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Washington Commanders 2025 Financial Summary

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I think it will be figured out better, later- as you can see the disparity-but sportrac has not taken into accountability players at the bottom of their list
 
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Washington Commanders​

TE John Bates​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 47.3
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.12
  • Contract: 3 years, $21 million ($11.52 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $8 million ($5 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
The Commanders are trusting that Bates will return to his prior form, as his production as both a run blocker and a receiver dipped in 2024. He earned a career-low 51.1 PFF run-blocking grade while grabbing just eight passes for 84 yards. The best year of his career was his 2021 rookie season, when he posted a 70.7 PFF overall grade and an outstanding 87.6 PFF run-blocking grade.

WR Noah Brown​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 70.7
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.17
  • Contract: 1 year, $4.5 million
  • PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $2.38 million ($1.25 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Average
While the Commanders are likely not done adding to their wide receiver corps, bringing back Noah Brown was a logical move after losing Dyami Brown to the Jaguars. In 2024, Noah Brown caught 36 of his 61 targets for 468 yards, with 11 of those receptions resulting in gains of 15-plus yards.

CB Jonathan Jones​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 60.7
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.06
  • Contract: 1 year
  • PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $3 million ($1.5 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Average
The Commanders were thin at cornerback by the end of last season, making the signing of veteran Jones a logical move. In 2024 with the Patriots, Jones allowed 40 completions on 57 targets in coverage, surrendering seven touchdowns but also recording one interception and eight forced incompletions.

EDGE Deatrich Wise Jr.​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 59.7
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.02
  • Contract: 1 year, $5 million
  • PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $4 million ($3 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Average
The Commanders continue to load up their defensive interior with pass-rush specialists. In his eighth and final season with the Patriots, Wise tallied six sacks and 22 total quarterback pressures with an 11.2% pass-rush win rate.

QB Marcus Mariota​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 88.3
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.49
  • Contract: One year, $8 million
  • PFF Projected Contract: One year, $6.5 million ($5 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Average
With Mariota firmly in the backup stage of his career, his decision to stay with the Commanders comes as no surprise. Last season, he completed 35 of 49 passes for 370 yards, recording four big-time throws without a single turnover-worthy play.

S Will Harris​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 62.5
  • Contract: 2 years, $8 million
  • PFF Projected Contract: N/A
  • PFF Deal Grade: Below Average
With the Saints in 2024, Harris allowed 27 completions on 44 targets in coverage, recording five pass breakups and one interception. He also registered seven run stops, four of which came at or behind the line of scrimmage.

T Laremy Tunsil​

The biggest move of the opening day of free agency: the Commanders made a splash and landed the fourth-most valuable left tackle in football last season. Tunsil has earned a PFF pass-blocking grade above 85.0 in five of the past six seasons. Adding a franchise left tackle to block for quarterback Jayden Daniels is an elite move.

DI Javon Kinlaw​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 53.4
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.11
  • Contract: 3 years, $45 million ($30 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Projected Contract: 2 years, $18 million ($10 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Below average
After four disappointing years with the 49ers, Kinlaw had the best season of his career with the Jets. The former first-round pick’s 68.2 PFF pass-rush grade was a top-30 mark in the league, and he posted a career-high 4.5 sacks. Still, this feels like an overpay by the Commanders, considering he’s now one of the 20 highest-paid defensive tackles despite never earning a 60.0 PFF grade in any of his five seasons.

LB Bobby Wagner​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 88.3
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.37
  • Contract: 1 year, $9.5 million ($6.06 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $5 million
  • PFF Deal Grade: Above Average
Wagner continues to defy age. At 34, he posted the highest WAR value of any off-ball linebacker in the NFL in 2024, backed by a 90.9 run-defense grade. While he’s no longer the coverage spy he was seven or eight years ago, his reliability against the run played a key role in Washington bringing him back —despite the slightly higher-than-expected price tag.

