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Redskins Release Chris Chester and Tracy Porter

ESPN’s Adam Caplan reports that the Washington Redskins have released right guard Chris Chester and the Washington Post’s Mike Jones reports that the Redskins have released cornerback Tracy Porter.

#Redskins are going to release veteran G Chris Chester, per league source.

— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) May 27, 2015

There has been speculation for a while that the Redskins would release Chester.  He has been on the hot seat for the past few seasons and now that the Redskins have added a lot more depth on the offensive line, then Chester became expendable.