Model any NFL contract and see its real cap consequences: year-by-year charges, signing and option bonus proration under the five-year maximum, void-year acceleration, dead money and savings on a cut or trade in every league year, pre– and post–June 1 treatment, and incentive handling (LTBE vs. NLTBE) under the CBA.
Step 1 — Team Cap Context numbers editable
2026 cap: $301.2M. Update annually.
Enter the team's current space (editable — verify against your source).
Step 2 — Contract Structure
Dummy years added only to spread bonus proration; contract voids before they're played.
Prorates over contract + void years, max 5.
Post–June 1 splits dead money over two years.
Step 3 — Year-by-Year Compensation
Guaranteed P5 salary counts toward dead money if the player is released while it is still owed. Option bonuses prorate from the year exercised over the remaining contract + void years (max 5). Per-game roster bonuses count at the prior season's games-played rate (LTBE logic); offseason roster and workout bonuses count in full.
Results — Deal Summary
Cut / Trade Analysis — Every League Year
"Dead Money" is bonus proration that accelerates onto the cap plus any remaining guaranteed salary owed. "Savings" is that year's scheduled cap charge minus the dead money. A trade removes salary obligations, so trade dead money is acceleration only. Post–June 1 treatment keeps the current year's proration in the current year and pushes the remaining acceleration to the following league year.
Incentives Note (LTBE vs. NLTBE)
Incentives entered as Likely To Be Earned count against the cap in the year listed. Not Likely To Be Earned incentives do not count now; if earned, the cap is adjusted downward the following league year (and credited back if an LTBE incentive is missed). The tables above include LTBE amounts in each year's cap number and show NLTBE exposure separately so you can see the true potential swing.