Bowles says of released Randy Gregory: ‘You can’t miss what you never had’

TAMPA, Florida — More than 100 people attended an event in Tampa, Florida, The New York Times reports Buccaneers Outside linebacker deal reached Randy Gregory Coach Todd Bowles said Sunday that he was never given a reason why Gregory didn’t show up to training camp.

“I’ll never know, but I wish him the best and we’ll go from there,” Boles said. “You can’t miss what you never had.”

Gregory has yet to report to training camp and also missed two preseason games After filing the suit against the NFL and Denver Broncos In June, Gregory was hit with a $500,000 fine for alleged discrimination after he claimed the league and team denied him access to a drug called dronabinol, which he was prescribed by a doctor to treat social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress.

The Bucs placed Gregory on the reserve/did not report list on July 23. He signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the club that included an additional $2 million in incentives. Gregory missed three mandatory minicamp practices, 24 days of training camp (which includes practice days, meeting days, travel days, team activities, and preseason game days). Gregory missed one preseason game (against the Cincinnati Bengals) The agreement to release him was reached on August 15 (but not reported until Saturday), meaning the pre-season game would be on Saturday Jacksonville Jaguars This did not count toward the total number of days missed at training camp.

Gregory was fined approximately $1,377,549 for the time he missed with the Buccaneers, and may also receive a certain percentage of a bonus based on the number of days missed.

Starter Yaya Diaby He is also out with an ankle injury and is not expected to return before Week 1, while Joe Tryon-Shoyinka He was out for some time recently with a shoulder/neck injury but returned to practice this week. However, Bowles said he is not concerned about the depth at the position. Jose Ramirez Produced three sacks against Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night, while fellow second-year outside linebacker Marquis Watts One sack was also registered.

“The outside backer position on defense probably has the most depth than any other position, so we’re very comfortable with the players that are playing and those that are supporting them right now. And the players that could potentially make the team,” Bowles said.