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Jess Root

Cardinals adjust cap hit for J.J. Watt’s contract in 2023

Defensive end J.J. Watt will retire at the conclusion of the season and, as explained in this post last week, because of void years on the end of his two-year contract and performance bonuses earned this season, his contract is set to carry an $8.2 million cap charge in dead money.

According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the Cardinals did some cap manipulation to lessen the cap hit next year.

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