And you'd be sure sometimes I can spread it out over two years but it does limit them on what they can do which is why I think they were dumb to sign Malik Willis you don't need a $22.5 million unproven quarterback when you trying to have a fire sale everywhere else he's not going to have any damn talent around him if you're tanking why would you do that But yes it does count against your cap space absolutely you act like there's no penalty for doing so then why wouldn't everybody in the NFL just put it all on dead cap and you could pay the year 2056 no that's not how it works as soon as you cut the player you have two years to spread out the hit what I get from it but here is straight from the rules I asked Google because I thought you were wrong and you are wrong it does hurt so yeah they're willing to take two years and purge and start over.. So yes they would need more cap space if they felt like they wanted to move a different direction and why would you think that they've already had a fire sale so maybe he's next...
Yes,
dead money counts against the yearly NFL salary cap. It represents "sunk costs"—previously paid bonuses or guaranteed salary—that accelerate onto the cap when a player is cut or traded before their contract ends. This reduces a team's total cap space available to sign other players.
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Key details:
- What it is: Money already paid to a player (mostly signing bonuses) that hasn't been accounted for yet, which "accelerates" onto the current year’s cap when they leave.
- Cap Impact: It occupies space just like a current player's salary.
- Timing: Generally, all remaining prorated money hits the cap immediately when a player is cut/traded.
- June 1 Designation: If a player is designated a "June 1" release, the team can split the dead money hit over the current and following seasons.
- Trades: When a player is traded, the remaining bonus money accelerates onto the former team's cap, not the new team's
