Detroit Lions 2021 Payroll & Salaries

Active roster · 55 players

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Top 16 of 55 players

Halapoulivaati Vaitai $11m Jared Goff $11m Taylor Decker $4.9m Penei Sewell $4.4m Michael Brockers $3.0m Nick Williams $3.0m Tracy Walker $2.4m Tim Boyle $2.4m D'Andre Swift $1.9m Charles Harris $1.7m Jamaal Williams $1.6m Levi Onwuzurike $1.5m Jalen Reeves-Maybin $1.1m Julian Okwara $1.1m Will Harris $1.1m Jonah Jackson $1.1m

Active roster · 55 players - Detroit Lions
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	OTHER PAY
Halapoulivaati Vaitai	$10,733,750	Guard	28	5.88%	($14,600,000)	$9,000,000	$1,400,000	$333,750
Jared Goff	$10,650,000	Quarterback	27	5.84%	($41,150,000)	$5,650,000	-	$5,000,000
Taylor Decker	$4,900,000	Left tackle	28	2.68%	($28,950,000)	$1,000,000	$1,500,000	$2,400,000
Penei Sewell	$4,381,649	Right tackle	21	2.40%	($24,099,069)	$660,000	$3,721,649	-
Michael Brockers	$3,050,000	Defensive line	31	1.67%	($11,000,000)	$1,075,000	$1,975,000	-
Nick Williams	$2,956,064	Defensive line	31	1.62%	($2,250,000)	$1,250,000	$1,000,000	$706,064
Tracy Walker	$2,403,497	Free safety	26	1.32%	($220,497)	$2,183,000	$220,497	-
Tim Boyle	$2,376,471	Quarterback	27	1.30%	($1,500,000)	$976,471	$1,000,000	$400,000
D'Andre Swift	$1,940,662	Running back	22	1.06%	($5,211,987)	$998,132	$942,530	-
Charles Harris	$1,750,000	Linebacker	26	0.96%	($1,750,000)	$1,400,000	$350,000	-
Jamaal Williams	$1,625,000	Running back	26	0.89%	($3,250,000)	$1,000,000	$625,000	-
Levi Onwuzurike	$1,481,617	Defensive line	23	0.81%	($4,316,872)	$660,000	$821,617	-
Jalen Reeves-Maybin	$1,127,500	Linebacker	26	0.62%	($2,377,500)	$2,240,000	$137,500	-
Julian Okwara	$1,120,759	Linebacker	24	0.61%	($857,352)	$834,152	$286,607	-
Will Harris	$1,118,061	Strong safety	26	0.61%	($506,122)	$850,000	$238,061	$30,000
Jonah Jackson	$1,090,175	Guard	24	0.60%	($786,420)	$828,035	$262,140	-
Austin Bryant	$1,033,158	Linebacker	25	0.57%	($366,316)	$850,000	$183,158	-
Khadarel Hodge	$1,000,000	Wide receiver	26	0.55%	($80,000)	$920,000	$80,000	-
Kalif Raymond	$987,500	Wide receiver	27	0.54%	($1,127,500)	$990,000	$137,500	-
