Starting safety Ron Parker was released by the Kansas City Chiefs, the team announced, and linebacker Tamba Hali also will be cut, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Parker was asked to take a pay cut and declined. He will become a free agent after five seasons with the Chiefs.
The move will save Kansas City almost $5 million against the salary cap. He was scheduled to count almost $7 million against the cap this year.
Hali had just 3.5 sacks in 2016 and none in 2017 after becoming a part-time player.