Bucs release Hovan, five others
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04/26/2010 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released six players on Monday, chief among them 10-year veteran defensive tackle Chris Hovan.
Hovan finished 2009, his fifth season with the Buccaneers, with 33 tackles and half a sack while participating in all 16 games. Since coming to Tampa in 2005, the Boston College product has played in 79 of the club's 80 regular- season contests.
Since entering the league in 2000 after the Vikings made him their 25th- overall pick, Hovan has racked up 413 tackles and 22 sacks in 156 games.
In addition, the club released fullback B.J. Askew, punter Sam Paulescu, cornerback Stoney Woodson and guards Shawn Murphy and Arron Sears.
Askew appeared in just five games last season for the Bucs until he was placed on the non-football injury list in late October, catching two passes and rushing once for no gain. He is a seven-year NFL pro who has played in 83 games with the Jets and Tampa since 2003.
Sears spent all of 2009 on the non-football illness list.
Paulescu participated in five games for the Bucs last season after coming over from Washington in December, compiling an average of 42.6 yards over 24 punts.
Murphy came to Tampa Bay after being claimed off waivers from Miami in October, while Woodson was signed in early December and spent the rest of the year on the Bucs' practice squad.
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