Maneuvering the salary cap is a difficult exercise. A financial version of Tetris, it required massive amounts of planning and structuring contracts in a way to maximize the puzzle that is conducive to flexibility.
The Minnesota Vikings are currently trying to get back to a great spot with the salary cap as general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah tries to clean up the mistakes made by his predecessor Rick Spielman.
According to Over The Cap, the Vikings have the 9th-most dead salary cap space with $31,534,662 counting toward the 2023 salary cap split between 12 players.
1. Adam Thielen: $13.55 million
2. Dalvin Tomlinson: $7.5 million
3. Za'Darius Smith: $4,510,334
4. Eric Kendricks: $1.93 million
5. Jesse Davis: $750,000
6. Patrick Peterson: $750,000
7. Kellen Mond: $579,422
8. Chazz Surratt: $503,670
9. Wyatt Davis: $456,106
10. Janarius Robinson: $332,700
11. Cameron Dantzler Sr.: $223,750
12. Ihmir Smith-Marsette: $159.480
