The 2011 NFL payrolls by team seem to be one of the hardest things to find on the Internet, and for good reason. The rules behind how much NFL teams can and are required to pay their players has changed in each of the last three years, with an uncapped year last year, and a new CBA this year. The rules will change one more time during the 2013 season, the first year teams are required to spend 90% of the salary cap.
This turmoil with NFL team by team payrolls is probably a big reason USA Today, my go to source on league payroll information, stopped tracking the NFL after the 2009 season. I have two upcoming NFL analyses which require the use of 2011 payroll by team information, so I spent some time compiling the numbers. One of the biggest search engine optimization lessons I have ever learned is that if something is too hard to find online, you should post it yourself. So here you have it, the most straightforward chart you can find online with 2011 NFL payrolls by team.
My source for all of these numbers is NFL analyst, Jason La Canfora, who updated each team’s salary cap space going into the 2011 season.
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Team
|
Total salary | |
| Minnesota Vikings | $ 123,553,646 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | $ 123,382,065 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | $ 122,188,308 | |
| Houston Texans | $ 121,904,836 | |
| St. Louis Rams | $ 121,835,786 | |
| Baltimore Ravens | $ 121,145,293 | |
| New Orleans Saints | $ 121,042,487 | |
| Carolina Panthers | $ 120,884,226 | |
| Detroit Lions | $ 119,379,953 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | $ 118,875,502 | |
| Miami Dolphins | $ 118,447,435 | |
| New York Giants | $ 118,357,838 | |
| San Diego Chargers | $ 117,510,200 | |
| Tennessee Titans | $ 117,037,579 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | $ 116,700,139 | |
| Oakland Raiders | $ 115,063,751 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | $ 114,259,317 | |
| New York Jets | $ 113,688,194 | |
| New England Patriots | $ 113,156,066 | |
| Washington Redskins | $ 109,474,372 | |
| Green Bay Packers | $ 109,198,003 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | $ 105,870,949 | |
| Seattle Seahawks | $ 104,887,632 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | $ 104,604,488 | |
| Denver Broncos | $ 102,627,531 | |
| Chicago Bears | $ 101,032,032 | |
| Cleveland Browns | $ 96,659,589 | |
| Buffalo Bills | $ 96,114,524 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | $ 93,446,708 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | $ 93,268,320 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | $ 92,988,777 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | $ 92,768,120 | |
I hope you found this chart helpful, and keep an eye out for my upcoming NFL payroll per television household data visualization and NFL cost per win infographic.
Signed,
Ryan Sleeper+, Online Sports Marketing Guy
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