Current Cowboys cap space 2025

[Sydla]

They'll create just enough cap space to sign some JAGs, maybe over pay Osi and that'll be it.

They have zero intention of being active in the "quality" FA market.

 

[jblaze2004]

I rather see Steele cut or traded if we can get anything for him.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Dak's 2026 salary of $40 million guarantees in March of this year. There is little to no value cutting him before then. They can trade him if his new team will pick up his salary. In that case his new team get him for $40 million.

From what I can see they can waive him after the end of the 2026 season and get about a $30 million CAP save.

Well, exactly, and that's what the smart move would be, especially with a June 1 cut, so, we might want to draft a QB this year or next and give the rookie one year to develop. Especially since a June 1 cut is even better in 2027.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

He signed a 240 million dollar deal. 231 of it is GUARANTEED.

It hasn’t even started yet lol…..they aren’t cutting him anytime soon, if ever.

Yes, they can get some cap relief by cutting him, but they would still have to pay his bloated salary almost in its entirety. Jerry wouldn’t eat 5m to fire MM.

Dak is your QB for the next four years. Why? Because Jerry chose to keep his celebrity career alive by remaining relevant. I think it blows up in his face, but let’s see.

As far as restructure type of relief, yes I’d expect that. The part they don’t get that is if you’re going to mortgage the future at all, at least put yourself in a position to win. They take half measures….and end up short on the field, but also still have cap problems.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/19089/dak-prescott/contract/cap

Depends on if we June 1 him, if we do that, it saves us money. If we do it in 2027, we save $44 mil for only a $17 mil cap hit. So, next year, draft a QB, and let the QB develop for a year.

 

[fivetwos]

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/player/_/id/19089/dak-prescott/contract/cap

Depends on if we June 1 him, if we do that, it saves us money. If we do it in 2027, we save $44 mil for only a $17 mil cap hit. So, next year, draft a QB, and let the QB develop for a year.

Yes, but they still have to pay his cash salary.

All but nine million of the 240 is going to him.

The cap savings is just accounting. Jerry isn’t paying him 60 million in 2027 and 51 million cash in 2028 to not play. I’m not talking about dead money. That’s something else. You know that.

They don’t do well at admitting mistakes, or negotiating with Todd France lol. If they waited and were working on this now, the guaranteed money would look a lot different on this deal. But once again, Jerry made the wrong call. This isn’t going to be good for some time, but hopefully it leads to some desperately needed change. It’s really the only hope.

 

[thunderpimp91]

He signed a 240 million dollar deal. 231 of it is GUARANTEED.

It hasn’t even started yet lol…..they aren’t cutting him anytime soon, if ever.

Sort of....Only $129M was fully guaranteed. The other $102M is conditionally guaranteed based on Dak being on the roster at certain dates. Still makes it tough, but if they do avoid a restructure this season they do have outs available to the Cowboys.

 

[Rayman70]

Daks not getting restructured. But I can see the rest . Remember, we like our guys.

 

[Chasing6]

So, even with Dak's contract, we are under the cap. If we can get Parsons' contract done, Lamb restructured, Diggs restricted, and Steele restructured to add to our $2.47 mil, that should be about $55.97 mil in cap space. We can do a lot with that and not even restructure Dak.

Can someone please explain this to the Jones'.

 

[fivetwos]

Sort of....Only $129M was fully guaranteed. The other $102M is conditionally guaranteed based on Dak being on the roster at certain dates. Still makes it tough, but if they do avoid a restructure this season they do have outs available to the Cowboys.

Yeah but it’s another one of those scenarios where the salary guarantees in March for the season AFTER the upcoming one if they don’t cut him….while the salary for the upcoming one is already guaranteed.

His 2025 salary is already guaranteed. His 2026 salary will guarantee this coming March. His 2027 salary will guarantee in March 2026. How do you get out of that after year two without eating the 60m for 2026?

He is here for all four and we all know it. Just a matter of they can be bothered to find a replacement between now and then. Knowing them, the current plan is to extend Prescott again.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Yes, but they still have to pay his cash salary.

All but nine million of the 240 is going to him.

