For whatever reason, the Packers decided to accelerate the entire $17 million into this season’s books rather than spreading ...

June 1st cuts aren't the only culprit, but the Cowboys are using a chunk of cap space on players no longer in Dallas.

With Ragnow's retirement expected to be similar to a post-June 1 cut, the Lions are slated to take on a $4.8 million dead cap hit in addition to the $9.25 million in savings. Additionally, the Lions ...

While a chunk of these big-money contracts have panned out, others have failed spectacularly. That has caused certain NFL teams to take on dead money to move on from these albatross deals ...

Dead money is a salary cap charge for a player who is no longer on a team's roster. It exists because of how salary cap accounting rules operate. Signing bonuses, option bonuses and certain ...

The Ravens currently have $22 million in available cap space, but that amount could be significantly higher if not for an $18 ...

In doing so, they became the most recent example of a team that has found ways to thrive in spite of — and, in some ways, because of — significant dead money baggage. In 2023, four of the five ...

One crucial piece of this puzzle is dead cap money– a concept that often creates challenges for teams trying to optimize their cap space. Let’s break it down in simple terms, understand how it ...

More impressively, the Broncos went 10-7 this season despite leading the NFL in dead money charges from released players. The Broncos carried $91.271 million in dead money in 2024, higher than any ...