June 1 marks the final day of the NFL calendar where any future bonus money accelerates into the 2025 league year if a player is cut or traded. Starting tomorrow, the rules now allow the team to defer all of that acceleration to 2026 if they move on from a player. June 2^nd also marks the day when the NFL will officially process the post June 1 designations made earlier this year. Here is a look at how much will be gained from each of the moves:

Jets Gain $13.5M with Release of Aaron Rodgers and CJ Mosley

The Jets currently have Rodgers on the roster at $23.5 million and I believe that number will fall to $14 million on the season. It is possible that it will be $21 million, giving the Jets $7 million less in savings for this year with the $7 million instead being added to their 2026 cap space. The failed Rodgers experiment leaves the team with $25 million in dead money in 2026. Rodgers is currently not in the NFL but the expectation is he will sign with the Steelers in the coming days.

The Jets were one year too late on the modification of Mosley’s contract which left them in a much worse position this year with his contract. His cap number falls from $12.784 million to $8.784 million, but $4.25 million of that number is paid in cash that was guaranteed in 2024. He will count for $7.65 million on the cap next year. Mosley is currently out of the NFL.

The Jets should now be up to around $37 million in cap room for 2025 which should help them with being more active in 2026 for free agency and extension talks.  

Texans Gain $10.49M with Release of Shaq Mason

Mason was going to count for nearly $14.6 million on the cap this season and his number will now drop to $4.108 million for 2025. The team will also carry $7.324 million in dead money in 2026 for Mason. The cap savings should put the Texans in a good cap position for the start of the regular season, giving them around $18 million in cap room. Mason is currently not under contract.

Browns Gain $9.81M with Release of Dalvin Tomlinson and Juan Thornhill

The Browns will carry $5.042 million in dead money for Tomlinson in 2025, significantly down from his $11.45 million initial cap charge. The team still has $12.109 million in dead money for 2026 for this contract. Tomlinson rebounded quickly from this release signing a two year, $29 million contract with the Cardinals, one of the best results for a player who had been cut.

Thornhill’s 2025 cap number drops from $5.684 million to $2.284 million. His 2026 cap number now stands at $5.668 million. Thornhill is now on the Steelers in a one year, $3 million contract.

The Browns should now have around $19 million in cap space as they head into the summer and regular season. Most of this should be set aside for carryover to 2026 to help offset a bad cap situation for the year.

Eagles Gain $6.42M with Release of Darius Slay and James Bradberry

Slay will see his cap number for the Eagles drop from $13.77 million to $9.44 million this year. He will count for $13.26 million on the cap in 2026. Slay signed a 1 year, $10 million contract with Pittsburgh following his release.

Bradberry’s signing seemed to be one that the Eagles regretted quickly and they planned for this June 1 cut last year before the season was even close to ending. His cap number drops from $4.86 million to $2.76 million with $7.75 million in dead money hitting the books in 2026. Depending on Bradberry’s health, he may also be able to claim the $2.1 million as an injury benefit making the savings this year zero. He remains a free agent.

The Eagles should have $27 million in cap room after these two releases. The Eagles will simply carry the majority of this over to 2026 to aid their cap situation next year.

Ravens Gain $6.3M with Release of Justin Tucker and Marcus Williams

Tucker’s play had certainly fallen in 2024, but multiple accusations against Tucker drove his release. His cap number drops from $7.0725 to $2.8725 million. The team will have $4.645 million in dead money in 2026. Tucker is out of the NFL.

Williams cap numbers drops from $8.13 million to $6.03 million in 2025. He will also count for $6.03 million in 2026. Williams is not under contract to an NFL team.

The Ravens now have around $22 million in cap room.

49ers Gain $5.6M with Release of Maliek Collins and Javon Hargrave

Collins had a $4.762 million cap charge which will now drop to just $1.358 million on the year. The team defers $4.074 million of his dead money to 2026. Collins signed a two year, $20 million contract with the Browns after he was cut.

Hargrave’s signing always had a low probability of working out given the cost and this was pretty much the best case scenario for their cap. The team reworked this deal in early December to allow them to June 1 him. He will have $6.7 million in cap charges this year and a whopping $16.16 million in dead money for 2026. Like Tomlinson, Hargrave got a massive deal following a release, signing a two year, $30 million contract with the Vikings.

The savings here will mainly be used to offset the cost of Bryce Huff who the team should be trading for this week. Huff will cost the team just under $8 million.  

Vikings Gain $5.25M with Release of Garrett Bradbury

I thought this was a surprising use of a post June 1 since the dead money deferred to 2026 is so low, but I guess every penny counts. Bradbury’s cap number drops from $6.064 million to $814,000 with the release. He will count for $1.628 million on the teams 2026 salary cap. Bradbury is on a two year contract with the Patriots that is worth $9.5 million.

The Vikings have around $19 million in cap room most of which will be carried over to help out with the teams 2026 cap situation, which is currently 3^rd worst in the NFL.

Cowboys Gain $1.25M with Release of Zack Martin

While Martin announced his retirement from the NFL, the Cowboys had to process this as a cut to comply with certain terms in his contract. His cap drops from $10 million to $8.8 million in 2025, but he should also receive an injury payment of $1.255 million that negates the small savings. Martin will have a $15.46 million cap charge next year due to all of the prior restructures of his contract.

Jaguars Gain $794K with Release of Gabe Davis

This goes down as one of the worst free agent signings of all time. Davis lasted just a year on this deal. His cap drops from $6.5 million to $5.7 million this year but the Jaguars had to pay Davis $11.5 million as a parting gift. Davis will count for $14.6 million in dead money in 2026. Davis is not under contract to any team in 2026.

Other Expected Moves

While all of the above moves are already processed there are a number of moves that are expected to be made regarding retirements and trades that have been delayed due to the cap implication of releasing them early.

The team set to gain the most cap room should be the Saints when they officially retire Derek Carr and Ryan Ramczyk. Carr has a $20.46 million cap charge which will drop to either $13.458 million or $19.207 million depending on how the league views a signing bonus he agreed to return/not receive from the team. In either case the carryover is the same as the near $6 million difference between the two numbers would be added to the Saints cap room next season for money not earned. Carr will count for a gigantic $36.674 million on the 2026 cap.

Ramczyk had already reworked his deal to allow for this so there are almost no savings there. The team will gain just $1.25 million with his 2025 dead money at $11.08 million and his 2026 dead money at $11.98 million. The Saints should be at $30 million in cap room which will mainly be used as carryover.

The Eagles will pick up about $3.6 million with the trade of Bryce Huff and retirement of Brandon Graham. Huff’s contract numbers have jumped all over the place to prepare for this trade but the overall impact will be picking up $2.4 million from where things were at the start of the season. He will have $4.94 million in dead money this year and $16.614 million next year. The Eagles prepaid him around $8 million to facilitate the trade.

Graham could possibly be released to ensure that his contract doesn’t explode in value but they should have the time needed to get him on the retired list. They only gain $1.25 million, which basically means nothing. He will count for $4.55 million this year and $4.44 million in 2026.

The Dolphins will make the retirement of Terron Armstead official which has negligible cap savings. His cap will drop from $9.1 to $7.8 million in 2025. He will count for $10.73 million on the Dolphins 2026 salary cap.

Impact on the 2026 Salary Cap

Ultimately the savings of 2025 result in dead money in 2026. Here is the breakdown of what the dead money from these contracts, including the retirements/trades above, should look like next year.