Kansas City Chiefs prepared to release Tamba Hali

Dec 16 2017 Kansas City MO USA Kansas City Chiefs free safety Ron Parker celebrates after intercepting a pass during the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

Parker, who started at safety and is the middle of a five-year, $25 million deal signed in 2015, being cut creates another opening in the Kansas City defense. There will be no 13th season.

Despite Hali's prowess since entering the league as the 20th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, this moves comes as no surprise.

ESPN reported news of Hali's release first. Hali fit the bill to a tee.

The Penn State product has been nothing short of remarkable over his National Football League career, all with the Chiefs. He leaves the Chiefs with 89.5 career sacks and 33 forced fumbles.

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Hali had just 3.5 sacks in 2016 and none in 2017 after becoming a part-time player. Instead, cutting the 12-year veteran will carry a dead cap hit of $1.7 million. Hali had signed a 3-year, $21 million extension as recently as 2016, and a cap hit of almost $9.4 million this coming season simply wasn't anything the Chiefs could afford to stomach.

Hali played in just 5 games for the Chiefs this past season, spending much of the beginning of the season on the PUP list.

It will be interesting to see if Hali drums up any interest as a free agent.

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