A year ago, the Buccaneers signed defensive tackle Mitch Unrein as part of a defensive line rebuild.
Wednesday, they released him before he ever played a down.
According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers are releasing Unrein with a failed physical designation.
Unrein suffered a concussion in training camp and was placed on injured reserve last September, and never returned. Stroud reports that he was never cleared to resume football activities.
The 31-year-old has also played for the Broncos, Bears, and Chargers in his prior seven seasons, but it’s unclear if he’ll play again.
He signed a three-year, $10.5 million deal last March, and they’ll save $2.75 million in cap space with his release.
