The Washington Redskins have cut CB DeAngelo Hall as part of the team's effort to get under the NFL salary cap before the start of the free agency season tomorrow.
This news comes as a surprise to precisely no one, since cutting Hall and his $8 million cap figure allows the Redskins to, at one stroke, get under the 2013 NFL salary cap, which is $123 million for most teams, but only $105 million for the Redskins, as a result of the $36 million cap penalty levied by the league. That penalty came about because the Redskins used the 2010 uncapped season to "dump" money from the contracts of Hall and former Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth.
Hall is a 29-year-old former 8th overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the Atlanta falcons, who eventually traded him to the Oakland Raiders for a second round draft pick in 2008. Hall was a disaster in Oakland after signing a huge contract. Unable or unwilling to adapt to the Raiders' defense, Hall was cut in...
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DeAngelo Hall,
Albert Haynesworth,
Jay Cutler,
Josh Wilson,
Richard Crawford,
Cedric Griffin,
Jerome Murphy
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears, Pittsburgh Steelers
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