The cap savings is just accounting. Jerry isn’t paying him 60 million in 2027 and 51 million cash in 2028 to not play. I’m not talking about dead money. That’s something else. You know that.

They don’t do well at admitting mistakes, or negotiating with Todd France lol. If they waited and were working on this now, the guaranteed money would look a lot different on this deal. But once again, Jerry made the wrong call. This isn’t going to be good for some time, but hopefully it leads to some desperately needed change. It’s really the only hope.

No they don't. They can cut him, which gets them out of paying the salary.

 

[Sandyf]

So now we have between 24 million and 28 million under the cap after the announcement. They will restructure Dak and Lamb, and the will extend Parsons. What will do with the money is the question.

 

[Carson]

So now we have between 24 million and 28 million under the cap after the announcement. They will restructure Dak and Lamb, and the will extend Parsons. What will do with the money is the question.

They will start complaining they have to lock up Bland next lol

 

[nightrain]

So, even with Dak's contract, we are under the cap. If we can get Parsons' contract done, Lamb restructured, Diggs restricted, and Steele restructured to add to our $2.47 mil, that should be about $55.97 mil in cap space. We can do a lot with that and not even restructure Dak.

Doing anything to restructure Dak, Steele or Diggs would be foolish. They should get rid of two of them.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Yes, but they still have to pay his cash salary.

All but nine million of the 240 is going to him.

The cap savings is just accounting. Jerry isn’t paying him 60 million in 2027 and 51 million cash in 2028 to not play. I’m not talking about dead money. That’s something else. You know that.

They don’t do well at admitting mistakes, or negotiating with Todd France lol. If they waited and were working on this now, the guaranteed money would look a lot different on this deal. But once again, Jerry made the wrong call. This isn’t going to be good for some time, but hopefully it leads to some desperately needed change. It’s really the only hope.

Valid, either way, we should be fine cap space wise either way, but, I think we should still take a QB in 2026 and play the develop the QB game. Especially if we can get Manning.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Can someone please explain this to the Jones'.

Might need to do that in Jack Daniels terms

 

[fivetwos]

No they don't. They can cut him, which gets them out of paying the salary.

Please see my subsequent post. Your posts are good and you know your stuff. Maybe I’m missing something.

2025 is already guaranteed. 2026 will guarantee in a few weeks.

After he plays this season, they will either need to cut him next March, or 2027 is guaranteed also. Are they doing that? I can’t see it.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Please see my subsequent post. Your posts are good and you know your stuff. Maybe I’m missing something.

2025 is already guaranteed. 2026 will guarantee in a few weeks.

After he plays this season, they will either need to cut him next March, or 2027 is guaranteed also. Are they doing that? I can’t see it.

Exactly, we cut him next March and either take the hit of the 2026 salary or we post-June 1st him.....which actually saves (money Dak doesnt get) $100m.

Either way both Jerry and Dak suffer, but in some ways that's what needs to happen.....there is no acceptable/good way out of this, restructuring $100m to try and bolster a weak roster, with a QB thats top paid and too much in need of a supporting cast is just ridiculous and will prolong the inability to at least get to a Championship Game.

 

[Hawkeye19]

If the FO can’t get off their butts and energize this roster with some key, strategic free agents after the crapshow last season— then it will never happen.

To me— it is crazy to invest all that major money in Dak, and then refuse the minor money needed to be spent to maximize the roster to take a shot at contending.

And we are back to the core problem facing this franchise: Jerry Jones and the FO

 

[Creeper]

Well, exactly, and that's what the smart move would be, especially with a June 1 cut, so, we might want to draft a QB this year or next and give the rookie one year to develop. Especially since a June 1 cut is even better in 2027.

I am not against this idea. In fact, I would plan for it in case Dak comes back and regresses even more. By restructuring his deal to save a lot of CAP space in 2025, CAP space Jerry won't use anyway, they only make it worse later if they want to break ties with him.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I am not against this idea. In fact, I would plan for it in case Dak comes back and regresses even more. By restructuring his deal to save a lot of CAP space in 2025, CAP space Jerry won't use anyway, they only make it worse later if they want to break ties with him.

Exactly, and that SHOULD be the contingency plan.