Salary cap recap 03.15.18: Patriots end day with $15,659,488 in cap space

Here's a quick recap of the Patriots' transactions from Thursday and their impact on their salary cap.



1) Traded their sixth-round pick (No. 205) for Jason McCourty and the Cleveland Browns' sixth-round pick (No. 219). Christopher Price talked about its implications on the Patriots roster here. His 2018 cap number of $2,025,000 consists of:

• $2,375,000 salary


• $375,000 roster bonus due on March 16


• $218,750 in 46-man active roster bonuses. Jason was active for 14 games last year. Earns $15,625 per game. If Jason is active for all sixteen games, his cap number will then become $3 million.

• $1,000,000 salary


• $1,000,000 signing bonus is a proration of his $3 million signing bonus


• $312,500 in 46-man active roster bonuses. Burkhead was active for 10 games last year. Earns $31,250 per game. If Jason is active for all sixteen games, his cap number will then become $2.5 million.

• $1,750,000 salary


• $1,000,000 signing bonus proration of his $3 million signing bonus


• $500,000 in 46-man active roster bonuses.

• $2,500,000 salary


• $1,000,000 signing bonus proration of his $3 million signing bonus


• $500,000 in 46-man active roster bonuses.

• $3 million signing bonus


• $1 million 2018 salary


• $1.5 million of his 2019 salary

1. 1st round (No. 31): their original assigned pick


2. 2nd round (No. 43): From the 49ers as part of the Jimmy Garoppolo trade


3. 2nd round (No. 63): their original assigned pick


4. 3rd round (No. 95): their original assigned pick


5. 4th round (No. 136): Compensatory pick for Jabaal Sheard


6. 5th round (No. 159): From the Browns as part of the Danny Shelton trade


7. 6th round (No. 219): From the Browns as part of the Jason McCourty trade

1. 1st round: their original assigned pick


2. 2nd round: their original assigned pick


3. 4th round: their original assigned pick


4. 5th round: their original assigned pick


5. 7th round: their original assigned pick