The former Commanders center announced his retirement via Instagram. He cited his lengthy injury history as one of the reasons he is moving on from football. Over the past two years, Roullier has appeared in just 10 games. A sixth-round pick in 2017, Roullier entered the league as an unheralded prospect. It didn’t take long for him to prove the draft evaluators wrong. He started seven games as a rookie and opened his second season as Washington’s starter at center. Roullier ultimately made 63 starts over his six-year career.

The veteran center was released by the Commanders as a post-June 1 cut in early May and has yet to draw much interest on the free agent market. He has allowed only one sack since 2020 but has missed 24 games over the previous two seasons. The soon to be 30-year-old is likely to find a home on team in need of a veteran presence along the interior offensive line.

The Commanders released Roullier with a post-June 1 designation, saving $8.37 million against the cap. Roullier became expendable after the Commanders drafted center/guard Ricky Stromberg out of Arkansas in the third round and signed free agent Nick Gates earlier this offseason. Roullier suffered a season-ending injury in last season's Week 2 contest against the Lions. A former sixth-round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, Roullier was promoted to a full-time starter in 2018 but has played in just 10 games over the last two seasons due to a myriad of injuries. Set to turn 30 in August, it's possible Roullier lands elsewhere with a chance to compete for a starting job in training camp if he's fully healthy.

A Roullier post-June 1 release would save $8.37 million in cap room. Nick Gates got a three-year, $16.5 million contract to man the center position this offseason. Roullier, who has missed 24 games the last two seasons, will turn 30 in August and could be a stop-gap option elsewhere if he's healthy after suffering a knee injury in September.