When Todd Archer and Adam Shefter of ESPN broke the story of Tony Romo's retirement today, the started their story with a little nugget that has big salary cap implications:
The Dallas Cowboys have officially filed paperwork with the NFL for Tony Romo's release, making him a post-June 1 release designation, sources tell ESPN.
As a June 1 cut, a special NFL provision comes into play that allows the Cowboys to spread the cap hit of Romo's release/retirement over two years instead of one, thereby creating some extra cap space this year.