GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Running back James Starks, who did not play after sustaining a concussion in a car accident Dec. 12, was cut by the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday.
A source told ESPN NFL Insider Field Yates that Starks was released with the non-football injury designation.
Starks, a sixth-round pick in 2010 who started for the Packers as a rookie in Super Bowl XLV, rushed for just 145 yards and averaged just 2.3 yards per carry in nine games last season. He had not cleared the concussion protocol prior to the Packers' loss in the NFC Championship Game.