Alim McNeill	$932,579	Defensive line	21	0.51%	($1,090,316)	$660,000	$272,579	-
Evan Brown	$920,000	Center	25	0.50%	-	$920,000	-	-
Jason Cabinda	$920,000	Fullback	25	0.50%	-	$920,000	-	-
Will Holden	$868,887	Guard	28	0.48%	-	$868,887	-	-
Amon-Ra St. Brown	$856,313	Wide receiver	22	0.47%	($785,252)	$660,000	$196,313	-
Derrick Barnes	$855,301	Linebacker	22	0.47%	($781,204)	$660,000	$195,301	-
C.J. Moore	$852,334	Free safety	26	0.47%	($2,334)	$850,000	$2,334	-
Dean Marlowe	$850,000	Strong safety	29	0.47%	($990,000)	$990,000	-	-
David Blough	$850,000	Quarterback	26	0.47%	-	$850,000	-	-
John Penisini	$822,794	Defensive line	24	0.45%	($128,382)	$780,000	$42,794	-
Jack Fox	$780,000	Punter	25	0.43%	-	$780,000	-	-
Godwin Igwebuike	$780,000	Safety	27	0.43%	-	$780,000	-	-
Matt Nelson	$780,000	Right tackle	26	0.43%	-	$780,000	-	-
Bobby Price	$780,000	Safety	23	0.43%	-	$780,000	-	-
Jermar Jefferson	$679,581	Running back	21	0.37%	($78,324)	$660,000	$19,581	-
A.J. Parker	$663,333	Cornerback	23	0.36%	($35,000)	$660,000	$3,333	-
Trinity Benson	$660,000	Wide receiver	24	0.36%	-	$660,000	-	-
Scott Daly	$660,000	Long snapper	27	0.36%	-	$660,000	-	-
Anthony Pittman	$660,000	Linebacker	25	0.36%	-	$660,000	-	-
Ifeatu Melifonwu	$652,375	Cornerback	22	0.36%	($840,620)	$442,220	$210,155	-
Jessie Lemonier	$606,666	Edge rusher	24	0.33%	-	$606,667	-	-
Jashon Cornell	$571,133	Edge rusher	25	0.31%	($63,399)	$550,000	$21,133	-
Ryan McCollum	$513,333	Center	23	0.28%	-	$513,333	-	-
Josh Reynolds	$499,995	Wide receiver	26	0.27%	($1,750,000)	$499,995	-	-
Mark Gilbert	$476,666	Cornerback	24	0.26%	-	$476,667	-	-
Jalen Elliott	$329,994	Safety	23	0.18%	-	$329,994	-	-
Brock Wright	$329,994	Tight end	23	0.18%	-	$329,994	-	-
Riley Patterson	$293,328	Kicker	23	0.16%	-	$293,328	-	-
Tommy Kraemer	$256,662	Guard	23	0.14%	-	$256,662	-	-
Rashod Berry	$219,996	Tight end	25	0.12%	-	$219,996	-	-
Craig Reynolds	$188,888	Running back	25	0.10%	-	$188,888	-	-
Brady Breeze	$146,664	Safety	24	0.08%	-	$146,664	-	-
Curtis Bolton	$86,666	Linebacker	26	0.05%	-	$86,666	-	-
Jared Pinkney	$73,332	Tight end	24	0.04%	-	$73,332	-	-
Dan Skipper	$47,222	Tackle	27	0.03%	-	$47,222	-	-
Tavante Beckett	$36,666	Linebacker	24	0.02%	-	$36,666	-	-

