The official mandatory mini camp thread 06/08/26-06/10/26

[Garthshort]

If you missed it? Today's practice has been canceled

Next up TC. 07/22/26

Just his bad luck, as Jacoby had planned to fully participate on the last day. Oh well!

 

[Metcalf Rules]

Monti's key pass rushing addition.

When he comes back halfway through next season, Monti will say, “Hey, it’s just like we traded for a d lineman!”

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

No. OLB coach Matt Feeney and DBs coach Christian Garcia are also back.

Doesn’t give me warm fuzzies.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Doesn’t give me warm fuzzies.

More like cold scratchies.

 

[THESMEL]

Dude, let him go...someone's gonna get a restraining order against you!!

History will repeat itself
Short answer: Tua Tagovailoa, not Kyler Murray.

The Dolphins are paying the biggest "dead money" hit in NFL history to cut a player.

The all-time record for dead money on a cut player

Tua Tagovailoa - Miami Dolphins: $99.2 million
Dolphins cut him in 2026 after a 4-year, $212.1M extension. $54M was still guaranteed for 2026. That $99.2M is the largest single-player dead cap charge ever.

Russell Wilson - Denver Broncos: $85 million
Denver cut him after signing him to a $245M extension in 2022. He never played a snap under that extension.

Kyler Murray - Arizona Cardinals: $54M to $57.8M
Arizona did a post-June 1 release. That means:
- 2026 dead cap: $46.57M to $46.6M
- 2027 dead cap: $7.2M
- Total: ∼$53.8M to $54.7M

If they had done a pre-June 1 cut it would have been ∼$54M to $57.7M all in 2026. 3003d03f8717cd308fc880ee80302ab3

How Kyler compares
| **Player** | **Team** | **Dead Money to Cut** | **Year** |
| **Tua Tagovailoa** | Dolphins | $99.2M | 2026 |
| **Russell Wilson** | Broncos | $85M | 2024 |
| **Kyler Murray** | Cardinals | $54.7M total | 2026/2027 |
30038030

Kyler’s hit is massive — it’s the 3rd biggest ever and accounts for 65%+ of Arizona’s total $73.3M dead money in 2026. It’s also the biggest single-season cap charge Arizona has ever taken. 300385cd8030

But Tua’s is almost double. $99.2M vs $54.7M.

Why are these numbers so crazy now?
NFL cap went to $301.2M in 2026 and QB contracts got huge. Teams give massive guarantees, then when they cut guys all that prorated bonus/guaranteed money "accelerates" onto the cap. 3a2080ee

Tua’s case: $212.1M extension in 2024. Murray’s case: $230.5M contract signed in 2022 with $125.1M on books through 2028. 8717

Bottom line: Tua cost Miami $99.2M to go away. Kyler will cost Arizona ∼$54.7M total. Both are top-3 all time, but Tua is the record. d03f

Want me to break down how Arizona is spreading Kyler’s hit vs if they had cut him pre-June 1?

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

History will repeat itself
Short answer: Tua Tagovailoa, not Kyler Murray.

The Dolphins are paying the biggest "dead money" hit in NFL history to cut a player.

The all-time record for dead money on a cut player

Tua Tagovailoa - Miami Dolphins: $99.2 million
Dolphins cut him in 2026 after a 4-year, $212.1M extension. $54M was still guaranteed for 2026. That $99.2M is the largest single-player dead cap charge ever.

Russell Wilson - Denver Broncos: $85 million
Denver cut him after signing him to a $245M extension in 2022. He never played a snap under that extension.

Kyler Murray - Arizona Cardinals: $54M to $57.8M
Arizona did a post-June 1 release. That means:
- 2026 dead cap: $46.57M to $46.6M
- 2027 dead cap: $7.2M
- Total: ∼$53.8M to $54.7M

If they had done a pre-June 1 cut it would have been ∼$54M to $57.7M all in 2026. 3003d03f8717cd308fc880ee80302ab3

How Kyler compares
| **Player** | **Team** | **Dead Money to Cut** | **Year** |
| **Tua Tagovailoa** | Dolphins | $99.2M | 2026 |
| **Russell Wilson** | Broncos | $85M | 2024 |
| **Kyler Murray** | Cardinals | $54.7M total | 2026/2027 |
30038030

Kyler’s hit is massive — it’s the 3rd biggest ever and accounts for 65%+ of Arizona’s total $73.3M dead money in 2026. It’s also the biggest single-season cap charge Arizona has ever taken. 300385cd8030

But Tua’s is almost double. $99.2M vs $54.7M.

Why are these numbers so crazy now?
NFL cap went to $301.2M in 2026 and QB contracts got huge. Teams give massive guarantees, then when they cut guys all that prorated bonus/guaranteed money "accelerates" onto the cap. 3a2080ee

Tua’s case: $212.1M extension in 2024. Murray’s case: $230.5M contract signed in 2022 with $125.1M on books through 2028. 8717

Bottom line: Tua cost Miami $99.2M to go away. Kyler will cost Arizona ∼$54.7M total. Both are top-3 all time, but Tua is the record. d03f

Want me to break down how Arizona is spreading Kyler’s hit vs if they had cut him pre-June 1?

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