The New York Giants have reportedly restructured the contract of edge defender Brian Burns, clearing $15.1 million in salary cap space for 2026.
Burns’ cap hit will drop from $36.55 million to $21.3 million after the Giants moved $22.75 million in salary to a signing bonus.
Burns is in the third year of a five-year, $141 million contract. His cap hit was the team’s highest. It is now fourth behind Dexter Lawrence ($26.958M), Paulson Adebo ($24.199M), and Andrew Thomas ($24.045M).
How much cap space do the Giants currently have following this move? Spotrac says $29.043 million, but trying to figure that out is actually useless.
Spotrac’s math does not include the following contract:
LB Tremaine Edmunds
PK Jason Sanders
WR Isaiah Hodgins
CB Greg Newsome
S Ar’Darius Washington
G Evan Neal
P Jordan Stout
WR Calvin Austin
TE Isaiah Likely
OLB Zaire Barnes
OLB Caleb Murphy
With all of those deals not yet taken into account, don’t expect the Burns restructure to lead to a major move.
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