After requesting his release from the team just a few days ago, Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick has gotten his wish. According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Scandrick has officially been cut by the Dallas Cowboys.
I’m told the #Cowboys have informed CB Orlando Scandrick he will be released, per source.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 17, 2018
This move will reportedly save the Cowboys roughly $1.4M against the salary cap, as we hope they finally look to make some moves during the Free Agency period.
Scandrick’s release comes after an offseason in which the Cowboys totally overhauled the back end of their defense, specifically their cornerbacks. With the emergence of young, promising players such as Chidobe Awuzie and Jourdan Lewis, and the health issues of the aging Scandrick, the move makes a lot of sense.
In fact, after the Cowboys drafted Awuzie in the second round of last year’s draft it was rumored the Cowboys were looking to move Scandrick for extra draft picks. Instead, one year later, they have cut him to save some cap room.
Orlando Scandrick should have a market to find a new team elsewhere, but his time in Dallas has now come to a close.
Scandrick probably figures that if he’s not on the field except for dime sets and to backup starters, his value goes down next year. Right now he can probably get a respectable contract and run that out a few years. He’s being wise about it – but whether you should cut veteran depth for minor cap savings is debatable.
I think the Cowboys are scraping every dollar together for 1 impact player in FA. They need to get that move right, and that will also give more clarity on draft day.