Chad Hutchinson released by the Dallas Cowboys

With their quarterback depth chart overstocked, the Dallas Cowboys on Friday phoned the agent for two-year veteran Chad Hutchinson, apprising Scott Boras that his client will be released before the team reports to training camp next week.
The decision on Hutchinson's fate has been anticipated for more than a month. During the offseason, the Cowboys having added veteran Vinny Testaverde as a free agent and traded for Drew Henson. Coach Bill Parcells indicated he would not go to camp with five quarterbacks, since there is not enough time to get meaningful snaps for all of them.Incumbent starter Quincy Carter tops the depth chart, followed by Testaverde, Henson and second-year pro Tony Romo. Dallas won a bidding war for Hutchinson in 2002, signing him as a free agent to a contract that included a $3.1 million bonus. Hutchinson had abandoned his football career with two seasons of eligibility remaining at Stanford, signed a baseball contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, and then opted to return to the gridiron in 2002.Most scouts believed that Hutchinson, who had a short stint with the Cardinals at the major league level during his four-year baseball career, would have been a first-round choice in the NFL had he continued at Stanford. Obviously, the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones thought that was the case and believed Hutchinson could quickly regain his football form.
It will be interesting to see if any team claims Hutchinson, who has a strong arm but lacks accuracy and mobility, once he is officially waived. A few teams have hinted they might consider auditioning him if he clears waivers.

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