The 2014 contracts of "vested veterans" (players with at least four years of service) become fully guaranteed if they’re on an NFL roster for Week 1; therefore several NFL veterans were released on Saturday:
The San Francisco 49ers released WR Kassim Osgood.
The Seattle Seahawks waived WR Phil Bates.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released WR Louis Murphy and CB Quinton Pointer.
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Niners release WR Osgood; Seahawks cut WR Bates
