There comes a time when teams have to make a decision on players. This is one of those times. According to DeAngelo Williams himself, he was released by the Carolina Panthers. Williams, 32 (in April), made a statement on a Charlotte television station earlier today.
“We sat down, and he told me, ‘The fact of the matter is we’re going to have to release you,'” Williams told the station. “I said, you know, ‘Why?’ and he said, ‘Because we don’t run the ball enough. Just like you said back before the season started, we don’t run the ball enough to keep you and Jonathan Stewart both, so we’re going to release you.”
Despite Williams making this statement, the move has not been claimed official by the Carolina Panthers. Most of this is because Carolina will save $2 million in salary-cap space by designating Williams as a post-June 1 cut. Williams has one year left on his deal and is scheduled to count $6.3 million against the 2015 salary cap. According to the collective bargaining agreement (CBA), the Panthers have to wait until the new league year begins. The new league year begins March 10th and it looks like Williams could be a post-June 1st cut, two league sources said.
Williams has been with Carolina since being selected by them with the 27th pick of the 2006 draft. He has 6,846 career rushing yards and 46 rushing touchdowns with the Panthers.