TE Zach Ertz​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 67.0
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.42
  • Contract: 1 year, $6.25 million ($5.6 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Projected Contract: 1 year, $3.5 million ($2.5 million guaranteed)
  • PFF Deal Grade: Average
Ertz saw a resurgence in 2024 while catching passes from Jayden Daniels in Washington. His 72.5 PFF receiving grade was his highest since 2019. Including the postseason, only Travis Kelce caught more passes on third and fourth down than Ertz did among tight ends. Ertz also hauled in more than 64% of his contested targets. He isn’t capable of taking over games anymore, but he’s proven to be a reliable security blanket for Daniels despite his age.

WR Deebo Samuel ​

  • 2024 PFF Grade: 71.3
  • 2024 PFF WAR: 0.19
  • Contract: Final year of a three-year, $71.5 million deal
  • PFF Projected Contract: N/A
  • PFF Deal Grade: Good
Since his breakout 2021 season, Samuel has been regarded as one of the league’s most versatile offensive weapons. However, injuries and other factors have impacted his availability and production. He earned a career-low 71.3 overall grade in 2024, which, combined with his price tag, led to him being traded for just a third-round pick. Despite his recent decline, he’s a worthwhile gamble for the Commanders in terms of draft capital, cap space and scheme fit.

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NFL Salary Cap Space | Over The Cap

NFL salary cap space estimates for all 32 teams
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TeamCap
Space		Effective Cap
Space		#Active
Cap Spending		Dead
Money
Patriots$101,552,257$93,743,24770$202,243,399$17,906,045
Cardinals$67,519,472$63,993,44574$217,698,428$7,399,996
Seahawks$60,814,672$56,709,77062$157,604,443$67,066,247
Chargers$59,114,848$55,946,09157$208,349,625$15,587,221
Titans$55,083,835$46,717,72862$217,601,569$27,151,924
Lions$52,800,241$50,103,12862$231,215,652$21,552,932
Raiders$47,500,046$41,035,25565$222,298,333$44,216,772
Jaguars$45,267,656$37,637,53959$199,194,503$52,943,468
Steelers$44,059,784$41,439,85364$237,485,812$3,578,669
Cowboys$43,213,892$39,075,62371$242,140,508$20,725,931
49ers$42,085,631$37,116,70271$220,598,251$77,869,800
Vikings$32,810,533$30,519,64461$240,129,907$11,113,363
Jets$32,598,235$26,864,68364$209,845,371$37,177,462
Packers$31,868,832$28,803,48669$246,601,264$18,314,706
Giants$30,450,918$22,399,66064$231,806,207$27,299,521
Rams$30,413,729$27,741,10759$202,463,996$47,984,099
Chiefs$27,622,974$24,893,84164$245,272,436$13,055,568
Eagles$26,972,458$24,367,33863$207,872,141$55,611,930
Bengals$26,874,356$23,463,79569$252,962,253$6,607,962
Broncos$26,140,367$22,940,37766$220,125,267$33,452,617
Panthers$25,159,732$20,206,76066$246,527,498$10,686,017
Colts$21,074,026$17,190,78267$265,350,480$3,316,703
Commanders$20,987,294$18,681,26462$262,868,986$14,127,733
 
OTC’s numbers currently show zero salary for many players that have been re-signed (most notably John Bates). Is that drilled down detail reflected in the cap room numbers?
 
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OTC’s numbers currently show zero salary for many players that have been re-signed (most notably John Bates). Is that drilled down detail reflected in the cap room numbers?
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It is with 62 players signed. This one is hard to read. Yesterday it said our effective cap space was about 2,000,000. I will check another source
 
