Eagles, 49ers, More NFL Teams' Updated Salary Cap After Post-June 1 Releases

NFL teams have been free this offseason to make up to a pair of post-June 1 releases. It's an important mechanism to have, allowing the team to spread out a dead cap hit across two seasons rather than absorbing the entirety in 2026. The Miami Dolphins did this with Tua Tagovailoa, for instance, while the Atlanta Falcons did so with Kirk Cousins.

Eagles, 49ers, More NFL Teams' Updated Salary Cap After Post-June 1 Releases. NFL teams have been free this offseason to make up to a pair of post-June 1 releases. It's an important mechanism to have, allowing the team to spread out a dead cap hit across two seasons rather than absorbing the entirety in 2026. The Miami Dolphins did this with Tua Tagovailoa, for instance, while the Atlanta Falcons did so with Kirk Cousins. Here's what each team's cap situation looks like ahead of June 1, per Spotrac. Here's why Post-June 1 designations matter. When teams sign players to new contracts, they are allowed to spread out the cap hit from the signing bonus over the duration of the agreement (up to five years). In essence, the money is paid to the player the moment the contract is signed, but the entirety of the signing bonus doesn't immediately c...