49ers release Nate Clements
Jul 27, 2011 at 2:31 PM
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Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area had this to say on his Twitter (@MaioccoCSN):
Just received word from source that 49ers have informed Nate Clements they are releasing him.
That move to release Clements would clear $15M million in 49ers' cap space.
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