Crucial Detail of Kyler Murray's Release Finally Revealed

The Cardinals have tagged Murray's release as a Post-June 1 cut, which means a few things.

Arizona would have digested $54.7 million in dead cap space this offseason with a Pre-June 1 release, taking on all of Murray's guaranteed/owed money this offseason. That move would have seen the Cardinals, in total, lose about $2 million off the salary cap.

Now, a Post-June 1 release will see that cap hit spread out over two years. This offseason the Cardinals will ingest $47.5 million in dead cap space while 2027 will see the remaining $7.2 million absorbed.

The move, overall, gives Arizona $5 million more on the salary cap this offseason, but that won't come into actual fruition until June 2 as the Cardinals will be required to carry Murray's full cap hit into the summer.

That means Arizona will only get the cap relief for rookie contract negotiations (which they'll have an expensive class thanks to their high draft picks) and potential emergency money entering the regular season.

Teams can only designate two players per offseason as Post-June 1 cuts. Murray is the only known Cardinal at this time to have such a designation.

Murray, despite Arizona holding his cap charge, is free to sign elsewhere immediately and does not have to wait until June 2.

The Post-June 1 designation was included in the last collective bargaining agreement as a measure to counter players who were cut following the draft with little options made available, especially as teams knew they'd be parting ways with a particular player.