When the Detroit Lions cut cornerback Cameron Sutton earlier this offseason after he got into legal trouble, they also looked to void the $10.5 million guarantee attached to the veteran's contract, which would have been added this month with Detroit cutting Sutton with a post-June 1 designation.
However, Sutton is apparently going to fight that, according to Jason Fitzgerald from Over the Cap, who reports that Sutton has or will file a grievance to keep that money. While we await the outcome, 40% of the money in question is back on the books.
So, for the time being, the Lions are sitting with $34.5 million in salary cap space, per Over the Cap, and Sutton accounts for $6.38 million against the cap, including the $4.2 million that was added as a result of a grievance that will be filed, if it hasn't been already.
I was told he either filed or plans on filing a grievance. The way that works is 40% of the number is charged to the cap pending an outcome
— Jason_OTC (@Jason_OTC) June 20, 2024
In the grand scheme of things, the Lions are still in fantastic shape salary cap-wise, so losing the grievance won't hurt much and they are still well-equipped to make some more moves in free agency if they so choose.
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As for Sutton and the Lions, this case will now move to arbitration, which can take a long time, so we may not have a decision for awhile.
