The Washington Commanders‘ release of defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis freed up necessary salary-cap room but angered his representatives, who said they were lied to about his status last month.
Ioannidis’ agent, Alan Herman, told ESPN that Washington senior vice president of football administration Rob Rogers told him the team wasn’t going to release Ioannidis.
“We don’t particularly care to be lied to our face,” Herman told The Associated Press. “That’s not the way you conduct business in the National Football League.”
Washington announced it had released Ioannidis, as well as veteran guard Ereck Flowers and safety Deshazor Everett, as part of a series of moves that combined to create $18.9 million of cap space.
The Commanders had tried to trade Ioannidis in the past week, a source told ESPN, but with him entering the final year of his contract, they were unsuccessful.
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