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Buccaneers Set 53-Man Roster

August 29th, 2023 at 11:05pm CST by Ben Levine

Following the retirement of Tom Brady, the Buccaneers will be facing a pseudo-rebuild in 2023. Before they get to a challenging regular season, the team was forced to cut down their roster to 53 players today:

Released:

CB Anthony Chesley
LB Ulysees Gilbert
RB Patrick Laird
WR David Moore
DL Patrick O’Connor
DL Deadrin Senat

Waived:

WR Taye Barber
LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle
DL C.J. Brewer
RB Ronnie Brown
LS Evan Deckers
T Silas Dzansi
WR Kaylon Geiger
G Luke Haggard
CB Keenan Isaac
WR Cephus Johnson
S Richard LeCounte
WR Ryan Miller
G John Molchon
G Michael Niese
T Raiqwon O’Neal
DL Willington Previlon
OLB Jose Ramirez
OLB Hamilcar Rashed
LB J.J. Russell
OLB Charles Snowden
TE Tanner Taula
S Nolan Turner
WR Kade Warner
CB Rodarius Williams

Waived/injured:

TE Dominique Dafney
CB Don Gardner
S Kedrick Whitehead

Waived/failure to disclose physical condition:

C Chris Murray

After sitting out the 2021 campaign, Deadrin Senat got into 12 games for Tampa Bay in 2022. The defensive tackle ultimately finished the campaign with 17 tackles, one sack, and a pair of QB hits. The former third-round pick got into 22 games for the Falcons to begin his career.

Buccaneers DL Pat O’Connor Suffered Season-Ending Knee Injury

December 20th, 2021 at 4:37pm CST by Ben Levine

The injuries keep coming for the Buccaneers. Defensive lineman Pat O’Connor suffered a season-ending knee injury during last night’s loss to the Saints, reports ESPN’s Adam Schefter (via Twitter).

Doctors believe O’Connor suffered a torn PCL and a partially torn MCL. While the core special teamer will get a second opinion before determining his next step, he’ll surely be sidelined for the rest of this season and the better part of the 2022 campaign.

O’Connor was a seventh-round pick by the Lions in 2017, and while he didn’t end up sticking with Detroit, he managed to find a home in Tampa Bay. The defensive lineman has spent the past four-plus seasons with the Buccaneers, appearing in 40 games. He saw time in all 16 games for the Bucs last season, and he made another four postseason appearances en route to a Super Bowl championship.

In 2021, the 28-year-old has appeared in 13 games, collecting four tackles and 0.5 sacks. He’s appeared mostly on special teams, getting into 100 percent of Tampa Bay’s ST snaps in seven games.