The New York Jets are about to have $13 million more to spend.
They knew that already, thanks to the way they cut Aaron Rodgers and C.J. Mosley. But now it’s official.
The Jets released both veterans with a “Post-June 1” designation, which means their extensions don’t kick in until Monday, June 2.
The savings on those two releases for New York total about $13.5 million, per NFL reporter Ari Meirov. That’s additional cap space gained by the special designation, and doesn’t account for savings from actual non-guaranteed salary that will never be paid.
The cuts after June 1 essentially split the payments owed to players over two years instead of them all having to be due in one cap year.
Teams used to have to wait to actually cut guys until after June 1, but now they can choose two guys in advance as releases that won’t count against the cap until after the key deadline.
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The Jets chose Rodgers and Mosley.
Both were at least a bit surprising, but it was part of New York choosing to go in a new direction under head coach Aaron Glenn.
The Jets obviously knew this money was coming, so they won’t necessarily shell it all out right away once the moves become official. But from a cap perspective, it does free up some space.
At this point, Rodgers’ legacy with the Jets is pretty much nonexistent. Maybe the savings they made by cutting him on this timeline will allow him to actually leave a positive imprint, if they use the cash the right way.
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