The Jacksonville Jaguars carried close to $35 million in dead money against the salary cap in 2022. That won’t be the case at all next season, though.
Dead money is a term used to describe salary cap hits for players who are no longer on the roster. For example, $9.9 million of the Jaguars’ salary cap space in 2022 was allocated to linebacker Joe Schobert, who was traded by the team in August 2021 just one year after signing a five-year deal in 2020.
According to Over The Cap, the Jaguars are currently on the hook for just $5.5 million from players who aren’t currently on the roster. Only four teams are carrying less dead space right now than Jacksonville. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams both have more than $74 million in dead money for the 2023 season.
Here are the five former Jaguars players who will count against the team’s salary cap in 2023: