2003 NFL Team Payroll Source USA Today Team Total Payroll New Orleans Saints $ 95,103,350  Tampa Bay Buccaneers $ 88,084,700  Minnesota Vikings $ 85,719,851  Cincinnati Bengals $ 85,457,225  Atlanta Falcons $ 84,861,253  Washington Redskins $ 84,826,189  Seattle Seahawk $ 84,227,732  Chicago Bears $ 82,803,517  New England Patriots $ 82,128,250  Dallas Cowboys $ 81,042,307  Arizona Cardinals $ 81,034,928  St. Louis Rams $ 80,224,050  Jacksonville Jaguars $ 78,735,117  New York Giants $ 78,125,309  Detroit Lions $ 77,662,097   Houston Texans $ 77,591,518  Philadelphia Eagles $ 77,436,900  Kansas City Chiefs $ 77,394,073  Green Bay Packers $ 77,230,121  Baltimore Ravens $ 76,154,450  Tennessee Titans $ 75,575,947  Carolina Panther $ 75,004,350  Indianapolis Colts $ 74,998,224  Oakland Raiders $ 74,904,848  Buffalo Bills $ 73,299,382  San Diego Chargers $ 73,230,536  New York Jets $ 69,209,828  Miami Dolphins $ 67,439,147  Denver Broncos $ 64,826,919  Pittsburgh Steelers $ 63,571,735  San Francisco 49ers $ 60,519,309  Cleveland Browns $ 53,849,750

2002 NFL Team Payroll Source USA Today Team Total Payroll Pittsburgh Steelers $ 85,283,461   Atlanta Falcons $ 85,125,086   New York Jets $ 84,739,364   Oakland Raiders $ 83,931,651   Houston Texans $ 83,780,271   Philadelphia Eagles $ 81,929,630   New York Giants $ 77,833,196   San Francisco 49ers $ 75,146,409   Dallas Cowboys $ 74,138,471   Cleveland Browns $ 72,241,477   Chicago Bears $ 71,853,262   Kansas City Chiefs $ 71,456,693   St. Louis Rams $ 70,680,786   Arizona Cardinals $ 66,967,535   Indianapolis Colts $ 65,728,706   Tampa Bay Buccaneers $ 64,486,295   Detroit Lions $ 64,329,265   Miami Dolphins $ 63,402,451   Denver Broncos $ 62,563,073   Washington Redskins $ 61,149,117   San Diego Chargers $ 60,656,461   Buffalo Bills $ 59,603,267   Seattle Seahawks $ 58,320,758   Cincinnati Bengals $ 57,867,603   Baltimore Ravens $ 55,711,792   Tennessee Titans $ 54,329,558   New Orleans Saints $ 54,263,868   Carolina Panthers $ 54,170,477   Green Bay Packers $ 49,980,056   Jacksonville Jaguars $ 49,563,600   New England Patriots $ 46,194,915   Minnesota Vikings $ 43,549,384

2001 NFL Team Payroll Source USA Today Team Total Payroll   Denver Broncos $ 102,582,620    Cleveland Browns $ 92,598,829    St. Louis Rams $ 82,344,655    Cincinnati Bengals $ 81,989,628    Seattle Seahawks $ 81,034,664    San Diego Chargers $ 78,852,865    Oakland Raiders $ 78,133,041    Pittsburgh Steelers $ 77,711,029    New York Giants $ 77,617,916    Tampa Bay Buccaneers $ 76,976,459   Detroit Lions $ 76,573,454    Chicago Bears $ 76,479,893    Baltimore Ravens $ 75,764,764    Arizona Cardinals $ 74,891,809    Atlanta Falcons $ 72,969,398    Carolina Panthers $ 72,347,972    Philadelphia Eagles $ 70,893,988    Tennessee Titans $ 70,126,673    New York Jets $ 69,980,467    Green Bay Packers $ 68,979,435    New Orleans Saints $ 67,326,988    Miami Dolphins $ 67,094,051    New England Patriots $ 65,793,825    Indianapolis Colts $ 63,835,431    Kansas City Chiefs $ 59,800,143    Jacksonville Jaguars $ 58,244,865    Washington Redskins $ 56,017,166    Buffalo Bills $ 51,602,563    San Francisco 49ers $ 50,374,331    Dallas Cowboys $ 48,469,232    Minnesota Vikings $ 47,086,528

2000 NFL Team Payroll Source USA Today Team Total Payroll   Arizona Cardinal $ 58,610,500    Pittsburgh Steelers $ 58,464,200    St. Louis Rams $ 58,157,400    Tampa Bay Buccaneers $ 58,054,900    Jacksonville Jaguars $ 57,162,000    Atlanta Falcons $ 57,006,000    Chicago Bears $ 56,895,200    Kansas City Chiefs $ 56,337,200    Green Bay Packers $ 56,148,300    New Orleans Saints $ 55,914,000    Philadelphia Eagles $ 55,581,400    Tennessee Titans $ 55,487,200    Baltimore Ravens $ 54,811,100    Miami Dolphins $ 54,643,400    Detroit Lions $ 54,635,200    Buffalo Bills $ 54,612,000    Indianapolis Colts $ 54,183,800    Cincinnati Bengals $ 54,171,200    Washington Redskins $ 53,878,400    Minnesota Vikings $ 53,319,800    New York Jets $ 53,250,400    Carolina Panthers $ 52,887,500    New York Giants $ 51,348,900   New England Patriots $ 51,344,300    Denver Broncos $ 50,239,400    Dallas Cowboys $ 50,104,200    Oakland Raiders $ 49,143,700    San Diego Chargers $ 49,118,900    Cleveland Browns $ 48,373,000    Seattle Seahawks $ 47,802,600    San Francisco 49ers $ 42,695,400

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