Cutting Bait - Redskins Potential Cap Casualties

We should be seeing some subtractions to the Redskins roster within the next few days. As cuts from around the league keep coming into the news wire, I expect the Skins will be doing some of their own spring clean-up before the start of free agency on Wednesday.

Like every good housekeeper, you gotta get rid of the old, to make room for the new, and we surely have a lot of worn out items that can/should be replaced.

Below is a list of potential cuts and restructures the Redskins can make to free up some extra cap room(data from spotrac):

Potential Cuts:

Robert Griffin III - $16,155,000/savings: This one is pretty obvious.

Pierre Garcon(29) - $8,000,000/savings: An $8 million savings for a receiver who has under-produced, and is almost 30 - this should be a pretty easy decision.

Jason Hatcher(33) - $4,234,375/savings: Hopefully he decides to retire, but if he returns, he should be released.

Perry Riley(27) - $4,000,000/savings - I think the Redskins are looking to go in another direction at inside linebacker. Riley is a good run-plugger, but he struggles in coverage.

Shawn Lauvao(28) - $3,000,000/savings - The ankle surgeries have to scare the front office, plus we have younger players waiting in the wings.

Andre Roberts(28) - $3,000,000/savings - Roberts was beaten out by rookie Jamison Crowder. All the Redskins need to do is make this official.

Kory Lichtensteiger(30) - $2,950,000/savings - Licht is a below-average center who will be 31. Nothing to see here.

Adam Hayward(31) - $885,000/savings - Hayward is a good special teams guy, but that can be easily replaced.

Total Potential Savings: $42,224,375

Kirk Cousins Tag: $19,953,000

Real Savings After Cousins Adjustment: $22,271,375

Potential Re-Structures:

Pierre Garcon - 2016 cap hit/: $10,200,000 - If Garcon is not cut, he should at least be restructured. He's not worth the money he is making.

DeSean Jackson - 2016 cap hit: $9,250,000 - He's only under contract for one more season, but the Redskins could make him an offer to hang around for another with a re-structure/extension through 2017.

Dashon Goldson - 2016 cap hit: $8,000,000 - Goldson played well with the Redskins last season, but his $8 million salary is too high for a player on the down-side of his career. He could be a candidate to be released, then re-signed for a lower amount.

*The 2016 salary cap jumped to $155.27 million. The Redskins are able to carry over $5.8 million in unused space from 2015.