MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings released kicker Dan Bailey on Tuesday, the team announced.
Bailey, 33, was at risk of becoming a salary cap casualty this offseason after the Vikings signed kicker Greg Joseph off the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad in February. With $1.8 of Bailey's $2.7 million 2021 base salary set to become guaranteed on the March 19, the Vikings released the kicker to yield $1.7 million in salary cap savings.
In a tweet issued by Bailey's agent, Jordan Woy, the Vikings "wanted to keep Dan Bailey, we were unable to agree to a renegotiated contract.