The Greg Schiano regime has claimed its first casualty.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have cut safety Tanard Jackson for a failed physical, general manager Mark Dominik announced this morning.

Dominik said the Bucs weren't happy with Jackson's growth on and off the field.

"What's important to us as an organization is the growth of our football players and how they handle (things) on and off the field to become the best Buccaneer possible,'' Dominik said while meeting with reporters this morning at One Buc Place. "And that's what we're looking for.'' 

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-- RICK STROUD, Times Staff Writer