The Washington Commanders have released veteran center Chase Roullier with a post-June 1 cut designation, according to multiple reports Friday.
Per Ben Standig of The Athletic, the move carries a $4.05 million dead cap hit, but they will also save $8.37 million.
Roullier, a sixth-round pick in 2017, signed a four-year, $40.5 million extension in January 2021, but has seen each of his last two seasons end prematurely due to injury = a fractured fibula in Week 8 of 2021, and then a knee injury in Week 2 of last season.
The Commanders signed ex-Giants center Nick Gates to a three-year deal in March and selected Arkansas center Ricky Stromberg in the third round of last week’s NFL draft, so Roullier became expendable after playing 13 games as a rookie and starting 46 of 48 at center from 2018-20.
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