Orlando Scandrick is gone from the Cowboys, but he s staying in the NFC East.

Sources told SportsDay s Brandon George on Monday that Scandrick has signed a two year deal with the rival Clay DeBord Jersey Washington Redskins worth up to 10 million.
Scandrick was released Saturday, a move he asked the Cowboys to make.

Scandrick had requested his release a week ago, asking to be put on the open market before free agency began at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

The Cowboys didn t release him immediately in hopes of possibly gaining some type of compensation for Scandrick in a trade.

The Cowboys plan to designate Scandrick a post June 1 cut, so that will free up 3 million in salary cap space this year, a source said, but he ll count 1.6 million against the cap in 2019. The Cowboys can t use the 3 million in cap space until June.
Scandrick was signed for two more seasons through 2019. He was owed base salaries of 3 million and 4 million over the next two seasons, with salary cap hits of more than 5 million in both 2018 and 2019.

Scandrick, 31, has spent his first 10 seasons in the NFL with the Cowboys, establishing himself as a starter in 2013. Scandrick was the Cowboys best cornerback in recent seasons, especially strong in the nickel role.
But the Cowboys went young at the position last year, using their second and third round picks to draft Chidobe Awuzie and Jourdan Lewis, respectively. That, in addition to their decision this offseason to move starting safety Byron Jones back to cornerback, didn t leave much room for Scandrick.

The Cowboys used a fifth round pick to draft Scandrick out of Boise State in 2008. Ever since then, he played with a chip on his shoulder because he felt overlooked and undervalued. He finishes his Cowboys career with 406 tackles, eight interceptions, 63 pass breakups and 11 1/2 sacks.

Scandrick said in December he thought the Cowboys had fully committed to Awuzie and Lewis and saw the writing on the wall https://www.cowboysdaclub.com/chris-jones-jersey-c-5.html, saying he didn t want to all of a sudden play limited snaps or even be inactive.

On Sunday https://www.cowboysdaclub.com/cooper-rush-jersey-c-6.html, Scandrick took to Twitter and Instagram to say farewell to the Cowboys and their fans
For the past ten years, it s been my privilege to represent the Dallas Cowboys organization both on the field and in the community, he said in his post.

As my time in Dallas comes to an end I d like to thank the Jones family, my coaches https://www.cowboysdaclub.com/dan-bailey-jersey-c-4.html, my teammates, the athletic training staff, the fans and all of CowboysNation for their unwavering support. It s been an honor to wear The Star.