Following the Baltimore Ravens’ disappointing end-of-season loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game, general manager Eric DeCosta will be tasked with adding pieces to improve a championship core. However, DeCosta will be handcuffed by the team’s current cap situation unless he makes some difficult roster moves.
One of the moves was suggested by Glenn Erby, writer for USA Today’s Ravens Wire, where the Ravens, “Post June 1 Cut Marlon Humphrey.”
The CB will only be 28 years old for the upcoming season, so cutting him may be a drastic move. According to Erby, by cutting Humphrey post-June 1 the Ravens would save $11.75 million in cap space and only take a dead cap hit of $11.12 million.
The savings would increase the Ravens’ current amount of $7.3 million in cap space that they currently have, according to OverTheCap.
“Humphrey signed a 5-year contract extension with the Ravens in 2020 worth $97.5 million in new money with $40.3 million in full guarantees at signing,” Erby wrote.
