Sgt. Largent":1dom905e said:
You don't cut a productive player with that kind of cap hit unless there's something else going on.
What's going on is that over the next three years Prater was going to count 10.25 million against the cap, whereas while Prater was gone Brandon McManus has gone 6/6 and over the next two years he'll count 900K against the cap.
If they like McManus, even with the 4 million dollar cap hit next year, over these two years they're still saving 2 million on the cap, and also not on the hook for another 4 million on the cap in '15.
This is purely a cap decision, IMO. They're not going to keep two kickers on the roster, they like McManus and don't want to lose him, and save money in both the short and long term by doing it.