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.

Team	Cap Space (Top 51)
San Francisco 49ers	$69,941,420
Tennessee Titans	$52,819,371
Washington Commanders	$44,063,241
Los Angeles Chargers	$43,967,122
New England Patriots	$43,501,948
Arizona Cardinals	$35,381,919
Indianapolis Colts	$32,371,609
Houston Texans	$30,664,641
New York Jets	$29,753,674
Seattle Seahawks	$28,922,866
Los Angeles Rams	$27,262,485
Philadelphia Eagles	$25,827,548
Las Vegas Raiders	$24,380,349
Miami Dolphins	$20,239,267
Atlanta Falcons	$19,736,496
Denver Broncos	$19,258,091
Detroit Lions	$19,066,633
Green Bay Packers	$18,235,199
Baltimore Ravens	$17,624,461
Cleveland Browns	$17,563,558
Minnesota Vikings	$13,682,824
Kansas City Chiefs	$13,270,110
Chicago Bears	$12,052,948
Carolina Panthers	$11,778,160
New York Giants	$10,542,721
Buffalo Bills	$10,175,733
Jacksonville Jaguars	$10,065,493
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	$8,651,627
Cincinnati Bengals	$7,869,285
Dallas Cowboys	$7,857,931
Pittsburgh Steelers	$7,186,268
New Orleans Saints	$6,911,472

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 count against the cap and is instead spread out.

So when a player is traded before the contract is over, those cap charges—also known as dead cap space—remain with the original team. Generally, the entirety of the remaining dead cap space counts against a team's salary cap that season unless the release is designated as a post-June 1 transaction. That designation allows the team to split the dead cap charge across two seasons (in this case, 2026 and 2027).

Players can be cut at any point in the offseason and still be designated as a post-June 1 release. If teams want to trade a player and split the dead cap charge between two seasons, however, they cannot process the transaction until June 2.

So if you've been wondering why you've been inundated with A.J. Brown trade rumors but he's still on the Philadelphia Eagles, that is why—the Birds are attempting to spread out his dead cap charge between 2026 and 2027 (assuming they in fact deal him, which seems very likely).

In Brown's case, trading him leaves the Eagles responsible for $43.5 million in dead cap responsibilities. That's a hefty number for a single season, but a post-June 1 trade allows them to split it in two ($16.3 million in 2026, $27.1 million in 2027).

Other players to monitor when it comes to potential post-June 1 trades includes Cleveland's Myles Garrett, Arizona's Josh Sweat and Indy's Anthony Richardson.

Brown has been the big offseason storyline, but he may not be the only big name on the move this summer.