The Oakland Raiders have released defensive tackle Gerard Warren, making the nine-year veteran an unrestricted free agent.
Warren, who had a roster bonus due on March 16, was widely expected to be released, and Michael Lombardi of NFL Network and NFP reported on Twitter that it became official today.
Although Warren has started all 32 games in the last two seasons for the Raiders and still occasionally shows flashes of the athleticism that made him the third overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft, he’s 31 years old and not likely to get any big-money offers in free agency.
Warren had a career-low two sacks in 2009.