The purpose of this blog is to tracking the defending Super Bowl Champions New England Patriots 2015 dead money.
Dead money is the salary cap hit for a player that was waived/released while on the Patriots roster. Dead money is usually unamortized signing bonus proration. It can also be guaranteed salary and injury settlements. Dead money also refers to the cap hits for players placed on Injured Reserve.
Updated on September 7th
- Darrelle Revis- $5,000,000 (prorated signing bonus). I write more about Darrelle Revis in another blog post.
- Logan Mankins – $4,000,000 (prorated signing bonus plus offseason workout bonus money)
- Kyle Arrington – $3,250,000 (prorated signing bonus plus offseason workout bonus money)
- Vince Wilfork – $866,667 (prorated signing bonus)
- Reggie Wayne – $450,000 (prorated signing bonus)
- Robert McLain – $356,240 ($150,000 guaranteed salary, $150,000 prorated signing bonus, $56,240 offseason workout bonus)
- Josh Boyce – $238,500 (prorated signing bonus).