The Green Bay Packers made a shocking decision Wednesday morning when they released veteran defensive lineman Mike Daniels. He has played every season of his 7-year NFL career in Green Bay and been a starter on the team’s defensive front for the last five years.
While it came as a surprise, there is some logic behind the move. For starters, it saves the Packers over $8 million in cap space, and with newly signed Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith in town, along with a few major extensions needing to be done soon, one can see why Daniels became a cap casualty.