Bucs Start Roster Cuts

By: Charlie Campbell

June 19, 2008 @ 5:14pm

Bucs released veteran Patrick Chukwurah on Thursday (Getty Images)

Bucs released veteran Patrick Chukwurah on Thursday (Getty Images)

On Thursday the Buccaneers started the process of trimming down their roster to the league mandated number of 80. Tampa Bay released defensive end Patrick Chukwurah. Chukwurah was the first free agent the Bucs signed in free agency in 2007.


 
Bucs head coach Jon Gruden is not a fan of the new league rule that mandates all teams have a limit of 80 players that they can take to training camp. In an effort to get to that limit, the Bucs have released defensive end Patrick Chukwurah. The veteran’s agent, Ron Slavin, told Pewter Report that the release was a numbers issue with the Buccaneers having to get to the 80-man limit.

Chukwurah, 29, was the first player that the team signed in free agency in 2007. He received a signing bonus of $300,000. His 2008 salary was scheduled to be the same as his 2007 salary of $700,000. The 6-foot-1, 250-pounder played in nine games for the Bucs last season. He had 16 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery, and 10 special teams tackles.

Per rotoworld.com, the Bucs have also released tight end Keith Heinrich, defensive end Marquis Gunn, and linebacker Leon Joe.

Pewter Report will have more reports of the expected Bucs roster cuts this week.

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Comments

Horse

Sad and this is a business which shows me that we are better than we were a year ago. Sorry Pat and good luck to you. I don't think your career is over yet.
Go Bucs

7:08pm, June 19, 2008

gtskyrider

I totally agree with this move, he wasn't productive enough and now is the time to get rid of dead weight. Not saying he wasn't good enough but if he was he wouldn't have gotten cut...bottom line!

12:12am, June 20, 2008

bucism1

this dude has been an injury plagued bust since he donned the pewter and red.......he is dead weight and had to go....he will play somewhere else....we really have no need for the guy...and dont feel bad for him....the last couple of years he has made way more money than most, or all of us who read pewter report...he was paid handsomely to be a big time do nothing in a bucs uniform.....i wish him well but im glad he is taking the train to the plane at tampa international...

1:26pm, June 20, 2008

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