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The 46 contracts that account for Dolphins’ $18.4 million in dead cap

The 2022 NFL regular season is coming to an end, with just a week left to play.

This seems like a great time to look back at the job that Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier has done to manage the salary cap, specifically minimizing dead cap space.

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In total, the Dolphins have just $18.36 million in dead cap for the year – the sixth-lowest mark in the league, behind the Indianapolis Colts ($15.96 million), Cincinnati Bengals ($15.77 million), Kansas City Chiefs ($15.1 million), New York Jets ($13 million) and Los Angeles Chargers ($10.98 million), according to Spotrac.

That $18.36 million has come from these 46 contracts:

WR DeVante Parker

Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $5.4 million

RB Chase Edmonds

(Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)

2022 dead cap hit: $4.39 million

WR Jakeem Grant

Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $1.37 million

OT Jesse Davis

Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $1 million

RB Sony Michel

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

2022 dead cap hit: $850,000

LB Brennan Scarlett

(Peter Joneleit via AP)

2022 dead cap hit: $527,000

WR Allen Hurns

Mandatory Credit: Thomas J. Russo-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $433,000

LB Calvin Munson

Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $328,000

S Verone McKinley III

(Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)

2022 dead cap hit: $299,000

WR Preston Williams

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

2022 dead cap hit: $275,000

WR River Cracraft

(Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

2022 dead cap hit: $274,000

WR Freddie Swain

Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $260,000

WR Braylon Sanders

Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $248,000

OT Larnel Coleman

(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

2022 dead cap hit: $227,000

DL Ben Stille

Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $208,000

OT Kendall Lamm

Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $204,000

OL Solomon Kindley

(ALLEN EYESTONE / THE PALM BEACH POST)

2022 dead cap hit: $196,000

OT Brandon Shell

ANDRES LEIVA/PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

2022 dead cap hit: $192,000

DE Jason Strowbridge

Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $163,000

CB Kalon Barnes

(AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

2022 dead cap hit: $161,000

OT Kellen Diesch

Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $127,000

S Sheldrick Redwine

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

2022 dead cap hit: $125,000

OT Kion Smith

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

2022 dead cap hit: $118,000

DE Markaviest Bryant

(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

2022 dead cap hit: $104,000

RB Gerrid Doaks

Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $97,000

RB Zaquandre White

(Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

2022 dead cap hit: $92,000

OL Lamont Gaillard

(AP Photo/Zach Bolinger)

2022 dead cap hit: $81,000

OL Grant Hermanns

(AP Photo/Rich Schultz)

2022 dead cap hit: $58,000

WR Calvin Jackson

Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $58,000

CB Chris Steele

Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $58,000

OT Blaise Andries

(AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn)

2022 dead cap hit: $52,000

WR DaeSean Hamilton

(Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images)

2022 dead cap hit: $46,000

QB Reid Sinnett

Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $46,000

DL Josiah Bronson

Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $46,000

DL Jordan Williams

Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $42,000

OL James Empey

(AP Photo/Young Kwak)

2022 dead cap hit: $39,000

WR/RB Malcolm Perry

Mandatory Credit: Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $38,000

DE Owen Carney

(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

2022 dead cap hit: $33,000

LB Cameron Goode

(Peter Joneleit via AP)

2022 dead cap hit: $28,000

DL Christopher Hinton

Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $23,000

DB Elijah Hamilton

(AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

2022 dead cap hit: $18,000

DE DeAndre Johnson

Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $18,000

DL Jerome Johnson

(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

2022 dead cap hit: $7,000

P Tommy Heatherly

(AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

2022 dead cap hit: $6,000

FB Carl Tucker

Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports

2022 dead cap hit: $2,000

CB Jaytlin Askew

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

2022 dead cap hit: $2,000

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