Potential NFL Release Candidates
Tracking the reported release candidates.
| Pre-June 1st | Post-June 1st | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Pos | Age | 2026 CAP HIT | 2026 DEAD CAP | 2026 SAVINGS | 2026 DEAD CAP | 2026 SAVINGS | 2027 DEAD CAP | |
| Tua Tagovailoa |
|
QB | 28 | $56,267,647 | $99,200,000 | $-42,932,353 | $67,400,000 | $-11,132,353 | $31,800,000 | |
| Kyler Murray |
|
QB | 29 | $52,660,677 | $54,718,177 | $-2,057,500 | $47,518,177 | $5,142,500 | $7,200,000 | |
| Geno Smith |
|
QB | 36 | $26,500,000 | $18,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $18,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | |
| Calvin Ridley |
|
WR | 32 | $26,450,000 | $13,020,000 | $13,430,000 | $8,020,000 | $18,430,000 | $5,000,000 | |
| Marlon Humphrey |
|
CB | 30 | $26,276,000 | $18,957,000 | $7,319,000 | $7,026,000 | $19,250,000 | $11,931,000 | |
| Jessie Bates III |
|
S | 29 | $24,770,000 | $18,250,000 | $6,520,000 | $10,750,000 | $14,020,000 | $7,500,000 | |
| Kirk Cousins |
|
QB | 38 | $24,600,000 | $35,000,000 | $-10,400,000 | $22,500,000 | $2,100,000 | $12,500,000 | |
| Elgton Jenkins |
|
C | 31 | $24,329,412 | $4,800,000 | $19,529,412 | $4,800,000 | $19,529,412 | $0 | |
| Justin Fields |
|
QB | 27 | $23,000,000 | $22,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |
| Kenny Clark |
|
DL | 31 | $21,500,000 | $0 | $21,500,000 | $0 | $21,500,000 | $0 | |
| Uchenna Nwosu |
|
ED | 30 | $19,988,334 | $8,508,334 | $11,480,000 | $8,508,334 | $11,480,000 | $0 | |
| L'Jarius Sneed |
|
CB | 29 | $19,557,647 | $8,115,294 | $11,442,353 | $4,057,647 | $15,500,000 | $4,057,647 | |
| Alvin Kamara |
|
RB | 31 | $18,633,471 | $18,273,942 | $359,529 | $10,133,471 | $8,500,000 | $8,140,471 | |
| Darnell Mooney |
|
WR | 29 | $18,420,000 | $11,000,000 | $7,420,000 | $6,500,000 | $11,920,000 | $4,500,000 | |
| Cooper Kupp |
|
WR | 33 | $17,470,000 | $17,000,000 | $470,000 | $13,000,000 | $4,470,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Tremaine Edmunds |
|
LB | 28 | $17,437,500 | $2,437,500 | $15,000,000 | $2,437,500 | $15,000,000 | $0 | |
| Patrick Queen |
|
LB | 27 | $17,193,334 | $3,863,334 | $13,330,000 | $3,863,334 | $13,330,000 | $0 | |
| Christian Barmore |
|
DL | 27 | $17,100,000 | $12,800,000 | $4,300,000 | $5,600,000 | $11,500,000 | $7,200,000 | |
| Dawson Knox |
|
TE | 30 | $17,068,000 | $7,404,000 | $9,664,000 | $5,068,000 | $12,000,000 | $2,336,000 | |
| Dalvin Tomlinson |
|
DL | 32 | $16,200,000 | $6,800,000 | $9,400,000 | $1,700,000 | $14,500,000 | $5,100,000 | |
| Brandon Aiyuk |
|
WR | 28 | $14,640,281 | $29,585,843 | $-14,945,562 | $8,338,281 | $6,302,000 | $21,247,562 | |
| Aaron Jones |
|
RB | 32 | $14,550,000 | $6,800,000 | $7,750,000 | $6,800,000 | $7,750,000 | $0 | |
| Grover Stewart |
|
DL | 33 | $14,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $12,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $12,250,000 | $0 | |
| Kristian Fulton |
|
CB | 28 | $13,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 | |
| Cole Kmet |
|
TE | 27 | $11,600,000 | $3,200,000 | $8,400,000 | $1,600,000 | $10,000,000 | $1,600,000 | |
| Pat Freiermuth |
|
TE | 28 | $11,200,000 | $6,300,000 | $4,900,000 | $2,100,000 | $9,100,000 | $4,200,000 | |
| Anthony Richardson |
|
QB | 24 | $10,816,283 | $10,816,284 | $-1 | $10,816,284 | $-1 | $0 | |
| Joe Mixon |
|
