53 man roster + dead money + PS + IR = Cap Expenditures

We are no longer in the land of 51 where only the top 51 contracts count against the salary cap. We have entered no territory where four distinct categories add up to the total Cap Expenditures the Denver Broncos will have in 2014. Let's break down the 53 man roster as currently constituted. (Salary Figures taken from overthecap.com)

53-man roster

(The Prater situation is a bit messy. For now the cap is calculated based upon Brandon McManus' salary only)

Offense: 69,913,483

Defense + ST: 53,598,689

Total: 123,512,172

Dead Money

Includes 500k for Kevin Vickerson, 12,050K for Zac Dysert, and 22,750K for Matt Paradis

Total: 7,036,950

Injured Reserve

All players on injured reserve are paid their full annual salary

Total: 1,797,666

Practice Squad

This is an estimate. Practice Squad players make a minimum of 6K per week. Teams can play players more. Let's assume the Broncos are going to pay each PS member the weekly mimimum of 6K. That adds up to 102K for the season per player. Multiply that by 10 (the amount of players that can belong on a Practice Squad) for your minimum total:

Total (minimum): 1,020,000

So what is the Broncos 53 man roster + dead money + PS + IR?

133,366,788 million

What is the cap?

Our team cap (135,839,276) + our rollover (6,400,000) = 142,239,276

This number is supported by the NFLPA, and is similar on Overthecap.com

Approximately how much cap space do the Broncos have?

Team Cap (142,239,276) - 53/PS/IR/Dead Expenditures (133,366,788) = 8,872,488

Remember this is just an estimate. We will know more about the official numbers come Monday. This estimate is very close to the actual number though. The Broncos could look to rollover approximately 8 million into 2015 when the cap should increase even more. It will be an interesting offseason next year, but for a team that is supposedly "All-In" you have to like where this team is financially heading into an offseason where a lot of checks are going to come due.

GO BRONCOS!!!

(Data offense then defense+ST)

Player Base Cap Number Manning 15.0 17.5 Osweiler .570 .959094 Ball .562 .787347 Hillman .636 .807708 Anderson .495 .499166 Thompson .420 .420000 D. Thomas 3.275 4.700 Sanders 2.000 4.000 Welker 3.000 8.000 Caldwell .950 1.150 Latimer .420 .674300 Burse .420 .420 J. Thomas .654 .741 Green .645 .661236 Tamme 3.000 3.500 Clady 8.000 8.600 Franklin .969 1.386 Ramirez 1.250 2.416666 Vasquez 3.000 7.250 Clark 1.900 2.125666 Cornick .420 .420 Garland .420 .420 Montgomery 1.200 1.925 Schofield .420 .550300 Total 49,626,000 69,913,483