FloridaSportsNews.com

By Omar Kelly SunSentinel.com

DAVIE – The Miami Dolphins have released six players who were members of last season’s AFC East Division champs, and placed outside linebacker Matt Roth on the physically unable to perform list.

Moving Roth, who is battling a groin injury, to the PUP creates an extra roster spot until the sixth week of the season.

The most notable cut was receiver Brandon London, one of the team’s top special teams contributors. Also let go was offensive tackle Brandon Frye, defensive end Rodrique Wright, safety Courtney Bryan, cornerback Joey Thomas, and inside linebacker William Kershaw.

Kershaw’s team-leading seven tackles and one sack in Thursday the exhibition season finale against New Orleans wasn’t enough to earn him a spot on the 53-man roster.

The converted inside linebacker who started last season on the practice squad before getting a late call-up, drastically improved this training. But clearly it wasn’t enough to extend his South Florida stay.

Frye, who was claimed off Houston’s practice squad early last season, didn’t make the offensive line cut because the Dolphins kept offensive tackles Nate Garner and Andrew Gardner, the team’s sixth-round pick, instead. Frye played in seven games for the Dolphins in 2008, and was versatile enough to play both guard and tackle.

Wright, the team’s seven-round pick in 2006, had the longest tenure of all the players released. The Dolphins presently plan to keep eight defensive linemen on the 53-man roster, which includes second-year end Lionel Dotson.  More – SunSentinel.com

By ROY CUMMINGS | The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA – The Bucs actually went a little further than necessary in reducing their roster to the 53-man limit Sunday. By placing S Tanard Jackson on the reserve suspended list, the Bucs got their roster down to 52 players. That means at least one more move is coming, but look for several others as the team scans the waiver wire for more talent.

Below is a list of the players moved off the active roster Saturday.

Waived:
· T Anthony Alabi
· CB Kyle Arrington
· DT Chris Bradwell
· C Rob Bruggeman
· DE Jarriett Buie
· S Steve Cargile
· WR Patrick Carter
· DT Rashaad Duncan
· DE Louis Holmes
· RB Kareem Huggins
· CB Darrell Hunter
· T James Lee
· TE Jason Pociask
· TE Ryan Purvis
· LB Bo Ruud
· WR Mario Urrutia

Waived/Injured:
· S Donte Nicholson

Terminated Vested Veterans:
· K Matt Bryant
· FB Jameel Cook
· WR Cortez Hankton
· WR Marcus Maxwell

Placed on Injured Reserve
· T Xavier Fulton

Moved to Reserve/Suspended List
· S Tanard Jackson

TBO.com

by Gregg Rosenthal ProFootballTalk.com

Being a long-standing member of the Bucs isn’t viewed as a positive around Tampa these days.

According to PFT head honcho Mike Florio, the latest veteran Buccanneer to get cut was fullback Jameel Cook, who has played six of his eight career seasons with the team. 

B.J. Askew looks likely to start at fullback for Tampa.  ProFootballTalk.com

by Gregg Rosenthal ProFootballTalk.com

If Dolphins linebacker Matt Roth was a bigger-named player, his mysterious journey during training camp would grown into a major story.

Roth was expected to be a solid starter for the Dolphins this year, but now he won’t hit the field until Week Seven at the earliest. 

Edgar Thompson of the Palm Beach Post wrote Saturday morning that Roth was placed on the reserve/PUP list, which means he’s ineligible to practice or play with the team for the first six weeks of the season.

Jason Taylor is going to have a bigger role on the Miami defense than originally expected because of Roth’s injury and Taylor’s solid performance in training camp.  ProFootballTalk.com