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The Bills could release the soon-to-be-36-year-old before free agency begins and clear over $8.3 million in salary cap space that would become immediately available.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7j2pkx000293b70yw2jf1wp@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The issue with that is they would still have to account for over $15 million on their salary cap for Miller, even though he’s not on their roster (dead cap).', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7j98e72000c3b70aosfq0dw@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'They could, instead, choose to designate him a "post June 1 release," saving over $17 million in cap space this season, and accounting for over $6.3 million in dead cap space for each of the next two years.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7j2pkx0002d3b70o0dsuqgs@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'However, none of that $17 million would become available to them until June 1, far after the free agency well has basically dried up.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7k0lfnf000d357pm7csx4h6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'If the Bills choose to keep Miller on the roster at his current pay scale, he counts for over $23 million of their cap in 2025.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm7j2pkx0002a3b70koqn6qca@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The two sides could also choose to restructure his deal, something both have, at least, indicated is possible, lowering that cap number. 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