TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said outside linebacker Randy Gregory had an unexcused absence this first day of mandatory minicamp and that the team will "deal with it."
"It's disappointing when anyone's not here but we'll deal with it," Bowles said after Tuesday's practice. "We'll deal with it. Right now, I'm only gonna coach the guys that's here."
The Bucs signed Gregory this offseason to a one-year deal worth $3 million with incentives that bolster it to $5 million. Per the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, a player missing mandatory minicamp with an unexcused absence results in a $16,953 fine for the first day, $33,908 for the second day and $50,855 for a third day.