Following the NFL trade deadline, the Jacksonville Jaguars have created some additional salary cap space.

According to Spotrac, the Jaguars converted $2.57 million of defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton’s salary into a signing bonus. The team also added an additional void year to his deal.

When all is said and done, this cap move creates $2.05 million in 2025 salary cap space.

With 100% of a player’s salary counting towards the current year’s cap, by converting a portion of that to a signing bonus as the Jaguars did here, that cap hit is then prorated over the remaining life of the contract.

The #Jaguars converted $2.57M of DaVon Hamilton’s salary into signing bonus, adding 1 additional void year, creating $2.05M of 2025 cap space.

Hamilton holds a non-guaranteed $8.4M in 2026.

— Spotrac (@spotrac) November 6, 2025

By adding a void year to Hamilton’s deal, which there were already two of prior to his, it gives the Jaguars an additional year on paper to spread the cap charges to — thus further lowering the current cap hit because there is a longer runway.

Now, an important distinction is that these void years are not contract extensions, but rather a bookkeeping measure. Once Hamilton’s deal is up after the 2026 season, the cap charges that were pushed to 2027, 2028, and 2029 will accelerate and come due on the 2027 salary cap, even if he is no longer on the team.

This cap maneuver provides the Jaguars with some additional salary cap breathing room for the remainder of the season.

Spotrac currently has the Jaguars with $8.34 million in available cap space, which ranks 24th in the NFL.

The trade deadline has passed, but GM James Gladstone could still add to the roster, whether that be bringing in a current free agent or claiming a player off waivers when they are released by another team.

This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars salary cap update: DaVon Hamilton’s contract gets reworked