Broncos to save $3.5 after releasing Stewart

Safety Darian Stewart will be released by the Denver Broncos, saving the team nearly $3.5 million against the 2019 salary cap and thrusting another veteran defensive back into the open market. Stewart broke the news himself via Instagram on Wednesday afternoon.

"Broncos country thank you all for the love you showed me and my family these past 4 years. But it's time for me to move on and I'm looking forward to the next chapter. I still got a whole lotta (football emoji) left in me so I'll see y'all real soon," Stewart wrote. Stewart turns 31 in August and spent four years with the team after signing a $28 million deal in 2015.

He recorded nine interceptions in 61 games with Denver.