Last Updated: Mar 14, 2025 | 04:56 PM EDT--https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-salary-cap-space-by-team
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ACTIVE CAP SPEND
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Arizona Cardinals$67,519,472$292,617,896$217,698,428$7,399,996
Atlanta Falcons$1,787,843$284,381,208$275,016,705$7,576,660
Baltimore Ravens$11,894,484$277,531,367$245,244,487$20,392,396
Buffalo Bills$9,680,696$272,262,998$233,161,042$29,421,260
Carolina Panthers$25,159,732$282,373,247$246,527,498$10,686,017
Chicago Bears$16,111,365$284,421,755$264,258,495$4,051,895
Cincinnati Bengals$26,874,356$286,444,571$252,962,253$6,607,962
Cleveland Browns$12,911,382$325,005,698$257,559,241$54,535,075
Dallas Cowboys$43,213,892$306,080,331$242,140,508$20,725,931
Denver Broncos$26,140,367$279,718,251$220,125,267$33,452,617
Detroit Lions$52,800,241$305,568,825$231,215,652$21,552,932
Green Bay Packers$31,868,832$296,784,802$246,601,264$18,314,706
Houston Texans$13,133,155$288,659,382$237,154,384$38,371,843
Indianapolis Colts$21,074,026$289,741,209$265,350,480$3,316,703
Jacksonville Jaguars$45,267,656$297,405,627$199,194,503$52,943,468
Kansas City Chiefs$27,622,974$285,950,978$245,272,436$13,055,568
Las Vegas Raiders$47,500,046$314,015,151$222,298,333$44,216,772
Los Angeles Chargers$59,114,848$283,051,694$208,349,625$15,587,221
Los Angeles Rams$30,413,729$280,861,824$202,463,996$47,984,099
Miami Dolphins$15,671,873$284,945,159$241,425,479$27,847,807
Minnesota Vikings$32,810,533$284,053,803$240,129,907$11,113,363
New England Patriots$101,552,257$321,701,701$202,243,399$17,906,045
New Orleans Saints$18,694,933$282,241,813$210,888,534$52,658,346
New York Giants$30,450,918$289,556,646$231,806,207$27,299,521
New York Jets$32,598,235$279,621,068$209,845,371$37,177,462
Philadelphia Eagles$26,972,458$290,456,529$207,872,141$55,611,930
Pittsburgh Steelers$44,059,784$285,124,265$237,485,812$3,578,669
San Francisco 49ers$41,835,631$340,553,682$220,998,253$77,719,798
Seattle Seahawks$60,814,672$285,485,362$157,604,443$67,066,247
Tampa Bay Buccaneers-$2,081,337$283,095,780$251,623,698$33,553,419
Tennessee Titans$51,822,502$299,837,328$220,862,902$27,151,924
Washington Commanders$20,987,294$297,984,013$262,868,986$14,127,733
The NFL salary cap and team’s salary cap space is a much-debated area because it is one of those things in life that is not really an issue until it is. For the most part, teams are excellent at navigating the salary cap, which can make it seem irrelevant at times. However, we have seen teams struggle to remain competitive when the salary cap prevents them from being able to retain players or sign marquee free agents.
Teams like the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns have navigated cap concerns over recent years but find themselves heading into 2025 in a position where they will struggle to compete to re-sign multiple top-tier players or add multiple top-tier free agents.
All salary cap data for the 32 teams in the table above is courtesy of Over the Cap. If you want to simulate how your favorite team should handle their cap space, head over to PFSN’s NFL Offseason Manager.

What Is the NFL Salary Cap?​

The NFL salary is complicated in many ways, but the basic premise of it is simple. Each team has a budget for each season, and they cannot go over that budget. If they do, the contract that sent them over is canceled, and they are penalized in some way. Punishments would usually be a monetary fine or a loss of draft picks on top of canceling the contract.
In some aspects, it is not very different than when you were a child with an allowance. Exceed that allowance and your parents likely told you to put one thing back. The main difference is that they probably didn’t also then punish you by taking away something else as well.
The NFL salary cap is set based on revenue sharing between the NFL and the NFL Players Association and changes each year. The league sets a base value for the cap each season, and teams can roll over money from previous seasons to boost that value.

