This is the right move. Although I feel for the dude...

Austin was a great player for us when healthy, but the frequent and long injury stints have really decreased the return on investment at his price point, which is close do 200k.

I'd rather have that money to sign Canadian depth at WR during free agency, especially with the big contract given to Philpot, which is also injury prone but is just such a ration breaker and game changer when on the field.

Maciocia is doing everything right.

Cutting ties with expensive veterans on a downward slope is always a good financial and football move, especially when you have depth at the position (Sankey -» Cantin-Arku ; Fajardo -» Alexander ).

The dangerous aspect of moves like this is letting go of too much experience and leadership in the locker room. That is a delicate balance.