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Cullen Jenkins cut by Washington Redskins

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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12-year NFL veteran defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins has been released by the Washington Redskins on Saturday morning.

According to ESPN’s John Keim, the Washington Redskins have decided to move on from 12-year NFL veteran defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins. Jenkins did not survive the last round of cuts in the 2016 NFL preseason for Washington.

This was Jenkins’ first season with Washington. He had spent the previous three NFL seasons with the rival New York Giants. Jenkins has also spent seven seasons with the NFC North’s Green Bay Packers (2004-10) and another rival of the Redskins in the Philadelphia Eagles (2011-12).

Though Jenkins has never been a Pro Bowler, he has had a strong 12-year NFL career with three different franchises. Jenkins has played in 169 games, starting 138 of them. He has 47.5 career quarterback sacks, nine fumble recoveries, and eight forced fumbles.

It may be age more than anything that led to Jenkins’ departure from the Redskins organization. He would play the 2016 NFL season at 35 years old. Jenkins could still sign with any team before the start of the regular season in a week’s time.

This is a bit surprising, as the NFC East doesn’t have an elite passing team entering the season. New York isn’t what it once was in the front seven. Philadelphia is rebuilding in 2016. The Dallas Cowboys’ defense might be one of the worst in football.

Washington might have the best front seven in the NFC East, but that’s not really a major point to drive home in describing the Redskins. Their secondary could continue to hold them back in 2016 from a deeper run in the NFC Playoffs.

Though Jenkins played well in the Redskins’ final preseason game against the NFC South’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is wasn’t good enough of a performance to merit a spot on Washington’s 53-man opening day roster.

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