Tennessee has relieved director of strength and conditioning Dave Lawson of his duties, multiple program sources confirmed to GoVols247 on Friday afternoon.

A Tennessee spokesperson said only that Lawson “no longer works in the athletics department” but “will be paid for the final year of his contract,” which expires in February 2017.

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Jayson Swain, a former Tennessee wide receiver and current host of The Swain Event on Knoxville’s WVLZ radio, broke the news on Twitter earlier Friday afternoon.

“Dave Lawson has been officially been relieved of his duties at Uni of Tennessee,” Swain tweeted. “Was reassigned away from football during spring.”

Dave Lawson has been officially been relieved of his duties at Uni of Tennessee. Was reassigned from away from football during spring. — Jayson Swain (@SwainEvent) April 22, 2016



