DeAngelo Hall has been released by the Washington Redskins, the cornerback told ESPN’s Josina Anderson in a text.
The 29-year-old Hall was set to count $8 million against the Redskins’ salary cap. He had four interceptions last season, his fifth in Washington, and had 39 career picks in 133 games.
Hall had two years remaining on the six-year, $54 million deal he signed at the end of the 2008 season.
The talkative Hall was a thorough mix of big plays and blown coverages during his time in Washington. The Redskins’ defense ranked 30th in the league last season against the pass.
Washington’s salary cap situation is hampered because of an $18 million penalty due to violations in the NFL’s uncapped year in 2010.
The league took issue with how the Redskins, Cowboys, New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders restructured contracts to take advantage of a year of uncapped salaries in the NFL during the 2010 season. The Redskins were penalized $36 million in total, and chose to split the penalty over the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
The Cowboys were the only team besides the Redskins to receive a salary cap penalty ($10 million).
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