ESPN.com · Aug 30, 2016
Washington Redskins cut Perry Riley, place Keith Marshall on IR
The Washington Redskins cut 10 players Saturday and two more Tuesday to help reduce their roster to 75. Here’s a closer look at the first cuts:
Most significant move: Releasing Perry Riley and Stephen Paea. Riley, a fourth-round pick by Washington in 2010, was coming off a foot injury and couldn’t beat out Mason Foster and therefore would have been an expensive backup ($5 million cap hit). Paea, who received a four-year, $21-million contract last offseason, was signed to provide a pass rush but wasn’t helping in that area. Therefore, he was another expensive backup made expendable when they signed Cullen Jenkins Monday.
