Angelo Crowell, an injury-plagued linebacker who never played a down for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after signing with them as a free agent in 2009, was released Friday.
The Bucs also signed two seventh-round draft picks, defensive end Erik Lorig and linebacker Dekoda Watson, to 4-year contracts and released two other players.
Lorig was a 3-year starter at Stanford who finished his college career with 95 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. Watson was a team captain at Florida State who posted 184 stops, 11.5 sacks and 32.5 tackles for loss in 47 games with the Seminoles.
Along with Crowell, Tampa Bay released safety Emanuel Cook and long snapper Chris Mauriello.
Cook spent a portion of the 2009 on Tampa Bay practice squad. Mauriello originally joined the Bucs as an undrafted free agent on May 17.
Crowell, 28, led the Bills with 140 tackles in 2007 before missing the 2008 season with a knee injury. He signed with the Bucs 15 months ago and was expected to compete for a starting job on the strong side before suffering a torn biceps muscle in the preseason that relegated him to the injured reserve list.
In Crowell's absence, Quincy Black emerged as the starter last fall and Bucs coach Raheem Morris has been praising the fourth-year linebacker as one of Tampa Bay's most improved players heading into the 2010 season.
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