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A few days before 2016’s free agency bazaar opens, the Buccaneers are reportedly planning to part ways with one of the players they signed in last year’s marketplace.

Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the team is expected to release linebacker Bruce Carter on Monday. The Bucs signed Carter to a four-year deal worth up to $17 million last year.

Carter was expected to play a key role on defense after agreeing to that deal, but lost out a competition for the middle linebacker job to Kwon Alexander and wound up starting only three games last season. Carter was set to make $3.5 million in salary this season and had a $750,000 roster bonus coming his way as well.

The move would save the Bucs that $4.25 million in cash as well as cap space. Carter’s release comes a year after the Bucs parted ways with quarterback Josh McCown, defensive end Michael Johnson and tackle Anthony Collins a year into deals they signed as free agents. The team will need to a better job selecting pieces for their team this time around.