Nnamdi Asomugha, Ryan Fitzpatrick among veterans released today

Many have known for a long while now that DeAngelo Hall was overpaid. Many have also felt for a while now that he would be released this offseason because of that. Today was that day. Who will be the next to overpay him?Antoine Winfield was the Vikings' best option at cornerback, but apparently they felt that he was making too much money. Perhaps they intend to draft a cornerback, although the team is allegedly high on the potential of some of their young players.A multiple-year starting quarterback doesn't get released all that often when there isn't another one waiting in the wings, but that is what happened with the Bills today. They released Ryan Fitzpatrick after realizing that he threw a lot of interceptions and wasn't worth the big money they gave him.View the list »
The Philadelphia Eagles brought in cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to cement a rock-solid secondary two years ago...on paper. It never quite worked out that way, however. He was released today, as he was scheduled to count over $15 million against the cap. The Eagles will eat over $4 million in dead money.

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Today at 4 PM marked the beginning of the new league year in the NFL. That means that free agents are now free to sign with new teams. It also means that certain monies are owed to players, which tends to result in some of them getting released by their teams just before the new league year begins.

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Unsurprisingly, 2013 was no different in this case, and there were some high profile, starting players shown the door within the past hour or so. Others opted to take a pay cut or restructure their contracts in order to stay with their teams.

For those who express disgust at players when they hold out for a bigger contract, or really do anything related to money, it is because of days like this. In the NFL, contracts are not guaranteed, and that works both ways. Teams release players with several years left on their contract on a regular basis.

Several players, such as James Harrison and Aaron Ross, have already been released, but here is a list of others who find themselves looking for a job as of the last few hours alone.

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  • The Philadelphia Eagles brought in cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to cement a rock-solid secondary two years ago...on paper. It never quite worked out that way, however. He was released today, as he was scheduled to count over $15 million against the cap. The Eagles will eat over $4 million in dead money.
  • A multiple-year starting quarterback doesn't get released all that often when there isn't another one waiting in the wings, but that is what happened with the Bills today. They released Ryan Fitzpatrick after realizing that he threw a lot of interceptions and wasn't worth the big money they gave him.
  • Antoine Winfield was the Vikings' best option at cornerback, but apparently they felt that he was making too much money. Perhaps they intend to draft a cornerback, although the team is allegedly high on the potential of some of their young players.
  • Many have known for a long while now that DeAngelo Hall was overpaid. Many have also felt for a while now that he would be released this offseason because of that. Today was that day. Who will be the next to overpay him?
  • Sione Pouha has been a solid, if unheralded player in the middle of the Jets' defense for a few years now, but in a year where the team has such salary cap issues, they felt his cap space was more valuable than his performance. With the team also set to lose Mike DeVito, the Jets may be hurting up the middle.
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