Arizona Cardinals have a lot of dead money, but not as much as these teams
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The Arizona Cardinals carry a lot of dead money against the salary cap in 2026. That is largely because they released quarterback Kyler Murray when he had over $36 million in salary guarantees. As a result, they are among the NFL leaders in dead money.
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However, other teams have more.
The Cardinals are fifth in the NFL in dead money in 2026.
Who are the top 10 in the NFL?
NFL leaders in dead money in 2026
These are the 10 teams with the most dead money this year.
- Miami Dolphins: $179.2 million
- New Orleans Saints: $112.1 million
- New York Jets: $111.3 million
- Cleveland Browns: $95.4 million
- Arizona Cardinals: $73.3 million
- Houston Texans: $66.4 million
- Las Vegas Raiders: $55.8 million
- Jacksonville Jaguars: $54.8 million
- Philadelphia Eagles: $51.6 million
- Buffalo Bills: $46.2 million
The Dolphins have seven players no longer with the team carrying more than $10 million against the cap, including Tua Tagovailoa's $55.4 million dead money hit.
The Saints have five players counting more than $10 million in dead money.
The number is three for the Jets and Browns, while for the Cardinals, only Murray's contract is that much. His cap charge of $46.6 million accounts for more than 65% of their dead money.
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This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: The NFL's 10 teams with the most dead money in 2026