Doug Kyed of PFF reports that the Patriots are releasing DT Akeem Spence on Tuesday as they cut their roster down to 53 players.
Spence, 29, is a former sixth-round pick by the Buccaneers back in 2013. He finished his four-year, $2,644,424 rookie contract with Tampa Bay before signing a three-year, $10.5 million contract with the Lions in 2017.
The Lions traded Spence to the Dolphins in 2018 for a conditional seventh-round draft pick. Miami released Spence during the preseason and he later signed on with the Eagles in September of 2019 but was cut loose after a month.
From there, he had a brief stint with the Jaguars before signing on with the Patriots last year.
In 2020, Spence appeared in six games for the Patriots and recorded nine tackles and no sacks.
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