UCSF RAS Archive: Sports - National Football League Daily - 6/3/98

UCSF RAS Archive: Sports - National Football League Daily - 6/3/98: ">CAROLINA RELEASES VETERAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
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>(AP) - The Carolina Panthers released Greg Skrepenak on Tuesday,
>clearing more than $3 million in salary-cap money over the next
>two years and severing ties to a player once viewed as a
>cornerstone of their offensive line. "These decisions are always
>the hardest," coach Dom Capers said of the move to cut Skrepenak,
>who joined Carolina as an unrestricted free agent in 1996 after
>playing his first five NFL seasons with the Oakland Raiders. The
>Panthers signed Skrepenak to a four-year, $7.2 million deal,
>making him easily the highest-paid player on a line made up of
>players in their early and mid 20s. Carolina wanted Skrepenak to
>oversee the younger players from the right tackle spot, but those
>plans never materialized."