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The Bucs made some more roster cuts following their 34-3 loss to the Titans on Saturday night. All NFL teams must trim their roster to 80 players before Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. Tampa Bay will release five players to get to 80, and Tampa Bay Times Bucs beat writer Rick Stroud revealed those names on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.
#Bucs will waive/release five players to reach the 80-man roster limit and those cuts will begin today. WR T.J. Simmons, RB Troymaine Pope, LB Nate Brooks will be among those players waived. Pope did not play Saturday night.
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) August 22, 2021
Stroud reported that Nate Brooks is a linebacker, but in reality he’s a cornerback. Stroud also revealed the names of the other two in another tweet on Twitter.
#Bucs will also waive S Lawrence White IV and LB Quinton Bell. https://t.co/9j2GKRXHHd
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) August 22, 2021
None of these players is a surprise cut. All NFL teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players by August 31 at 4:00 p.m. following the final preseason game. Tampa Bay travels to Houston to take on the Texans next Saturday night.
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