Packers release Mecole Hardman, Isaiah Simmons, sources say

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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Three-time Super Bowl champion Mecole Hardman and former first-round pick Isaiah Simmons were among the players released Tuesday by the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN.

The Packers took fliers on both Hardman and Simmons this offseason, but neither showed enough in the preseason and training camp to crack the 53-man roster.

Green Bay invested little in either player, giving Hardman just a $150,000 signing bonus and Simmons only $167,500. Both signed one-year veteran minimum deals that contained no other guarantees.

Hardman got opportunities as both a receiver and kick returner with the Packers but couldn't replicate what he had done during his career…