Former New Orleans Saints tight end Coby Fleener still has concussion symptoms related to a helmet-to-helmet hit in Week 12 against the Los Angeles Rams, coach Sean Payton said Saturday (May 12).
Fleener missed the remainder of the season, and the Saints released him Monday.
"He's still working through the process of getting cleared and he's working through being without symptoms," Payton said between rookie minicamp workouts.
The release came two years into a five-year contract with a maximum value of $36 million. The release has a post-June 1 designation, which lets the team spread the remaining amount of the contract over two years.