It saves over $8M in cap space. That's probably why.
Yeah but their defense sucks always so this probably isn't the spot to cut it. Send Jimmy Graham to Siberia. Play with no TEs is better than his ass out there.
I guess the better question is... "Who the **** are they going to use this cap space on?" I mean, there's hardly anything left in free agency.
Vikes are cap strapped, could not pay him that.