The New Orleans Saints will release Kwon Alexander.

The move will save the Saints more than $13 million against the cap with no dead money.

Alexander is recovering from a torn Achilles but is expected to be ready for the start of camp.

The Tennessee Titans have released Malcolm Butler.

Butler would have held a $14.2 million cap number for the upcoming season. Releasing Butler clears $10.2 million in cap space.

Butler signed a five-year, $61,250,000 contract with the Titans in 2018 after spending four seasons with the New England Patriots.

Butler was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2015 and was named a second-team All-Pro in 2016.

Washington Football Team has released Alex Smith.

Smith turns 37 in May and is due to count $24.4 million against the salary cap. The move will save Washington $14.9 million against the cap, while Smith becomes a free agent.

After a gruesome leg injury, Washington kept him on the roster in part because he was too expensive to release.

Smith started six games in 2020. Washington went 5-1 in those starts.

The Minnesota Vikings have released Kyle Rudolph after 10 seasons with the team.

Rudolph was set to count at $5.1 million against Minnesota's cap for the 2021 season.

Rudolph was a second round pick in 2011.

"I got so lucky, because -- I didn't just get drafted by some team who 'had a need at tight end,' Rudolph wrote. "I didn't just get drafted as, like, the nameless, faceless '#1 tight end on the board.' I got drafted by a team that was all set in terms of need ... but then drafted me anyway.

"I'll always remember that: how the Minnesota Vikings wanted me -- and wanted to bet on my potential."