Popular Post Mango Posted April 3 Popular Post Posted April 3 I think people get confused with the dead cap number. It isn't in addition to, it is instead of. Sure the dead cap number is important, but the more important number is the delta. Generally when you hear that "teams have an out" it is that the delta moves from a cap negative to a cap positive. Because Diggs was restructured it lowered his base salary and increased his bonus money. His bonus money stays with the Bills (dead cap) and the receiving team is only on the hook for his salary. BUT!!!! His salary only counts towards the cap if he is on the roster. So if Houston doesn't want Diggs they can move on and clear his cap number fully at any time. The numbers work out as: - 2024 Diggs on the Bills: ~$28M - 2024 Diggs off the Bills: ~$31M - 2024 delta Bills Salary Cap: -$3M - 2025 delta Bills Salary Cap: +$25-30M-ish - 2024 Diggs on Houston Texans: ~$19M - 2025 Houston cuts Diggs : +$18.5M (no dead money) Diggs Spotrac Breakdown https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/houston-texans/stefon-diggs-16872/ Bills Spotrac Breakdown 2024 https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/cap/ Bills Spotrac Breakdown 2025 https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/cap/2025/ 23 1 5 31
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