How are Dallas Cowboys Spending Their Money in the NFL?
The Dallas Cowboys are an American football club headquartered in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The Dallas Cowboys are a member of the National Football League’s National Football Conference East division. The team’s nationwide fan base is perhaps best exemplified by its NFL record of consecutive sell-outs.
In 2002, the Cowboys began a series of 190 consecutive sold-out regular and post-season games (at home and away). The team has reached the Super Bowl eight times. This has also matched up with eight NFC titles, the most in the league. Five of the Cowboys’ Super Bowl visits have resulted in victories.
According to Forbes, the Dallas Cowboys became the first sports club to be valued at $4 billion in 2015, making them the most valuable sports team in the world. In 2014, the Cowboys earned $620 million, a record for a professional sports franchise in the United States. They also became the first NFL club to be valued at $5 billion in 2018, and they were named the most valuable NFL team for the 12th year in a row by Forbes.
With so much valuation, everyone is curious as to how they spend the money in the NFL. Here’s a list of positional spending of the Cowboys in the league as compared to others.
Dallas Cowboys – Spending in NFL
| Position | Cap Hit (in $) | League Rank | League Average (in million) | Differential (in million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | $22.6 | 12 | $19.5 | $3.1 |
| RB/FB | $24.2 | 1 | $11.6 | $12.6 |
| TE | $14.3 | 7 | $11.4 | $2.9 |
| WR | $15.6 | 25 | $23.4 | -$7.8 |
| OL | $57.8 | 1 | $37.3 | $20.5 |
| DL | $34 | 18 | $35.2 | $-1.2 |
| LB | $11.9 | 27 | $25.4 | $-13.5 |
| DBs | $31.7 | 21 | $35.6 | $-3.9 |
| ST | $4 | 31 | $6.6 | $-2.6 |
| Total | $216 | 12 | $206.1 | $9.90 |
| Dead Money | $18.92 | 16 | $29.5 | $-10.58 |
| Cap Space | $10.93 | 16 | $11.0 | $-0.066 |
Dallas Cowboys are currently expected to exceed the salary cap in 2023, that is next year. This is primarily because of Dak Prescott’s deal, but there are also significant contributions from DeMarcus Lawrence, Zack Martin, Tyrone Smith, Ezekiel Elliott, and Michael Gallup. The Cowboys acquired an additional $10 million in salary-cap space a week ago. They now have a minimum of $20 million to spend.
