{"id":82366,"date":"2020-03-13T18:25:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=82366"},"modified":"2020-03-13T18:25:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T22:25:47","slug":"xavier-rhodes-linval-joseph-highlight-veteran-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/13\/xavier-rhodes-linval-joseph-highlight-veteran-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavier Rhodes, Linval Joseph Highlight Veteran Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All sports are currently at a stand still due to the coronavirus. However, NFL front offices are still quite busy. Just today, multiple teams have released players and the list could grow. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RhodXa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Xavier Rhodes<\/a> and other former pro bowlers are now free agents. How they will go about visiting potential teams in the coming days and weeks is unknown at this time, but they&#8217;ll have their work cut out for them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Vikings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Vikings<\/a> released a couple of high-priced veterans today, with DT Linval Joseph being released along with CB Xavier Rhodes. Joseph was slated to make $11.7M, as Rhodes was set to make $10.5M.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1238535540607156231?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Xavier Rhodes , <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoseLi99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linval Joseph<\/a> Highlight Veteran Cuts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Xavier Rhodes<\/h3>\n<p>Rhodes is a three-time pro bowler. He was drafted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a> in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft. After strong years in 2016 and 2017, his level of play has dropped off. The 29-year-old was set to make $10.5 million in 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>Linval Joseph<\/h3>\n<p>Joseph was also released by the Vikings on Friday. The two-time Pro Bowler was a part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a> Super Bowl-winning team from the 2011 season. He was with the Vikings since 2014 and is now 31 years old. He was set to make $11.7 million in the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WalkHu00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Delanie Walker<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Delanie Walker is a long-time tight end that has dealt with injuries the past few seasons. He had a 1,000-yard season in 2015, but is now 35 and can&#8217;t stay on the field. Walker was a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Titans<\/a> each of his three pro bowl seasons (2015-2017).<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SuccRy44.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Succop<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Ryan Succop was also a member of the Tennessee Titans. He&#8217;s an 11-year veteran kicker with a long of 54 yards. Succop played in just six games in 2019 due to injury.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GlenCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cordy Glenn<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Cordy Glenn was an offensive tackle for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> for the past two seasons. Glenn played in just six games in 2019 due to injury and discipline issues.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WagnRi00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rick Wagner<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Rick Wagner was released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detriot Lions<\/a> after spending three seasons with the team. He played and started in 12 games in 2019. He was set to make <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1238542749596598278?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$9 million in 2020<\/a> but is a cap casualty.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DaviTh20.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thomas Davis<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Thomas Davis is a 36-year-old veteran linebacker. He played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> from 2005 to 2018 and last season with the Los Angeles Chargers. Davis made the pro bowl three times (2015-2017).<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MebaBr99.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Mebane<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Brandon Mebane is another member of the Los Angeles Chargers that was cut Friday. The 35-year-old defensive tackle was also a member of the 2013 Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks team.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"MFkAfUTpSlFRnwYfLb8Qtw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1193378619\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'MFkAfUTpSlFRnwYfLb8Qtw',sig:'v4QnTTtaKk3fUdO_-QqamkzyYoCoZ_Me8DF51M8FwB4=',w:'594px',h:'405px',items:'1193378619',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xavier Rhodes, Linval Joseph, and other veterans were released Friday. Though sports have stopped due to the Coronavirus, NFL front offices are still busy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1740,"featured_media":82383,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,24,18,26,11],"tags":[1054,1417,61,1505,40,6236,1397,1183,790],"class_list":["post-82366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-lions","category-chargers","category-vikings","category-titans","tag-cordy-glenn","tag-delanie-walker","tag-football","tag-linval-joseph","tag-nfl","tag-rick-wagner","tag-ryan-succop","tag-thomas-davis","tag-xavier-rhodes"],"modified_by":"John Bava","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1740"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82366\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}