 30 | 0.42% | ($980,000) | $900,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 |
| Mike Tolbert | $695,000 | Fullback | 32 | 0.42% | ($980,000) | $900,000 | $80,000 | - |
| Leonard Johnson | $695,000 | Cornerback | 27 | 0.42% | ($855,000) | $775,000 | - | $80,000 |
| Colt Anderson | $615,000 | Strong safety | 32 | 0.37% | ($900,000) | $900,000 | - | - |
| Joe Webb | $615,000 | Quarterback | 31 | 0.37% | ($900,000) | $900,000 | - | - |
| Khari Lee | $615,000 | Tight end | 25 | 0.37% | - | $615,000 | - | - |
| Nick O'Leary | $615,000 | Tight end | 25 | 0.37% | - | $615,000 | - | - |
| Matt Milano | $530,376 | Linebacker | 22 | 0.32% | ($261,506) | $465,000 | $65,376 | - |
| Nathan Peterman | $524,874 | Quarterback | 23 | 0.31% | ($239,499) | $465,000 | $59,874 | - |
| Tanner Vallejo | $503,449 | Linebacker | 23 | 0.30% | ($153,799) | $465,000 | $38,449 | - |
| Shamarko Thomas | $470,294 | Strong safety | 26 | 0.28% | - | $592,647 | - | - |
| Reid Ferguson | $465,000 | Long snapper | 23 | 0.28% | - | $465,000 | - | - |
| Conor McDermott | $465,000 | Tackle | 25 | 0.28% | - | $465,000 | - | - |
| Eddie Yarbrough | $465,000 | Edge rusher | 24 | 0.28% | - | $465,000 | - | - |
| Deonte Thompson | $397,471 | Wide receiver | 28 | 0.24% | - | $501,471 | - | - |
| Lafayette Pitts | $317,650 | Cornerback | 25 | 0.19% | - | $317,650 | - | - |
| Deon Lacey | $273,530 | Linebacker | 27 | 0.16% | - | $273,530 | - | - |
| Nordly Capi | $109,412 | Linebacker | 25 | 0.07% | - | $109,412 | - | - |
| Brandon Reilly | $109,412 | Wide receiver | 24 | 0.07% | - | $109,412 | - | - |
| Breon Borders | $82,058 | Cornerback | 22 | 0.05% | - | $82,059 | - | - |
| Marcus Murphy | $36,176 | Running back | 26 | 0.02% | - | $36,176 | - | - |
| Malachi Dupre | $27,353 | Wide receiver | 22 | 0.02% | - | $27,353 | - | - |
| Rickey Hatley | $27,353 | Defensive line | 23 | 0.02% | - | $27,353 | - | - |
Additional contracts · 8 players
8 rowsAll 8 players
| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | AGE | SHARE OF CAP | DEAD CAP | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordy Glenn | $14,200,000 | Left tackle | 28 | 8.50% | ($25,300,000) | $9,000,000 | $3,200,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Shaq Lawson | $2,336,130 | Edge rusher | 23 | 1.40% | ($8,410,072) | $917,226 | $1,418,904 | - |
| Andre Holmes | $1,400,000 | Wide receiver | 29 | 0.84% | ($2,500,000) | $800,000 | $550,000 | $50,000 |
| Jordan Matthews | $1,094,900 | Wide receiver | 25 | 0.66% | - | $1,094,900 | - | - |
| Taiwan Jones | $503,471 | Running back | 29 | 0.30% | ($775,000) | $618,765 | - | - |
| Travaris Cadet | $410,294 | Running back | 28 | 0.25% | - | $410,294 | - | - |
| Jeremy Butler | $388,000 | Wide receiver | 26 | 0.23% | ($10,000) | $378,000 | - | $10,000 |
| Keith Towbridge | $350,500 | Tight end | 22 | 0.21% | ($7,500) | $348,000 | $2,500 | - |
Additional contracts · 77 players
77 rows| NAME | CAP HIT | POSITION | SHARE OF CAP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcell Dareus | $10,664,705 | Defensive tackle | 6.39% |
| Sammy Watkins | $5,653,146 | Wide receiver | 3.39% |
| Aaron Williams | $2,425,000 | Strong safety | 1.45% |
| Corey Graham | $1,600,000 | Free safety | 0.96% |
| Jerome Felton | $1,300,000 | Fullback | 0.78% |
| Marcus Easley | $850,000 | Wide receiver | 0.51% |
| Reggie Ragland | $612,067 | Inside linebacker | 0.37% |
| Dan Carpenter | $537,500 | Kicker | 0.32% |
| Cyrus Kouandjio | $454,331 | Right tackle | 0.27% |
| Ronald Darby | $445,853 | Cornerback | 0.27% |
| Nickell Robey-Coleman | $433,334 | Cornerback | 0.26% |
| Jerel Worthy | $405,880 | Defensive tackle | 0.24% |
| Trae Elston | $328,236 | Safety | 0.20% |
| Joe Banyard | $243,529 | Running back | 0.15% |
| DeAndre Coleman | $243,529 | Defensive tackle | 0.15% |
| Kaelin Clay | $222,352 | Wide receiver | 0.13% |
