TAMPA, Fla. -- With a dwindling number of snaps and a desire to get younger at the inside linebacker position, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released Deone Bucannon on Wednesday.
Bucannon, who was a first-round draft pick by Arians and defensive coordinator Todd Bowles when they were with the Arizona Cardinals in 2014, signed with Tampa Bay in free agency to compete for a starting inside linebacker spot. The Bucs ultimately drafted Devin White with the fifth-overall pick, however, and have since made Lavonte David a focal point of the defense.