Additional contracts · 16 players

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All 16 players

Trey Flowers $20m Jeff Okudah $7.6m T.J. Hockenson $5.6m Romeo Okwara $4.5m Frank Ragnow $4.1m Tyrell Crosby $2.3m Alex Anzalone $1.7m Logan Stenberg $965k Amani Oruwariye $931k Shaun-Dion Hamilton $920k Austin Seibert $850k Josh Woods $756k Quintez Cephus $611k Jerry Jacobs $607k Joel Heath $465k Shane Zylstra $18k

Additional contracts · 16 players - Detroit Lions
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	OTHER PAY
Trey Flowers	$19,989,000	Linebacker	28	10.95%	($32,842,000)	$14,375,000	$5,614,000	-
Jeff Okudah	$7,620,119	Cornerback	22	4.18%	($16,458,297)	$779,995	$5,486,099	$1,354,025
T.J. Hockenson	$5,580,789	Tight end	24	3.06%	($11,712,542)	$850,000	$3,108,859	$1,621,930
Romeo Okwara	$4,500,000	Linebacker	26	2.47%	($20,000,000)	$1,000,000	$3,500,000	-
Frank Ragnow	$4,070,954	Center	25	2.23%	($29,622,483)	$1,209,111	$2,861,843	-
Tyrell Crosby	$2,254,923	Left tackle	26	1.24%	($71,923)	$2,183,000	$71,923	-
Alex Anzalone	$1,735,294	Linebacker	27	0.95%	($1,500,000)	$1,500,000	-	$235,294
Logan Stenberg	$965,410	Guard	24	0.53%	($556,230)	$780,000	$185,410	-
Amani Oruwariye	$930,526	Cornerback	25	0.51%	($161,053)	$850,000	$80,526	-
Shaun-Dion Hamilton	$920,000	Linebacker	26	0.50%	-	$920,000	-	-
Austin Seibert	$850,000	Kicker	25	0.47%	-	$850,000	-	-
Josh Woods	$755,552	Linebacker	25	0.41%	-	$755,552	-	-
Quintez Cephus	$610,514	Wide receiver	23	0.33%	($228,216)	$534,443	$76,072	-
Jerry Jacobs	$606,712	Cornerback	24	0.33%	($3,500)	$605,546	$1,166	-
Joel Heath	$465,000	Defensive line	28	0.25%	($990,000)	$990,000	-	-
Shane Zylstra	$18,400	Tight end	25	0.01%	-	$18,400	-	-

Additional contracts · 2 players

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Additional contracts · 2 players - Detroit Lions
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	AGE	SHARE OF CAP	DEAD CAP	BASE SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	OTHER PAY
Charlie Taumoepeau	$415,000	Tight end	23	0.23%	-	$415,000	-	-
Hunter Bryant	$106,666	Tight end	23	0.06%	($13,334)	$100,000	$6,666	-

Additional contracts · 8 players

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Additional contracts · 8 players - Detroit Lions
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Steven Montez	$165,600	Quarterback	0.09%
Javon McKinley	$119,600	Wide receiver	0.07%
Eric Banks	$101,200	Edge rusher	0.06%
Aldrick Rosas	$98,000	Kicker	0.05%
Corey Ballentine	$36,800	Cornerback	0.02%
Parnell Motley	$36,800	Cornerback	0.02%
Bruce Hector	$9,200	Defensive line	0.01%
Saivion Smith	$9,200	Cornerback	0.01%

