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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: P Michael Koenen released

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made some noise Monday morning by releasing punter Michael Koenen, who had been with the team the past four seasons. The roster has to be cut to 75 players by 4 p.m. today so I don’t think the Bucs wanted to waste a spot on an extra punter.

The Koenen decision is honestly a move that should have been done a long time ago. After signing a 6-year $19.5 Million contract with the Bucs in 2011, Koenen definitely didn’t live up to his price tag in 2014.

He was one of, if not the worst punter in the NFL; Koenen had the worst average distance (40.