Ben Volin of the Boston Globe is reporting that the Saints have released veteran TE Coby Fleener on Monday.
- According to Field Yates, the Saints designated Fleener as a post-June 1 release.
Fleener’s future with the Saints has obviously been in question, given that his production hasn’t come close to the salary he’s being paid.
Fleener, 29, is a former second-round pick of the Colts back in 2012. He spent four years in New Orleans before signing a five-year, $36 million contract that included $18 million guaranteed with the Saints in 2016.
Fleener was set to make base salaries of $6.3 million over the next two years of the agreement.
According to OverTheCap.com, designating Fleener as a post-June 1 release will free up $3 million of available cap space while creating $5 million in dead money.
In 2017, Fleener appeared in 11 games for the Saints and caught 22 passes for 295 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
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