EXPLAINER: How 'dead money' lives, as NFL free agency begins
By DAVE CAMPBELL - Mar. 15, 2021 06:45 PM EDT FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2020, file photo, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford looks to past against the Tennessee Titans during the first half of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn. The Detroit Lions are trading Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams and will be charged $19 million in dead money to their cap for the deal. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File) In their annual preparation for the official opening of the NFL's signing and trading period, teams will predictably jettison veteran players to create more space unde...