A Tennessee spokesman confirmed Thursday that Vinson had been dismissed and said coach Lane Kiffin would address it further Friday during the team's media day availability for the bowl game.
The move came on Vinson's birthday. Police questioned him in May about a shooting at a Knoxville apartment complex but called him a witness. Former Tennessee basketball player Ramar Smith later was arrested in the shooting.
Vinson had 11 tackles this season and one interception.
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