The_Philster
02-27-2003, 04:49 AM
The Pittsburgh Steelers finally cut ties to Kordell Stewart on Wednesday, releasing the enigmatic quarterback who led them to two AFC title games but perplexed them with his inconsistency.
The move, a foregone conclusion for weeks, allows Stewart to become an unrestricted free agent and gets the Steelers under the 2003 salary cap, which kicks in this weekend.
The Steelers were about $2 million over the cap before waiving Stewart, but they clear $6.3 million of cap room -- Stewart's 2003 salary -- by letting him go. Stewart will count $1.62 million against the cap, as the prorated share of the signing bonus he got in 1998...
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The move, a foregone conclusion for weeks, allows Stewart to become an unrestricted free agent and gets the Steelers under the 2003 salary cap, which kicks in this weekend.
The Steelers were about $2 million over the cap before waiving Stewart, but they clear $6.3 million of cap room -- Stewart's 2003 salary -- by letting him go. Stewart will count $1.62 million against the cap, as the prorated share of the signing bonus he got in 1998...
more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0226/1514662.html)