The New York Giants have **[reportedly restructured the contract of edge defender Brian Burns](https://x.com/spotrac/status/2032419980503912873)**, 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 EdmundsPK Jason SandersWR Isaiah HodginsCB Greg NewsomeS Ar’Darius WashingtonG Evan NealP Jordan StoutWR Calvin AustinTE Isaiah LikelyOLB Zaire Barnes
OLB Caleb Murphy