IRVING, Texas – On Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles released wide receiver Riley Cooper, freeing up $3 million in cap space. On Wednesday, the New York Giants released offensive linemen Geoff Schwartz and Will Beatty and linebacker Jon Beason announced his retirement, freeing up roughly $12 million in cap space.
Teams have been able to release players since Monday, and so far the Dallas Cowboys have been silent.
Why?
They don’t need to rush anything. There is no cap crunch.
In years past, the Cowboys had to make salary-cap moves, like releasing DeMarcus Ware after the 2013 season, or restructure contracts just to get under the cap by the start of the league year.