Tampa Bay released David Sills on Tuesday, ending his latest run with the Buccaneers after he appeared in the team’s last three games. The move sends the veteran wideout back onto the market just as he had worked his way back from a hamstring injury.
Greg Auman of Fox Sports reported the release, and it comes after Sills missed the first six games of the regular season while recovering. He was active for the Buccaneers’ last three games, but he did not draw any targets in any of them before the team moved on.
That is what makes this cut noteworthy. Sills had only recently been able to suit up again, and the Buccaneers still chose to make a change at wide receiver rather than keep him through the stretch that followed his return. For a player trying to reclaim a role after sitting out early in the year, the timing matters as much as the decision itself.
What happens next is straightforward: Sills will hit free agency once again. The open question is not his status, but Tampa Bay’s response, since the release creates another vacancy without any explanation of whether the Buccaneers filled it right away.
