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take carter and rolle and lets rolle..that salary cap is eating them up..lol...Bud Adams you made the wrong move!TEXANS84 said:Fred Miller
Kevin Carter
Samari Rolle
Derek Mason
Joe Nedney
Robert Holcombe
Official announcement by Reese just a little while ago.
ubecool454 said:take carter and rolle and lets rolle..that salary cap is eating them up..lol...Bud Adams you made the wrong move!
"speedster" that we need
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Titans released six players, including four starters led by receiver Derrick Mason, on Monday in an attempt to cut up to $27 million as the team tries to get under the NFL's salary cap.
General manager Floyd Reese said they released cornerback Samari Rolle, defensive lineman Kevin Carter, right tackle Fred Miller _ all starters with Mason. They also cut fullback Robert Holcombe and kicker Joe Nedney.
The Titans are the NFL's third winningest team since 1997, and Reese said they are paying the price now for trying to maintain that success. He pointed out that they reached the 2000 Super Bowl, played in two AFC Championships and lost twice to the eventual Super Bowl champions in other years (Baltimore in 2001, New England in 2004).
"We're done manipulating. Now we're going to fix this," Reese said.
The general manager said team officials had been struggling to find a way out of their salary cap problem, even holding off some cuts until after June 1 to spread the money out further.
"We can't get it there. The second thing you do is make significant cap adjustments now, which in essence is what we're going to do," Reese said.
These cuts will clear 80 percent of the $27 million that the team is over the cap. The Titans are reworking a few other contracts, and Reese said Monday's moves will allow the Titans to tender offers to their 10 restricted free agents and all their exclusive rights free agents.
The Titans also will be able to exercise options to retain receiver Drew Bennett, cornerback Tony Beckham and linebacker Rocky Boiman.
Tennessee has the No. 6 pick overall in the draft, their highest since picking Steve McNair third overall in 1995. Reese said they will attempt to model Baltimore's cap-cutting moves by cutting as deep as possible in one year and build for the future through the draft.
Ihategeeks said:Since when did the Texans need more speed at WR? Did AJ (looked REALLY fast in the skill comp) Gaff, and BadFord suddenly slow down? How fast do you want it? You can't get much faster....
DC_ROCK said:Im not sure if you were aware of this, but Bradford is probably packin. He was the "speedster" that ran off the DB's, and S's, so that Johnson could work his magic.
TEXANS84 said:We don't have cap room to sign a high-profile wide-reciever.
The WR issue needs to be adressed in the draft, where he can groom behind Andre.
nunusguy said:We don't need no stinkin' Bud Adam's retreads !
Vinny said:Both of them were drafted by Bud's boys though. Smith in 2000, and Walker in 1995.
This purge reminds me of the one that brought them McNair and George and their Super Bowl run. They let Moon, Dishman, Fuller, and Sean Jones all go to other teams at once as well.
SassyTexan said:Any information coming out yet about either Steve McNair or Jeff Fisher and their future with the Titans?