The Baltimore Ravens are willing to use any tool available to maneuver around the roster and the salary cap; some of their latest maneuverings land them with four more starters or otherwise significant players hitting free agency for 2024 and more than $8 million in dead money.
Teams began actively using void years in contracts the manage cap hits after the COVID-19-driven cap plunge in 2021. The Pittsburgh Steelers used that tool with multiple players such as WR JuJu Smith-Schuster and CB Cameron Sutton.
It didn’t turn into an addiction, however. They are not employing void years on any of their current contracts.