Seahawks release tight end Noah Fant after three seasons

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SEATTLE -- The Seahawks released starting tight end Noah Fant on Sunday, the team announced.

Fant's future with the Seahawks had been uncertain because of his outsized contract and underwhelming production over three seasons in Seattle, and it became an even bigger question after the team spent a second-round pick in April on tight end Elijah Arroyo.

Fant's release, which comes two days before veterans are due to report to training camp, saves the team $9 million in cash and $8.91 million in cap space. Seattle will take on $4.5 million in dead money.

The Seahawks already had roughly $27 million in cap space before Fant's release, according to OverTheCap.com, though some of…