Restructure Potential

A tool that teams have to create cap space in the current or upcoming league year is restructuring, the conversion of scheduled payments such as base salary or roster bonuses into signing bonuses that are prorated equally across the length of the contract, over a maximum of five years. This graph and table illustrates the potential that each team has to create 2023 cap space with restructuring.

There are two types of restructuring:

  • A simple restructure converts payments into prorated signing bonuses within the confines of the remainder of the contract. Teams typically have the ability to unilaterally execute simple restructures without any action necessary from the player.
  • A maximum restructure increases the amount of cap space via conversion into prorated signing bonuses by either extending the contract or by adding void years to a contract, years that do not extend the contract but are only used as placeholders for the proration. Maximum restructures are typically considered a renegotiation of the contract that requires the player's consent to execute.

Visit OTC's transactions table to learn the restructure potential for each player.

  • Effective Cap Space
  • Possible Cap Space With Simple Restructures
  • Possible Cap Space With Maximum Restructures
CHI
CAR
GB
ATL
DET
CIN
ARI
NO
IND
LAC
DAL
HOU
JAX
CLE
PIT
PHI
BUF
DEN
LAR
NE
NYJ
BAL
SF
TEN
KC
MIA
NYG
SEA
TB
MIN
WAS
LV
TeamEffective Cap SpaceSimple RestructurePossible Cap SpaceMaximum RestructurePossible Cap Space
Bears$32,904,231$46,408,908$79,313,139$71,313,707$104,217,938
Panthers$19,206,983$2,409,798$21,616,781$27,088,234$46,295,217
Packers$18,195,887$17,873,386$36,069,273$37,860,411$56,056,298
Falcons$16,552,193$44,758,865$61,311,058$61,484,960$78,037,153
Lions$15,375,498$36,515,743$51,891,241$59,986,333$75,361,831
Bengals$14,412,214$30,066,342$44,478,556$77,772,746$92,184,960
Cardinals$14,333,560$30,011,322$44,344,882$59,167,709$73,501,269
Saints$12,523,989$9,744,759$22,268,748$13,373,503$25,897,492
Colts$12,466,810$42,662,196$55,129,006$80,547,850$93,014,660
Chargers$11,909,924$19,924,002$31,833,926$45,809,980$57,719,904
Cowboys$10,510,070$9,635,143$20,145,213$42,091,939$52,602,009
Texans$8,578,684$14,275,238$22,853,922$43,442,554$52,021,238
Jaguars$6,967,294$25,445,404$32,412,698$70,134,440$77,101,734
Browns$6,716,779$53,892,605$60,609,384$68,429,034$75,145,813
Steelers$6,353,856$38,529,707$44,883,563$70,817,629$77,171,485
Eagles$6,317,582$14,437,113$20,754,695$19,280,848$25,598,430
Bills$6,210,726$34,609,310$40,820,036$55,117,066$61,327,792
Broncos$6,041,370$53,026,771$59,068,141$79,147,104$85,188,474
Rams$5,079,038$55,547,842$60,626,880$60,578,545$65,657,583
Patriots$4,879,472$16,803,492$21,682,964$57,325,293$62,204,765
Jets$4,466,378$33,261,454$37,727,832$76,972,130$81,438,508
Ravens$3,614,351$29,509,669$33,124,020$68,309,187$71,923,538
49ers$3,306,548$49,144,794$52,451,342$72,462,309$75,768,857
Titans$2,767,608$48,589,921$51,357,529$74,646,466$77,414,074
Chiefs$2,038,656$50,928,657$52,967,313$82,951,052$84,989,708
Dolphins$1,029,351$25,764,312$26,793,663$55,952,352$56,981,703
Giants$398,019$30,824,823$31,222,842$65,663,078$66,061,097
Seahawks($746,786)$25,448,088$24,701,302$49,341,692$48,594,906
Buccaneers($792,725)$25,019,875$24,227,150$37,926,915$37,134,190
Vikings($993,361)$39,512,786$38,519,425$64,018,137$63,024,776
Commanders($1,107,700)$33,940,103$32,832,403$73,682,598$72,574,898
Raiders($1,560,454)$62,272,694$60,712,240$84,274,511$82,714,057