Following the 2019 NFL season, Seattle Seahawks center Justin Britt has been looked at as a cap casualty by many and could be released by the team in the days leading up to this year’s free agency.
On Sunday, the league announced a salary cap increase of $10 million this season, setting the cap at $198.2 million for 2020.
The Seahawks would save $11.4 million in cap space by cutting Britt, but they would lose one of their best offensive linemen in the process. The team has numerous high-profile impending free agents like Jadeveon Clowney and Jarran Reed and releasing a player with a high cap hit like Britt could assist them in re-signing them.
In recent years, the Seahawks have had a tendency for releasing players before the start of free agency, such as Richard Sherman, Zach Miller, and Deshawn Shead, among others. They could continue this trend in the next few days. However, Britt is said to have been making good progress in his recovery from his season-ending torn ACL, so some may view his release as unlikely.
If Britt is still around after free agency concludes, there is little reason to expect his release but the 28-year-old center’s future could very well be decided in the next few days now that the official cap numbers have been released.
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