Monday, February 23, 2009

Oakland cuts Harris, Griffith to clear cap room

The Oakland Raiders cleared $8.3 million of salary cap room Monday by releasing starting left tackle Kwame Harris and fullback Justin Griffith.

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Oakland cuts Harris, Griffith to clear cap room

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Last week, the Raiders released safety Gibril Wilson, wide receiver Ronald Curry and defensive end Kalimba Edwards. The five releases have saved the team $14.6 million in cap room, but it has also put $11.5 million of dead money onto their $123 million cap. If you include the carryover cap losses from DeAngelo Hall, who was cut last year, the Raiders have close to $20 million of dead money on their salary cap.

Harris was signed last year from the San Francisco 49ers. He signed a three-year, $14 million contract and was due a $6 million roster bonus by the end of the week.




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