| Deon Lacey | $164,118 | Outside linebacker | 0.10% |
| Garrison Sanborn | $137,500 | Long snapper | 0.08% |
| De'Ondre Wesley | $122,400 | Guard | 0.07% |
| Malachi Dupre | $108,000 | Wide receiver | 0.06% |
| Karlos Williams | $107,676 | Running back | 0.06% |
| Cardale Jones | $95,848 | Quarterback | 0.06% |
| Brandon Reilly | $93,600 | Wide receiver | 0.06% |
| Adam Redmond | $86,400 | Guard | 0.05% |
| T.J. Yates | $85,588 | Quarterback | 0.05% |
| Colt Anderson | $80,000 | Strong safety | 0.05% |
| Gerald Hodges | $80,000 | Outside linebacker | 0.05% |
| L.J. McCray | $79,200 | Strong safety | 0.05% |
| Robert Blanton | $72,353 | Strong safety | 0.04% |
| Jason Croom | $64,800 | Tight end | 0.04% |
| Will Pericak | $64,800 | Defensive tackle | 0.04% |
| Jonathan Williams | $60,229 | Running back | 0.04% |
| Zach Vigil | $57,600 | Outside linebacker | 0.03% |
| Trae Elston | $54,705 | Safety | 0.03% |
| Greg Mabin | $54,705 | Cornerback | 0.03% |
| Eric Lee | $50,400 | Defensive end | 0.03% |
| Marquavius Lewis | $50,400 | Defensive tackle | 0.03% |
| Marcus Murphy | $50,400 | Running back | 0.03% |
| Jelani Jenkins | $45,588 | Outside linebacker | 0.03% |
| Marquavius Lewis | $43,200 | Defensive tackle | 0.03% |
| Jordan Mudge | $43,200 | Tackle | 0.03% |
| Joe Banyard | $40,588 | Running back | 0.02% |
| DeAndre Coleman | $40,588 | Defensive tackle | 0.02% |
| Kolby Listenbee | $33,233 | Wide receiver | 0.02% |
| Cory Carter | $28,800 | Punter | 0.02% |
| Lorenzo Doss | $28,800 | Cornerback | 0.02% |
| Dean Marlowe | $28,800 | Strong safety | 0.02% |
| Orion Stewart | $28,800 | Cornerback | 0.02% |
| Greg Mabin | $27,353 | Cornerback | 0.02% |
| Eric Lee | $27,352 | Defensive end | 0.02% |
| Kevon Seymour | $25,089 | Cornerback | 0.02% |
| Eric Lee | $21,600 | Defensive end | 0.01% |
| Greg Mabin | $21,600 | Cornerback | 0.01% |
| Ryan O'Malley | $21,600 | Tight end | 0.01% |
| Will Pericak | $21,600 | Defensive tackle | 0.01% |
| Sammy Seamster | $21,600 | Cornerback | 0.01% |
| Randell Johnson | $15,933 | Outside linebacker | 0.01% |
| Nordly Capi | $14,400 | Outside linebacker | 0.01% |
| Glenn Gronkowski | $10,000 | Fullback | 0.01% |
| Quan Bray | $7,200 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Rickey Hatley | $7,200 | Defensive tackle | 0.00% |
| Josh James | $7,200 | Tackle | 0.00% |
| Marquavius Lewis | $7,200 | Defensive tackle | 0.00% |
| MyCole Pruitt | $7,200 | Tight end | 0.00% |
| B.T Sanders | $7,200 | Safety | 0.00% |
| Marcus Sayles | $7,200 | Cornerback | 0.00% |
| Ian Seau | $7,200 | Outside linebacker | 0.00% |
| Daikel Shorts | $7,200 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Xavier Woodson-Luster | $7,200 | Inside linebacker | 0.00% |
| Marquis Lucas | $6,667 | Tackle | 0.00% |
| Keith Lumpkin | $4,000 | Tackle | 0.00% |
| Julian Whigham | $4,000 | Cornerback | 0.00% |
| Jason Croom | $3,666 | Tight end | 0.00% |
| Marshall Morgan | $3,334 | Kicker | 0.00% |
| Davonte' Allen | $2,667 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Gary Chambers | $1,667 | Wide receiver | 0.00% |
| Claudell Louis | $1,667 | Defensive end | 0.00% |
Key contract dates
1 rows| DEADLINE DATE | NAME | TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Knox | Dawson Knox | BASE 2027-28 Base - 1st day of the waiver period | $3,460,000 |
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Frequently asked questions
What was the Buffalo Bills 2017 yearly total?
Buffalo Bills carried a yearly total of $104,955,026 in 2017.
How many players did Buffalo Bills list in 2017?
52 players on the Buffalo Bills roster in 2017, plus 85 contracts carried beyond it.
Where can I see the current Buffalo Bills payroll?
This page is the 2017 archive. The current Buffalo Bills payroll is kept up to date on the main Buffalo Bills page.