The 2021 offseason is going to be hard to manage with a projected lower salary cap due to revenue losses during the pandemic. In addition to a reduced pool of funds to work with, the Dallas Cowboys will also be carrying $9 million in “dead money” against its cap from some of their 2020 roster moves.  This $9 million mostly comes from the untimely retirement of Center Travis Frederick last March. With $11 million in dead money remaining on Frederick’s contract, Dallas chose to split that over two seasons by delaying his official removal from the team until after June 1st.  Even when a player voluntarily retires, as opposed to being released, the effect on the salary cap is the same as if he were cut.  Travis Frederick announced in March he would retire. For salary cap reasons, Cowboys waited until after June 1 to process the transaction. Retirement could have created $11.04M in dead money vs. 2020 cap. Instead, he’ll count $4.975M this year and $6.065M in 2021. -https://twitter.com/GehlkenNFL

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