I think I know where Dirocco is getting the $9.5 million figure. Blake's actual salary next year if he's on the team is $16 million. If you subtract the guarantee portion of $6.5 million you get his $9.5 million figure. So Blake not getting cut by the Jags has the Jags paying out an additional $9.5 million. Dirocco claiming Blake's cap number drops to $9.5 million after June 1st still seems to be a misunderstanding on his part. Perhaps he means the $6.5 million is already paid out or guaranteed by the team by June 1st so nothing can be done about that, but that Blake could still be cut before the season starts saving the team $9.5 million in real dollars. That still wouldn't reduce Blake's cap hit for 2019 though. I think Dirocco is mistaken here.

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