On Wednesday, veteran safety Darren Sharper expressed pleasure regarding the fact that his decision to sign with the Saints would reunite him with cornerback Mike McKenzie.
It was a short reunion.
The Saints have announced that McKenzie has been cut.
Decisions such as these are the hardest to make in this business, G.M. Mickey Loomis said. Mike has been a standout performer for the Saints both on and off the field during his career with the Saints. We wish him well in his future and thank him for all of his efforts representing the Saints.
McKenzie was entering the final year of his contract, at a base salary of $4.45 million. The move, then, frees up $4.45 million in cap space.
Picked by the Packers during their 1999 Stop Randy Moss draft, the third-rounder was traded to New Orleans in October 2004 after a contract dispute in Green Bay.