Vikings release kicker Dan Bailey after rough season FILE Minnesota Vikings kicker Dan Bailey (5) looks on before a field goal attempt in the third quarter of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, in Minneapolis. The Vikings have released Bailey, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, who struggled through the 2020 season. Bailey missed 10 kicks over the final five games. He spent three years with the Vikings, who recently signed a new kicker, Greg Joseph. (Source: AP Photo/David Berding, File) By DAVE CAMPBELL | March 9, 2021 at 11:37 PM CST - Updated March 9 at 11:37 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Vikings cleared more salary cap space by cutting kicker Dan Bailey on Tuesday, keeping their carousel of specialists spinning for yet another season.
At risk of becoming a salary-cap casualty this offseason after a subpar 2020 campaign, veteran kicker Dan Bailey, 33, was released by the Minnesota Vikings on Tuesday.