Buyout wizard · PORTSMOUTH MASTER BAITERS

Cap-efficient release options for every contract on this roster.
Roster
If you cut every positive-savings contract below: $66 cap freed up in the 2026 year.
Player Pos Cap hit Cheapest release Dead cap Savings Details
James Conner
1y extension: $22
 RB $17 Release — $9 dead $9 +$8
  • Release — $9 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $17 × 50% = $9.
  • Offseason buyout — $9 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $17 = $9, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Jordan Addison
1y extension: $22
 WR $17 Release — $9 dead $9 +$8
  • Release — $9 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $17 × 50% = $9.
  • Offseason buyout — $9 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $17 = $9, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Trey McBride
1y extension: $22
 TE $17 Release — $9 dead $9 +$8
  • Release — $9 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $17 × 50% = $9.
  • Offseason buyout — $9 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $17 = $9, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
D'Andre Swift
1y extension: $19
 RB $15 Release — $8 dead $8 +$7
  • Release — $8 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $15 × 50% = $8.
  • Offseason buyout — $8 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $15 = $8, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Rashee Rice
1y extension: $19
 WR $15 Release — $8 dead $8 +$7
  • Release — $8 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $15 × 50% = $8.
  • Offseason buyout — $8 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $15 = $8, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Stefon Diggs
1y extension: $18
 WR $14 Release — $7 dead $7 +$7
  • Release — $7 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $14 × 50% = $7.
  • Offseason buyout — $7 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $14 = $7, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Drake Maye
1y extension: $8
 QB $6 Rookie cut — free $0 +$6 Rookie contracts can be cut with no cap penalty (rulebook §17).
J.K. Dobbins
1y extension: $8
 RB $6 Release — $3 dead $3 +$3
  • Release — $3 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $6 × 50% = $3.
  • Offseason buyout — $3 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $6 = $3, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
David Njoku
1y extension: $8
 TE $6 Release — $3 dead $3 +$3
  • Release — $3 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $6 × 50% = $3.
  • Offseason buyout — $3 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $6 = $3, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Joshua Dobbs
1y extension: $2
 QB $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Kyle Monangai
1y extension: $2
 RB $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Jaleel McLaughlin
1y extension: $2
 RB $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Michael Wilson
1y extension: $2
 WR $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Dont'e Thornton
1y extension: $2
 WR $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Tez Johnson
1y extension: $2
 WR $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Dontayvion Wicks
1y extension: $2
 WR $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
JuJu Smith-Schuster
1y extension: $2
 WR $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Darren Waller
1y extension: $2
 TE $1 Drop — no penalty $0 +$1 Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Lamar Jackson
1y extension: $48
 QB — No release needed (not NUMERIC) — —
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
1y extension: $25
 WR — No release needed (not NUMERIC) — —
Dead-cap math comes from league.services.rulebook — rookie contracts are free cuts; salaries ≤ $4 release without penalty; standard release ranges 75%/50%/25% by contract year; a single offseason buyout per team lowers the hit to 50% in one season.