The parted ways with two big-money players on Friday.The team announced it released defensive linemen and after four yearsBoth were signed to sizable contracts Chris Braswell Jersey in 2011. Cofield signed a six-year, $36 million contract that lured him away from the . Bowen inked a five-year $27.5 million contract after five seasons in Dallas.Cutting Cofield will save the about $4.12 million on the salary cap, while clipping Bowen saves $5.5 million.Cofield mi sed eight games in 2014 with an ankle injury suffered in Week 1. He started just two games after his return and became a rotational player. The 30-year-old had mi sed just one game in his eight previous seasons with the and .Similarly, Bowen played in just eight games (starting three) after beginning the season on the PUP list after a 2013 knee injury that required microfracture surgery.The releases come one day after Washington signed to a worth up to $9 million, per NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. Cofield currently sits at No. 88 in. He should have no trouble finding an eventual landing spot this summer in a league in constant need of hole-pluggers.The latest Podcast and discu ses the latest in league news. Find more content on . Landon Collins Jersey