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Cap-efficient release options for every contract on this roster.

If you cut every positive-savings contract below: $62 cap freed up in the 2026 year.

Player	Pos	Cap hit	Cheapest release	Dead cap	Savings	Details
Drake London 1y extension: $38	WR	$30	Release — $15 dead	$15	+$15	Release — $15 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $30 × 50% = $15. Offseason buyout — $15 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $30 = $15, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Kyren Williams 1y extension: $34	RB	$27	Release — $14 dead	$14	+$13	Release — $14 dead — Year 2 of contract → 50% dead cap. $27 × 50% = $14. Offseason buyout — $14 dead — Buyout available per offseason: 50% × $27 = $14, hits only the next cap year (rulebook §10).
Emanuel Wilson 1y extension: $5	RB	$4	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$4	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Audric Estime 1y extension: $5	RB	$4	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$4	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Christian Watson 1y extension: $5	WR	$4	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$4	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Xavier Hutchinson 1y extension: $5	WR	$4	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$4	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Darius Slayton 1y extension: $5	WR	$4	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$4	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Ryan Flournoy 1y extension: $4	WR	$3	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$3	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Colby Parkinson 1y extension: $4	TE	$3	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$3	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Emari Demercado 1y extension: $3	RB	$2	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$2	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Oronde Gadsden 1y extension: $3	TE	$2	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$2	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Michael Penix 1y extension: $2	QB	$1	Rookie cut — free	$0	+$1	Rookie contracts can be cut with no cap penalty (rulebook §17).
Sean Tucker 1y extension: $2	RB	$1	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$1	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Alec Pierce 1y extension: $2	WR	$1	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$1	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Devaughn Vele 1y extension: $2	WR	$1	Drop — no penalty	$0	+$1	Salary ≤ $4 can be released without dead-cap (rulebook §10).
Justin Herbert 1y extension: $43	QB	—	No release needed (not NUMERIC)	—	—
Jerry Jeudy 1y extension: $22	WR	—	No release needed (not NUMERIC)	—	—
Chris Godwin 1y extension: $13	WR	—	No release needed (not NUMERIC)	—	—
Evan Engram 1y extension: $13	TE	—	No release needed (not NUMERIC)	—	—
Tucker Kraft 1y extension: $2	TE	—	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.