Prior to the completion of the trade to Baltimore, the Cardinals restructured the contract of QB Jacoby Brissett, converting $2.7M of his remaining $5.4M salary into a signing bonus.
The Ravens will now owe Brissett a base salary of $2.7M if the deal is completed today prior to their game ($2.43M if it is not completed today). He has incentives in his deal as well to make additional money.
Moving money around to help complete the eventual deal.
The Steelers have restructured the contract of WR DK Metcalf, converting base salary into a signing bonus and creating nearly $18M in 2026 salary cap space.