Tom Pelissero

USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Seahawks have released tackle Eric Winston, the NFL Players Association president, a person with knowledge of the move told USA TODAY Sports.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision hadn't been announced publicly.

Winston, 30, signed last month for a $60,000 bonus with the Seahawks, who needed options at tackle after Michael Bowie was hurt and ended up being waived.

But they decided to move on rather than paying Winston a $100,000 roster bonus for being on the 53-man roster in Week 1, when his $855,000 base salary also would've become guaranteed.

Winston has played eight NFL seasons with the Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs and Arizona Cardinals. He was elected NFLPA president in March, succeeding Domonique Foxworth.

The last NFLPA president on an active roster was Kevin Mawae in 2008 and '09.

Winston was not on the Seattle roster during the June minicamp in which the Seahawks committed violations of the rules regarding contact in offseason practices, leading the NFL to strip them of two minicamp practices in 2015 and fine the team and coach Pete Carroll.

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