**"Hi Darren, can you explain how Kyler Murray is considered a post-June 1 cut when he was released weeks ago and is already signed by the Vikings? Thanks."**
Every team has the option to designate two players it releases prior to June 1 as a "June 1 cut." What does that mean exactly? It means that the club must carry the entirety of the dead cap hit from that player -- in this case, Kyler -- from the time they are cut until June 1, and then whatever relief they were in line to gain from being a "June 1 cut" they achieve on June 1.
In this case, Kyler's case, his 2026 cap hit was $51.7 million. Once June 1 arrived, that went down to about $46.6M. (It also means there will be about $7.2M in dead cap in 2027.) The Cardinals also got a $1.3M cap credit from Kyler signing with the Vikings for that amount, according to overthecap.com.