Jets set to gain salary cap space by making Aaron Rodgers and CJ Mosley post June 1 cuts

The Jets released quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker CJ Mosley in March, but the 2025 salary cap hits of both players are about to go down.

This is because the Jets designated both players as post-June 1 cuts.

As you likely know, many players continue to have a salary cap charge for their team after being cut. This is called dead money. The concept of dead money seems confusing, but it is actually quite simple.

The amount of money a player is paid does not always equal the amount a team is charged against the salary cap. A player might get paid $10 million in a given year but only count $2 million against the salary cap. The extra $8 million doesn’t just go away, though. It must be charged to a team’s salary cap in future seasons.

When a player is cut, that bill becomes due immed