According to Doug Kyed, the Patriots are releasing LB Ja’Whaun Bentley on Friday.
He missed most of last season after suffering a torn pectoral in Week 2 and was placed on injured reserve.
Releasing Bentley frees up $4,600,000 in cap space and creates $1,833,334 in dead money, per OverTheCap.
Bentley, 29, is a former fifth-round pick of the Patriots back in 2018. He played out the final year of his four-year $2.8 million contract with the Patriots and became an unrestricted free agent in 2021.
He ended up returning to New England on a two-year deal worth $9 million.
From there, Bentley re-signed another two-year extension with the team back in 2023.
In 2024, Bentley appeared in two games for the Patriots and recorded 12 total tackles and 0.5 sacks.
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