Vince Wilfork asking to be released in New England
#Patriots Pro Bowl DT Vince Wilfork has asked that the team release him after 10 seasons in New England, according to sources.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 13, 2014
The two sides have been in talks the past few weeks about restructuring Wilfork's contract.
The face of the Pats defense has a cap hit of $11,600,000 which is obviously a little too steep for a team that is so cap strapped right now. The Pats want to make more moves, but they are seriously hindered by Vince's number.
Wilfork, however, is quite stubborn and apparently was not amicable to the idea of restructuring his deal. Releasing Wilfork was always a possibility, but due to the good relationship between he and the team it was always thought that the two sides could come to an agreement. The Pats save around $8 million by releasing Wilfork, and will have $3 million in dead money.
He is coming off of an achilles injury, very concerning for a 32 year old big man.
Wilfork missed all but 3 1/4 games last season, and the team's run defense suffered tremendously because of it, they were the third worst run defense in the league.
