Players come and go during the course of an offseason, and for Carolina Panthers wideout Russell Shepard, he was part of the latter process. The team released Shepard on Monday.
Per Joe Person of the Charlotte Observer, the organization requested that Shepard take a pay cut. He disagreed and is now a free agent.
The Panthers signed Shepard to a three-year $10.5 million contract in March of 2016.
Shepard did not put up big numbers in 2017. He recorded 17 catches for 202 yards and a touchdown in his lone season with the Panthers.