Updated look at Ravens' salary cap space after June 1 designations
Updated look at Ravens' salary cap space after June 1 designations The Baltimore Ravens currently have $22 million in cap space due to the June 1 releases of Justin Tucker and Marcus Williams.
June 21 is the official start of summer, but June 1 is a massive date around the league and will likely play a factor in several players moving on or teams taking a risk on a considerable trade.
In NFL terminology, June 1 is the final day that teams see all future prorated money accelerate as 'dead money' if a player is released. This morning, Baltimore gained salary cap space, as any player designated for a post-June one release earlier this year will move from the active roster to the dead money side of the books. Baltimore released Marcus Williams and Justin Tucker for performance issues. That salary cap relief will kick in today.
According to Over The Cap, the Ravens have $22 million in cap space following the June 1 release of Tucker and Williams.
Tucker's play had certainly fallen in 2024, but multiple accusations against Tucker drove his release. His cap number drops from $7.0725 to $2.8725 million. The team will have $4.645 million in dead money in 2026. Tucker is out of the NFL.
Williams cap numbers drops from $8.13 million to $6.03 million in 2025. He will also count for $6.03 million in 2026. Williams is not under contract to an NFL team.
The Ravens released Marcus Williams before the start of free agency. According to Over The Cap, Williams' cap numbers drop from $8.13 million to $6.03 million in 2025. He will also count for $6.03 million in 2026.
By releasing Justin Tucker after the NFL draft with a post-June 1 designation, his cap number drops from $7.0725 to $2.8725 million. The team will have $4.645 million in dead money in 2026.
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