The Baltimore Ravens have reportedly released safety Eric Weddle Tuesday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Network broke down the financials of the move:
Tom PelisseroEric Weddle was due a $6.5 million base salary plus $1M in incentives in 2019. Cutting him clears $7.5M in salary cap space, at a time the #Ravens are trying to re-sign C.J. Mosley ... and now Weddle joins that deep free-agent safety class at age 34.
According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the 34-year-old said he would be open to playing for another team in 2019 instead of retiring.