How the Houston Texans can save $30 million on salary cap. Restructured contracts and possible cuts

The Houston Texans and other teams got great news Wednesday when the NFL sent a memo that the salary cap likely will increase, according to a screenshot of the memo obtained by the Houston Chronicle.

The salary cap is expected to fall in the range of $277.5 million to $281.5 million, which is slightly higher than what was previously anticipated.

Still, the Texans are among the bottom of NFL teams in cap space. In other words, they won't be breaking the bank when free agency begins like they did last year.
Instead, general manager Nick Caserio will be looking for several ways to cut spending.

Potential restructures:
Danielle Hunter $13.3 mil
Nico Collins $8 mil
Azeez Al-Shaair $5.8 mil

Potential cut:
Shaq Mason $9.4 mil (post Jun 1, so doesn’t help with FA)

Tunsil’s contract could be restructured again and Autry could be cut, but both are less likely.

More details here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/how-houston-fits-in-nfl-salary-cap-20174412.php