TAMPA — Needing his roster spot to shore up depth issues from injuries, the Bucs on Tuesday waived third-year RB Mike James, who had been inactive for all three games this season.
James, 24, was drafted in the sixth round out of Miami in 2013, and of his 332 career rushing yards, 283 came in a four-game stretch his rookie year when starter Doug Martin went down with injury. James rushed 28 times for 158 yards in a loss at Seattle, but had lost that backup role to Charles Sims and Bobby Rainey last season.