The Miami Dolphins began their push toward cap compliancy this week, releasing WR Tyreek Hill, G James Daniels, and WR Nick Westbrook. The moves collectively opened up over $23M of cap space in 2026, bringing Miami within about $4M of cap neutral.

Hill was released out of a remaining 1 year, $36M, $11M of which was set to guarantee on March 13th. Miami takes on a sizable $28,248,750 dead cap charge per the move, freeing up $22.8M of space in the process.The 31-year-old is recovering from a knee injury suffered during Week 4 of the 2025 season, and will be looking for work from his third NFL team this spring. He holds a $14.4M valuation in our system, with DeAndre Hopkins’ 2-year, $26M deal in Tennessee a strong target.

Daniels just went through his second-straight injury riddled season, missing 17 weeks of 2025 with a pectoral issue. The 28-year-old had 2 years, $15.6M remaining on the contract, and $3.48M of that was set to become guaranteed on March 13th. Instead, the Dolphins take on a $4.8M dead cap charge, which represents a $1.18M loss for the upcoming season.

Westbrook was released out of a remaining 1 year, $2.8M. Miami takes on a $1.6M dead cap charge, freeing up that same amount in cap space. The 28-year-old caught 11 balls in 15 games last season.

Miami appears to be far from done with their roster purge this offseason, with reports regarding OLB Bradley Chubb (release), QB Tua Tagovailoa (trade/release), and S Minkah Fitzpatrick (trade) swirling.