The Buffalo Bills released five players ahead of free agency.
The team announced it cut kicker Dan Carpenter, corner Nickell Robey-Coleman, safety Phillip Thomas, tight end Gerald Christian and long snapper Garrison Sanborn.
The moves save the Bills around $6 million of salary-cap space, per OverTheCap.com.
Carpenter spent the past four years in Buffalo, but his increasing struggles have made him a target of the local fans' ire. Carpenter missed 11 extra-point attempts over the last two seasons -- when the NFL moved back PATs -- and nine field goals over that same span.