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Report: Kansas City Chiefs release Dwayne Bowe

By Patrick Schmidt

Dec 7, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (82) against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the Chiefs 17-14. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 7, 2014; Glendale, AZ, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe (82) against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals defeated the Chiefs 17-14. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Kansas City Chiefs are making it official today with the release of former Pro Bowl receiver Dwayne Bowe.

In a move that was expected for some time now, the Kansas City Chiefs are making it official today by releasing Dwayne Bowe after eight seasons with the team.

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Bowe, 28, was paid like one of the best receivers in the NFL since signing a five-year, $56 million contract he signed after the 2012 season, but he didn’t live up to the contract and bottomed out in 2014 without a single touchdown reception.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs are finally going to release Bowe on Thursday after making it known that he was not in the team’s future plans before the start of free agency.

He was scheduled to make #10.75 million in base salary and had a $14 million cap hit. By releasing him, the Chiefs carry a $9 million cap hit this year, $6 million in 2016 and $3 million cap hit in 2017, according to Spotrac.com.

Bowe had his breakout season in 2010 when he 72 receptions for a career-high 1,162 yards and led the NFL with 15 touchdown receptions. He followed that up with an 81-catch, 1,159 yards, five touchdown season in 2011, but in the last three years, Bowe has averaged 59 receptions for 743 yards and 2.6 touchdowns per season.

The Chiefs failed to have a single receiver catch a touchdown pass last year, which is both shocking and a large indictment on Bowe who was replaced as the team’s No. 1 receiver earlier this week after the team signed Jeremy Maclin to a similar contract the team gave Bowe a few years ago.

Bowe won’t get No. 1 receiver money on the open market now, but if he can find a team where he can be a solid No. 2 and be on the receiving end of passes from an above-average quarterback, something he didn’t have in Alex Smith, he could still be a valuable contributor.

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