If you do a maximum restructure next year, you’re going to add $35.76 million of dead money, because you’ll be pushing that amount of CAP room into future years, which would bring the total ...

The Deshaun Watson experience has been an undeniable disaster for the Cleveland Browns, but his contract is even more damaging than expected.

His release comes with a dead cap hit for Cleveland worth just under $2 million. Because he's being released after June 1, the Browns are able to spread his dead money over the next two seasons.

He has played 17 games for the Browns and is currently recovering from a re-rupture of his Achilles. Browns fans are counting down the days and the dead money until the team can move on from him.

The Cleveland Browns don't want QB Deshaun Watson to return healthy this season, as his doing so will cost the team a good deal of money and salary cap space in 2025.