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Florida DE Brenton Cox dismissed from football team for 'an accumulation of issues'

Kevin Brockway
Gator Sports

Florida defensive end Brenton Cox has been dismissed from the team, head coach Billy Napier confirmed on Monday.

"Sometimes you have to make decisions in the best interest of the team," Napier said. "We decided to move on."

Napier said Cox's dismissal was due to an accumulation of issues but did not get into specifics.

"We will keep that in house," Napier said.

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Cox started all eight games for Florida this season, with 35 tackles, 8 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. A transfer from Georgia, Cox was emotionally charged in Florida's loss to the Bulldogs on Saturday. He threw a punch in the end zone after being horse-collared following Georgia's final touchdown of the game, a Kenny McIntosh touchdown run. 

Florida linebacker Brenton Cox Jr. (1), shown prior to the game against Georgia, has been dismissed from the team.

Napier said Antonio Powell and Lloyd Summerall III will be among those in the rotation to replace Cox at the edge rusher spot. Summerall sat out the Georgia game with an injury.

The story was first reported by Zach Abolverdi of On3Sports.

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