The Eagles announced the release of wide receiver Riley Cooper on Monday.
Cooper was due to make $4.5 million in 2016. He’d signed a five-year deal worth a guaranteed $8 million prior to the 2014 season. He’ll still count for $2.4 million against the cap in 2016.
Cooper caught 21 passses and two for touchdowns last season after having caught 102 passes and scored 11 touchdowns over the 2013-14 seasons. With those declining numbers, Chip Kelly gone and the Eagles having drafted Nelson Algholor in the first round last year, the move is not surprising.
Monday marked the first day teams could cut players who’d finished the 2015 season on an active roster. Cooper, 28, immediately becomes a free agent and does not have to wait for the start of the new league year in March to seek out a new team.