Nate Burleson cut by Lions

— -- The Detroit Lions have released veteran wide receiver Nate Burleson, his agent, Ken Sarnoff, confirmed Thursday afternoon.

The 32-year-old Burleson was scheduled to make $7,531,645 against the team's salary cap in 2014 but was willing to restructure his deal to take less money to stay with the franchise.

The Lions apparently did not have interest in that.

"I'm in a pretty good position because I've been in it long enough that I'm not surprised by what happens in the NFL, so this situation isn't foreign to me," Burleson told ESPN.com earlier this week.