Additional contracts · 85 players

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Additional contracts · 85 players - Detroit Lions
NAME	CAP HIT	POSITION	SHARE OF CAP
Matthew Stafford	$19,000,000	Quarterback	10.41%
Jamie Collins	$7,333,333	Outside linebacker	4.02%
Justin Coleman	$6,087,000	Cornerback	3.34%
Desmond Trufant	$6,000,000	Cornerback	3.29%
Jesse James	$4,287,000	Tight end	2.35%
Tyrell Williams	$3,000,000	Wide receiver	1.64%
Chase Daniel	$3,000,000	Quarterback	1.64%
Christian Jones	$2,185,000	Linebacker	1.20%
Breshad Perriman	$2,000,000	Wide receiver	1.10%
Danny Shelton	$1,250,000	Defensive tackle	0.68%
Romeo Okwara	$901,668	Defensive end	0.49%
Darren Fells	$850,000	Tight end	0.47%
Jahlani Tavai	$808,449	Linebacker	0.44%
Da'shawn Hand	$783,823	Defensive end	0.43%
Randy Bullock	$750,000	Kicker	0.41%
Kerryon Johnson	$702,490	Running back	0.38%
Corey Ballentine	$537,842	Cornerback	0.29%
Kevin Strong	$474,220	Defensive tackle	0.26%
Geronimo Allison	$468,500	Wide receiver	0.26%
Darren Fells	$462,500	Tight end	0.25%
Dean Marlowe	$437,500	Strong safety	0.24%
Tavante Beckett	$307,131	Linebacker	0.17%
Daryl Worley	$303,000	Cornerback	0.17%
Nickell Robey-Coleman	$287,444	Cornerback	0.16%
Ryan Santoso	$270,666	Kicker	0.15%
Shane Zylstra	$257,064	Tight end	0.14%
Bruce Hector	$252,066	Defensive tackle	0.14%
Joe Dahl	$250,000	Guard	0.14%
Michael Ford	$250,000	Cornerback	0.14%
Jason Huntley	$217,731	Running back	0.12%
Tommy Kraemer	$191,932	Guard	0.11%
Brock Wright	$181,065	Tight end	0.10%
Eric Banks	$173,332	Defensive end	0.10%
Craig Reynolds	$166,822	Running back	0.09%
Jalen Elliott	$147,732	Safety	0.08%
Parnell Motley	$144,533	Cornerback	0.08%
Curtis Bolton	$139,199	Linebacker	0.08%
Quinton Dunbar	$137,500	Cornerback	0.08%
Javon McKinley	$126,666	Wide receiver	0.07%
Parker Ehinger	$115,511	Guard	0.06%
Geronimo Allison	$112,000	Wide receiver	0.06%
Sage Surratt	$93,333	Wide receiver	0.05%
Darrin Paulo	$92,000	Tackle	0.05%
Ty Johnson	$85,952	Running back	0.05%
Dan Skipper	$84,022	Tackle	0.05%
Jonathan Adams Jr.	$83,333	Wide receiver	0.05%
Nick Eubanks	$82,800	Tight end	0.05%
Rashod Berry	$73,600	Tight end	0.04%
Travis Jonsen	$73,600	Wide receiver	0.04%
Nickell Robey-Coleman	$56,000	Cornerback	0.03%
Ross Travis	$55,000	Tight end	0.03%
Will Holden	$51,111	Guard	0.03%
Don Muhlbach	$50,000	Long snapper	0.03%
Rodney Smith	$46,000	Running back	0.03%
Jessie Lemonier	$36,800	Defensive end	0.02%
Tommy Kraemer	$36,667	Guard	0.02%
Ross Travis	$28,000	Tight end	0.02%
Nick Bawden	$21,051	Fullback	0.01%
Jeremiah Dinson	$20,000	Safety	0.01%
Shakur Brown	$18,400	Cornerback	0.01%
Javon McKinley	$18,400	Wide receiver	0.01%
Jared Pinkney	$18,400	Tight end	0.01%
Jared Pinkney	$18,400	Tight end	0.01%
Dan Skipper	$18,400	Tackle	0.01%
Chris Williamson	$18,400	Cornerback	0.01%
Dedrick Mills	$18,333	Running back	0.01%
Beau Brinkley	$14,000	Long snapper	0.01%
Zane Gonzalez	$14,000	Kicker	0.01%
Hunter Bryant	$13,334	Tight end	0.01%
D'Angelo Amos	$11,666	Safety	0.01%
Arryn Siposs	$10,000	Punter	0.01%
Shakur Brown	$9,200	Cornerback	0.01%
Lac Edwards	$9,200	Punter	0.01%
Parker Ehinger	$9,200	Guard	0.01%
Javon McKinley	$9,200	Wide receiver	0.01%
Javon McKinley	$9,200	Wide receiver	0.01%
Darrin Paulo	$9,200	Tackle	0.01%
Sage Surratt	$9,200	Wide receiver	0.01%
Drake Jackson	$5,000	Center	0.00%
Steven Wirtel	$4,667	Long snapper	0.00%
Beau Benzschawel	$3,334	Guard	0.00%
Bobby Price	$3,334	Safety	0.00%
Luke Sellers	$3,334	Fullback	0.00%
Jake Hausmann	$1,000	Tight end	0.00%
Evan Heim	$1,000	Tackle	0.00%

Key contract dates

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Key contract dates - Detroit Lions
DEADLINE DATE	NAME	TYPE	VALUE
Chuck Clark	Chuck Clark	ROSTER BONUS 2026-27 Roster Bonus - Week 1	$112,500

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Frequently asked questions

What was the Detroit Lions 2021 yearly total?

Detroit Lions carried a yearly total of $76,226,565 in 2021.

How many players did Detroit Lions list in 2021?

55 players on the Detroit Lions roster in 2021, plus 111 contracts carried beyond it.

Where can I see the current Detroit Lions payroll?

This page is the 2021 archive. The current Detroit Lions payroll is kept up to date on the main Detroit Lions page.

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