It was one of the feel-good stories of the offseason and now it might be over. Quarterback Vincent Testaverde earned a spot on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 90-man training camp roster, but on Wednesday he lost it.
The Bucs cut him and placed offensive lineman Mike Liedtke on injured reserve in order to sign defensive lineman Stevie Tu’ikolovatu and safety John Battle. Leidtke was lost for the season after injuring his shoulder. Battle is an undrafted free agent out of LSU. Tu’ikolovatu was originally a seventh rounder for the Bucs in 2017.
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Vincent’s dad Vinny Testaverd was the No. 1 overall pick by Tampa Bay in the 1987 NFL Draft out of Miami. He played 21 seasons in the NFL for seven different teams. Vincent didn’t even make it 21 days.
There’s always a chance that the younger Testaverde could land on another team’s roster or in the XFL, but that’s significantly less fun than him earning a job with the team that drafted his dad.
As a senior with the University of Albany Great Danes, Vincent completed 53.4 percent of his passes for 1,714 yards and 11 touchdowns.
TRANSACTIONS
- With A.J. McCarron injured, the Houston Texans brought in free agent quarterback Jordan Ta’amu. Last season with Ole Miss, Ta’amu threw for 3,918 yards and 19 touchdowns with eight picks. In a corresponding move, the Texans cut center D.J. Coker.
- The Dallas Cowboys cut wide receiver Lance Lenoir and offensive tackle Derrick Puni. With the open roster spots, they added tight end Marcus Lucas and offensive tackle Juwann Bushell-Beatty.
- Rodney Anderson was activated from the Non-Football Injury list by the Cincinnati Bengals. Cincy picked Anderson in the sixth round of April’s draft out of Oklahoma.
- Tight end A.J. Derby was snatched up by the New Orleans Saints. They waived offensive lineman Nate Wozniak.
- The Indianapolis Colts put wide receiver Steve Ishmael on injured reserve. With the open slot, they signed running back Aca’Cedric Ware.
