ESPN Dallas does not expect the Cowboys to consider cutting Miles Austin until 2014 or 2015.

Thanks to a February restructure, Austin is making just $840,000 in base salary this season -- but received a $5.8 million signing bonus. In 2014, that base number rises to $5.5 million. If Austin struggles through another year of balky hamstrings and unrealized potential, he could find himself on the chopping block. Over the last two seasons, Austin has missed six games and averaged just 4.1 catches for 58.5 yards when he was active. The Cowboys used a third-round pick on Baylor WR Terrence Williams last month.

CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora is "still not convinced that something doesn't happen" with Miles Austin in Dallas.

Add Doug Free to that, too. "There's still some work that needs to be done there," said La Canfora. "You're looking at a situation where they're going to need to have some cap relief. ... There's still a lot of cap and business related work for the Cowboys to have done." Austin restructured his salary ten days ago, clearing $3 million in cap space. We think Austin is safe for 2013, but Free could be a post-June 1 cut.

The Cowboys restructured Miles Austin's contract, clearing $3 million in cap space.

That should answer any questions about whether Dallas will release Austin. To be clear, this was not a pay cut, and they're not going to cut Austin. He can be drafted as a WR3 in fantasy with occasional WR2 upside.