How Does the NFL Salary Cap Work?​

As we discussed above, the league sets a base salary cap for all teams. In 2024, that was $255.4 million, and that was the minimum cap for all 32 teams. Each team then adds on any rolled-over money from the previous season. In essence, this is money that they did not spend against the previous cap. Some further adjustments based on contractual elements are then made to achieve a final number for each team.
The salary cap for players consists of salaries and bonuses. Only the top 51 players count toward the cap during the offseason, but when the season starts, all 53 players on the active roster count toward it. Additionally, any player placed on the injured reserve or the practice squad counts against a team salary cap.
Signing and option bonuses are paid in a lump sum, but their impact on the salary cap can be spread up to four years. So a player receiving a $25 million signing bonus gets all that money immediately, but only $5 million a year would count towards the cap in each year of a five-year contract.
Salary is paid weekly, and all of a player’s salary is counted on their cap. Players earn a minimum salary based on the number of seasons they have “accrued” in their career, and, in theory, there is no maximum salary a player can be paid.
Per-game bonuses and incentives also count against the salary cap. How much they count against the cap in a single year is dependent on various factors. Any incentives considered “likely to be earned” count against the cap in that year, and if the player does not reach the threshold, the team pays back the incentives in the form of cap credits as part of cap adjustments.
Any incentives considered “not likely to be earned” do not count against the cap in that year. If the player reaches the threshold, they count against the team's salary cap the following year in the form of cap adjustments.

What is Active Cap and Dead Money​

Active cap spending is anything a team is spending on a player’s current contract. In contrast, dead money is anything a team still owes on a canceled or voided contract.
For example, a player paid a $25 million signing bonus on a five-year deal and earning a $5 million salary in that season would have an active cap number of $10 million in that year. However, if the team were to cut that player after that first year, the $20 million that had not counted against the cap would be considered dead money in Year 2.

Which Teams Have the Most Salary Cap Space?​

The information in this section is correct as of Feb. 26, 2025
With a little over a week before free agency begins, the New England Patriots have the most salary cap space at over $125 million. They are the only team currently over $100 million in cap space, thanks in large part to a league-low active cap spending of just under $180 million. They also have just over $7 million in dead money, compared to nearly $35 million in cap rollover from last season.
The Patriots are one of five teams with more than $75 million in cap space as things stand ahead of the franchise tag deadline. The Las Vegas Raiders, Washington Commanders, Chicago Bears, and Arizona Cardinals are the other four teams in that group.

Which Teams Have the Least Salary Cap Space?​

The information in this section is correct as of Feb. 26, 2025
Five teams have negative cap space for 2025 as things stand. They are the Atlanta Falcons, Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, and New Orleans Saints. None of those teams will likely be over the cap by the time the new league year starts, and some might even have considerable amounts of cap space to work with.
That is unlikely to be the case for the Saints, who are nearly $50 million over the salary cap. After multiple years of cap issues, the Saints are running out of options in terms of opening up cap space. There is a path for them to be cap-compliant by the start of the new league year, but they will not have much opportunity to improve their roster in free agency.
 
Pretty wild how we went from the third most to dead last in a week and with no record breaking contracts. Never mind, the list is alphabetical. We are not last, but we have moved a fair distance.
 
We had the 2nd fewest players in the league under contract at season’s end. Not a surprise at all to me.
 
Probably more relevant in this thread, but per Spotrac, we have 25 players who have current contracts beyond this upcoming season. 44 of our currently contracted players will be free agents in 2026. That's got to be at the top of the NFL for guys playing on 1 year contracts - hell it may be the most ever?
 
So, 25 plus (hopefully) at least five upcoming draft picks and maybe one or two free agents.
 
I don't think they've made the terms public yet. It's rumored to have more guaranteed $$ and more 'incentives' than the previous deal.
 
I'm wondering how much future cap space has already been spent on signing bonuses. Is Cosmi the current leader in that respect?

My guess is that current management has borrowed relatively little from the future in this way, which begs the general question of when (if ever) to do so extensively. I'm particularly curious to see how they handle an extension for McLaurin. Although he's a deserving, heart-and-soul kind of player, he's also likely on the downside of his career entering his thirties, even with the Daniels effect.
 
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We had the 2nd fewest players in the league under contract at season’s end. Not a surprise at all to me.
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Yeah, I never thought of us having a lot of cap space (even if we technically did) - it was always going to be stretched thin just to fill the roster.
 
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