Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins was kicked out of practice on Thursday for not performing well enough.
Seferian-Jenkins was spotted walking off the field early, and Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter later revealed that he told the 23-year-old to leave.
BUcs coach Dirk Koetter said he sent @Aesj88 off the field in OTAs Thurs. indicated he "didn't know what he was doing." "That's between us."
— Rick Stroud (@NFLSTROUD) June 9, 2016
Shortly after his early dismissal, Seferian-Jenkins sent some cryptic tweets. The first, which has been deleted, said “MOVING ON!!!!” Some of the others remained.
Can't let negative stuff get to u. Let it happen and move on!
— Austin Seferian J (@Aesj88) June 9, 2016
— Austin Seferian J (@Aesj88) June 9, 2016
— Austin Seferian J (@Aesj88) June 9, 2016
We’ve heard of NFL players having bad practices, but it’s pretty rare for a player to be kicked off the field during a portion of practice that is open to the media. Koetter must have really been frustrated to embarrass him like that.
Seferian-Jenkins has shown flashes of great athleticism, but he has trouble staying healthy and performing consistently. He clearly isn’t off to the best start under his new head coach.
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