The Carolina Panthers’ eventful offseason continued Monday with the somewhat surprising release of veteran safety Kurt Coleman, the team announced Monday.
Coleman, 29, started 42 games over his three seasons with Carolina, but had a salary cap number of $5.15 million for 2018.
The Panthers will save $2.6 million against the cap, but will carry $2.5 million in dead money.
Coleman signed a three-year extension after the Panthers’ Super Bowl season of 2015, when he had seven interceptions. But his production dropped the last two years.
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