Buccaneers To Cut CB Alterraun Verner

The Buccaneers are releasing cornerback Alterraun Verner today, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (on Twitter). "<strong

Verner has not lived up to expectations in his three seasons in south Florida. The 28-year-old was scheduled carry a $6.5MM cap number in 2017, a number that was not at all palatable for Tampa Bay. Verner hasn’t been a regular starter since 2015 and last season he did not show any signs of getting back to his old form. In 16 games, he made three starts and finished the year with 12 total tackles and seven passes defensed. Verner saw only 241 snaps on the year, putting him far behind Brent Grimes and Vernon Hargreaves in terms of playing time.

Verner will now enter a competitive free agent cornerback market. As of this writing, A.J. Bouye, Trumaine Johnson, Logan Ryan, Stephon Gilmore, Prince Amukamara, Morris Claiborne, and Dre Kirkpatrick are all potential unrestricted free agents.

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