SEATTLE -- The Seattle Seahawks are releasing veteran defensive end Carlos Dunlap, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The move clears $14.1 million in badly needed cap space but leaves the Seahawks without their most accomplished edge rusher and two-time Pro Bowl selection. The team is expected to attempt to re-sign Dunlap at a discounted rate once he tests his market.
Dunlap, who turned 32 in February, was scheduled to count $14.1 million against the cap in the final year of his contract, which had no remaining guaranteed money. That cap charge included a $3 million bonus he would have earned had he remained on Seattle's roster by March 21.