There was a clear goal for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason − trim the roster to set up future financial flexibility.

That goal led to 17 players, 16 of which are no longer with the team, costing the club an NFL-high $92,651,013 according to Over the Cap. The Philadelphia Eagles are carrying the NFL’s second-largest dead cap hit at $71,991,237 following the Bryce Huff trade.

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San Francisco cut ties with a slew of players over the last couple of offseasons that have inflated their dead cap number to its present, unruly sum. Among the players no longer with the club and still counting against the 49ers’ cap are Deebo Samuel, Arik Armstead, Charvarius Ward, Leonard Floyd, Javon Hargrave, Mitch Wishnowsky, De’Vondre Campbell, Dre Greenlaw, Maliek Collins, Isaac Yiadom, Jon Feliciano, Cameron Latu, Drake Jackson, Danny Gray, Taybor Pepper and Jarrett Kingston.

The only player with a dead cap hit who is still on the team is Kyle Juszczyk. He was released early in the offseason, but re-signed in San Francisco.

Cornerback Tre Tomlinson is also accounting for $960,000 in dead cap after he was waived. He reverted to IR after clearing waivers.

This large dead cap sum was partially by design in that the 49ers purposely cut a handful of players loose this offseason with the specific goal of accumulating dead cap hits in 2025 while quarterback Brock Purdy is still counting for a miniscule amount against the cap. They’ve now accelerated some of their dead money into 2025 to clear it from their books in 2026 and beyond.

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Their only dead cap hits slated for 2026 belong to Hargrave and Collins ($20,230,528 combined).

While they’ve purposely done some clean up this offseason, they haven’t necessarily been planning for it. Players like Hargrave, Collins, Samuel and Floyd would likely still be in 49ers uniforms had they been performing at a high level. However, the club decided to cut ties with them now to get their dead money off the books in the future.

This offseason hasn’t been an easy one for the 49ers and it shows in their dead cap number. However, that shouldn’t be prohibitive for them in being active in the free agent and trade markets leading up to the start of the regular season.

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This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: NFL salary cap: 49ers spending $92 million on players no longer on roster