“Happy Trumaine Johnson day,” is the phrase many New York Jets fans are uttering on Tuesday.
No, the “happy” isn’t meant as a sarcastic play on the phrase as seen in Bobby Bonilla’s annual date that sees him rake in $1.19 million every July 1. In this case, the happy is quite legitimate.
New York gets $11 million in cap relief on this day thanks to the Johnson post-June 1 official cut. His cap hit for the 2020 season is just $4 million instead of $15, which gives the Jets just about $25 million in space.