If we cut him today, 3.5M dead money on the cap. If we wait (or designate as post- June 1), that number halves to 1.75M, according to OTC.

If he's not in the team's plans, Dave is generally good about letting these guys go so that they can get in early with another team in hopes of sticking to their roster. At this point, they are either keeping him around to compete with the rest of the receivers on the roster in whatever preseason there is, or they are keeping him on the roster to provide medical/other resources he might not otherwise have access to as an FA.

It's a head-scratcher, for sure, I really don't think his contract warrants a spot on the roster, even if he outplays a few rooks or younger guys over a few weeks of practice/preseason.

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