Bryant Among First Cuts:
| Author: Michael Licata |
| Date: 08/30/2010 |
The end of the preseason in the NFL usually means quite a
few things. Teams are figuring out which players performed well enough to
make the final 53 man rosters. Cut down day is coming soon, but some notable
players have already gotten the ax. The biggest name yet is Antonio Bryant.
The Cincinnati Bengals will be left with about $8 million of Bryant's
guaranteed money from his four-year $28 million deal.
Bryant was suppose to be the second wide receiver for Carson Palmer and the
Bengals. He was nursed along with a sore knee through mini camps and other
offseason work outs. The Bengals coaching staff become quiet whenever the
subject of Bryant's knee came up. It never seemed to heal properly and the
Bengals will eat the guaranteed money. He quickly became expendable once the
team brought in Terrell Owens. Owens quickly became the top receiver in the
preseason, this along with the development of rookie Jordan Shipley led to
Bryant's release. The interesting thing this season is the fact that in
cutting players doesn't mean taking a hit to the salary cap because of the
uncapped year. This allows teams to shed poor contracts from under
performing players or aging veterans that have back loaded contracts. Bryant
may catch on with another team, but he has to prove the health of his knee
before another team will sign him.
The New York Jets cut Laveranues Coles, the long time Jets wide receiver.
This was in a cost cutting move to avoid paying his entire base salary for
the season. The Jets want to keep Coles around for the first four games
because Santonio Holmes is going to miss the first four games with a
suspension. Coles hoped to play the season and retire as a member of the
Jets. He had his most success as a member of the Jets. He will retire as a
member of the Jets. There haven't been that many major injuries this
preseason, but teams can still make moves to get better before week one.
The Arizona Cardinals might be in the market for a new quarterback. The
coaching staff isn't enamored with starter Matt Leinart. Leinart hasn't lit
up the stat sheets and the coaching staff passed on trading for Donovan
McNabb and Jason Campbell. The Cardinals are just two seasons removed from a
Super Bowl berth. They can easily get back there with a solid quarterback
under center. They did bring in Derek Anderson, but he's nothing more than a
suitable back up. There won't be a front line quarterback cut, but some
above average QBs may get the ax. It's going to be an interesting week to
see which players have to find new jobs and which stand outs earned another
week playing in the NFL.
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