There wasn’t a chance that the Buccaneers would have defensive tackle Akeem Spence for the first week of the season after he was suspended by the league for violating the substance abuse policy.
They won’t have him for at least the five weeks after that either. Spence started camp on the physically unable to perform list when camp opened and announced Tuesday that he’ll remain there into the regular season.
Spence had 28 tackles and two sacks in 16 appearances for Tampa last season.
The Bucs also waived/injured guard Josh Allen, wide receiver Robert Herron and cornerback Leonard Johnson. All three will revert to injured reserve if they go unclaimed on waivers.
Punter Michael Koenen was released earlier on Tuesday and the Bucs made 10 other moves over the weekend to get to the 75-man limit.
