Part of general manager Nick Caserio’s job in rebuilding the Houston Texans is taking chances with contracts, or moving on from players who don’t exactly fit with the current vision for the team.
In releasing and trading players, the Texans have accrued $52,712,957 in dead money that will remain on their books throughout the 2022 campaign.
However, the Texans’ salary cap situation should look more optimistic once the team is able to get upfield into the 2023 offseason when some of these contracts are off the books.
Here is a look at the 16 players who are responsible for the dead money. All figures are from Over The Cap.