Jacob Centers

Patriots restructure Hunter Henry’s contract Contract: Converted $3.575M of 2026 salary into a signing bonus + added two void years Salary Cap: $10.7M cap hit for 2026, $6.6M cap hit in 2027, $9.4M cap hit in 2028 and void years in 2029 and 2030 New England creates $2.86M in 2026 cap space, cap hit raises $715K in future years

Browns Resign Maliek Collins Contract: $15 Million fully guaranteed at signing ($8M signing bonus + guaranteed 2027 salary) Salary Cap: $6.9M for 2026, $8.1M in 2027, and $13M in 2028. Browns currently have $12M in cap space for 2026

Chicago paid 2 first-round picks for Simmons. Tennessee is still writing the checks on the bonuses. Chicago: Takes on $7.94M for 2026, $22.55M in 2027, and $30.9M in 2028. Tennessee: Clear base salary but keep $14.12M in dead money for 2026 and $21.21M in 2027. Tennessee looks to continue their rebuild, trading Jeffery Simmons for a 2027 1st + 2028 1st + 2027 4th. Chicago looks to win-now following the acquisition of Simmons

Seattle paid for a rental. Indianapolis is still paying for the past. Colts: Clear the remaining base salary but still carry $14.42M in dead money for 2026 from the 2022 signing bonus. Seahawks: Take on the rest of the deal at $9.78M for 2026. After that he’s a free agent. Quentin Nelson was traded for 2027 3rd + 2028 5th. He has yet to be resigned and is designated to be a free agent after the 2026 season

The Deforest Buckner trade looks like a win-now rental for San Francisco. Indianapolis takes on most of the money. Indianapolis: Clear the remaining base salary but still carry $18.66M in dead money for 2026 and $7.2M in 2027 from signing bonus charges. San Francisco: Take on the rest of the deal at $7.94M for 2026. He’s set to become a free agent after 2026. San Francisco has yet to resign Deforest Buckner after trading a 2027 4th-round pick for him

The bill stays in Arizona, Houston takes on the rest of the deal Arizona: Keep $8.87M in dead money for 2026 and $5.64M in 2027. First round signing bonus charges don’t move. Houston: Take on the rest of the deal at $776k for 2026 and 5.62M in 2027. Marvin Harrison Jr. was traded for a 2027 2nd + 2027 7th. Arizona also received a 2027 6th.

On the surface Baltimore got a bargain. Philadelphia is carrying most of the bill Baltimore: Take on the remainder of the deal at $945K for 2026, $4.4M in 2027, $7.5M in 2028, and $11.5M in 2029. Philadelphia: Shed $945K in base salary but take on $4.58M in dead money for 2026 and $14.93M in 2027. Cam Jurgens was traded for a 2027 5th + 2028 2nd

The steelers paid to end the Joey Porter Jr. standoff. Pittsburgh: Absorbs $1.65 million in dead money for the 2026 season. Dallas: Takes on the remaining $3.27 million cap hit for the 2026 season Joey Porter Jr. has yet to be resigned after being traded for a 2027 6th + 2028 2nd

The JJ Mcarthy trade isn’t just about a 2027 5th round pick Vikings: Freed up 4.6 million in commutative salary cap across the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Because he was on a first round rookie contract, trading him deferred signing bonus charges of $6.3 million onto Minnesota’s salary cap as dead money. Giants: Take on the remainder of Mccarthy’s $5.5 million a year contract