There is no need to make Tony Romo as post-June 1 cut (or trade). The reason often cited is that it frees up more than $5.1 million in 2017, while pushing off some of the dead money until 2018. But there are two problems with this idea. First, if Dallas took this option it would have to keep all $24.7 million on its books until after June 1. This ties up money that could be used for free agents during the period when they are available. Second, as discussed above, Dallas doesn’t need more cap space in 2017 if it can write contracts that push off the cap hit until year two or three or beyond, when the bulk of the Tony Romo money will become available.