Cap Implications of Keeping and Cutting Derek Carr

No, I'm not saying commit to Carr...
Carr can be released next June & not be as nearly of a salary cap hit as this year...
That’s just not true. If he’s restructured his $30m salary and $10m roster bonus gets pushed out and get added his prorated bonuses in 2026 and to his void years. With his salary in 2026 at $50m and his 2026 portion of prorated roster bonus from the restructure being over $19m, you’d have to carry over $69m until June. That’s like $18m more than a June 1 cut this year. There might more some more room next year, but that’s a lot of extra cash the team would have spent while making his number much larger in 2026 just to keep a QB that isn’t the long term solution regardless.