Buccaneers release Randy Gregory after he failed to report to training camp

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released edge rusher Randy Gregory after he failed to report to training camp.

Coach Todd Bowles said Sunday that the team cut Gregory after he had been put on the reserve/did not report list on July 23 for not showing up to camp. Bowles said he never found out why Gregory skipped camp.

"No, I never found out," he said. "I wish him the best. We'll move on from there. You can't miss what you never had."

The 31-year-old Gregory, who's also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers, signed a one-year, $3 million contract in free agency. However, he did not participate in the Bucs' voluntary offseason program or attend the team's mandatory minicamp this summer.

Gregory filed a lawsuit against the NFL and the Broncos in June claiming discrimination over being fined $532,500 for taking medication containing THC for disabilities during his brief time in Denver.

In the complaint, Gregory said he was prescribed Dronabinol for social anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders but was denied accommodations to treat those disabilities with that medicine.

The NFL no longer suspends players who test positive for THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical responsible for most of marijuana's psychological effects, but it remains among the league's banned substances. Players who test positive are subject to fines.

The Broncos are named in the lawsuit although teams don't have any role in the fining of players who violate the league's drug policies. The NFL and NFLPA's substances of abuse policy is collectively bargained and administered by a jointly appointed third-party medical professional.

Gregory has been fined $532,500 for repeated positive THC tests since March 2023,