The Detroit Lions have manageable cap charge if they decide to cut Matthew Stafford this offseason.

Based on the contract extension he signed in 2013, the Lions can release him with a post-June 1 cap charge of $5.5 million in 2016 and $5.5 million in 2017. All teams can designate up to two players as a post-June 1 cap charge, clearing them off the roster before that.

The Lions can also release Stafford without the June 1 designation for a 2016 cap hit of$11 million and he'd be off the books for 2017.

The Lions could also trade Stafford, who may be viewed as a worthwhile reclamation project.