The NFL’s cyclical calendar brings with it plenty of important dates—the trade deadline, Thanksgiving, Super Bowl Sunday, and the start of free agency, to name a few—but none may be more significant, at least financially, than June 1.
As the new league year began this past week, you probably heard the term “post-June 1 release” a time or two. Similarly, the seemingly inevitable trade of A.J. Brown from the Eagles carries substantial financial consequences depending on whether the move occurs before or after June 1.
