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 with the Kansas City Chiefs . He caught the game-winning touchdown from Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl L

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