RB | 30 | $10,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $0 | |
| Michael Carter II |
|
CB | 27 | $9,957,500 | $1,384,000 | $8,573,500 | $1,384,000 | $8,573,500 | $0 | |
| James Conner |
|
RB | 31 | $9,830,000 | $2,250,000 | $7,580,000 | $2,250,000 | $7,580,000 | $0 | |
| Curtis Samuel |
|
WR | 30 | $9,505,000 | $3,450,000 | $6,055,000 | $1,725,000 | $7,780,000 | $1,725,000 | |
| Tony Pollard |
|
RB | 29 | $9,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $7,250,000 | $2,000,000 | $7,250,000 | $0 | |
| Sean Bunting |
|
CB | 29 | $9,245,000 | $2,000,000 | $7,245,000 | $2,000,000 | $7,245,000 | $0 | |
| Blake Cashman |
|
LB | 30 | $9,182,353 | $4,650,000 | $4,532,353 | $1,550,000 | $7,632,353 | $3,100,000 | |
| Tedarrell Slaton |
|
DL | 29 | $9,160,000 | $2,500,000 | $6,660,000 | $2,500,000 | $6,660,000 | $0 | |
| Darious Williams |
|
CB | 33 | $8,666,668 | $1,166,668 | $7,500,000 | $1,166,668 | $7,500,000 | $0 | |
| Tommy Tremble |
|
TE | 26 | $8,000,000 | $2,160,000 | $5,840,000 | $2,160,000 | $5,840,000 | $0 | |
| Bilal Nichols |
|
ED | 30 | $7,805,000 | $2,000,000 | $5,805,000 | $2,000,000 | $5,805,000 | $0 | |
| James Hudson |
|
LT | 27 | $7,685,000 | $2,305,000 | $5,380,000 | $2,305,000 | $5,380,000 | $0 | |
| Jarran Reed |
|
DL | 34 | $7,380,000 | $5,000,000 | $2,380,000 | $3,500,000 | $3,880,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Devin Singletary |
|
RB | 29 | $6,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $0 | |
| Alex Cappa |
|
G | 31 | $6,010,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,010,000 | $1,000,000 | $5,010,000 | $0 | |
| David Montgomery |
|
RB | 29 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $0 | $6,000,000 | $0 | |
| Broderick Washington |
|
DL | 30 | $5,860,000 | $1,850,000 | $4,010,000 | $1,850,000 | $4,010,000 | $0 | |
| Jack Conklin |
|
RT | 32 | $5,623,196 | $12,659,327 | $-7,036,131 | $4,323,196 | $1,300,000 | $8,336,131 | |
| Mario Edwards |
|
DL | 32 | $5,411,765 | $1,000,000 | $4,411,765 | $1,000,000 | $4,411,765 | $0 | |
| Tyler Bass |
|
K | 29 | $4,970,000 | $2,040,000 | $2,930,000 | $1,020,000 | $3,950,000 | $1,020,000 | |
| Isaiah Pola-Mao |
|
S | 27 | $4,860,000 | $750,000 | $4,110,000 | $750,000 | $4,110,000 | $0 | |
| Brock Wright |
|
TE | 28 | $4,734,000 | $3,907,000 | $827,000 | $1,154,000 | $3,580,000 | $2,753,000 | |
| Deonte Banks |
|
CB | 25 | $4,320,716 | $4,320,716 | $0 | $4,320,716 | $0 | $0 | |
| Matt Peart |
|
LT | 29 | $3,975,000 | $750,000 | $3,225,000 | $750,000 | $3,225,000 | $0 | |
| Taylor Rapp |
|
S | 29 | $3,741,667 | $666,667 | $3,075,000 | $666,667 | $3,075,000 | $0 | |
| Bud Dupree |
|
ED | 33 | $3,740,000 | $250,000 | $3,490,000 | $250,000 | $3,490,000 | $0 | |
| Cody Ford |
|
LT | 30 | $3,400,000 | $500,000 | $2,900,000 | $500,000 | $2,900,000 | $0 | |
| Johnny Mundt |
|
TE | 32 | $3,250,000 | $500,000 | $2,750,000 | $500,000 | $2,750,000 | $0 | |
| Solomon Thomas |
|
DL | 31 | $3,220,588 | $750,000 | $2,470,588 | $750,000 | $2,470,588 | $0 | |
| Mazi Smith |
|
DL | 25 | $2,560,186 | $2,560,186 | $0 | $2,560,186 | $0 | $0 | |
| Tank Dell |
|
WR | 27 | $1,810,170 | $284,382 | $1,525,788 | $284,382 | $1,525,788 | $0 | |
| Jalin Hyatt |
|
WR | 25 | $1,789,872 | $272,784 | $1,517,088 | $272,784 | $1,517,088 | $0 | |
| Ty Hamilton |
|
DL | 24 | $1,114,647 | $328,941 | $785,706 | $109,647 | $1,005,000 | $219,294 | |
