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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.

Minor NFL Transactions: 8/28/23

August 28th, 2023 at 8:27pm CST by Sam Robinson

We are less than 24 hours from the deadline for NFL teams to trim their rosters to 53 players. Here are the latest moves teams have made as they pare their squads down toward the in-season limit:

Baltimore Ravens

Released: DB DeAndre Houston-Carson
Waived: DT Trey Botts, DB Kaieem Caesar, WR Dontay Demus, OL Jake Guidone, DB Corey Mayfield, LB Kelle Sanders

Chicago Bears

Waived: LB Kuony Deng, OL Gabe Houy, LB Buddy Johnson, TE Jared Pinkney, WR Joe Reed, TE Jake Tonges

Cleveland Browns

Placed on reserve/NFI list: G Drew Forbes
Released: G Wes Martin

Dallas Cowboys

Released: DE Ben Banogu

Denver Broncos

Waived: ILB Austin Ajiake

Detroit Lions

Waived: OL Connor Galvin, CB Chase Lucas

Indianapolis Colts

Waived: LB Donavan Mutin, DT Caleb Sampson, OL Dakoda Shepley

Jacksonville Jaguars

Waived: WR Kevin Austin, FB Derek Parish, QB Nathan Rourke

Los Angeles Chargers

Waived: LB Tae Crowder, QB Max Duggan

Los Angeles Rams

Waived: LB Kelechi Anyalebechi, WR Braxton Burmeister, DB Timarcus Davis, DB Tyon Davis, DB Vincent Gray, WR Tyler Hudson, DB Tanner Ingle, DB Jordan Jones, G Sean Maginn, WR Lance McCutcheon, TE Camren McDonald, TE Christian Sims, DT Taron Vincent
Waived/injured: LB Ryan Smenda

Miami Dolphins

Released from IR via injury settlement: DB Tino Ellis

Minnesota Vikings

Released: LB Jake Gervase
Waived: DL Calvin Avery, CB Kalon Barnes, CB C.J. Coldon, T Christian DiLauro, CB Jameson Houston, WR Garett Maag, RB Abram Smith, OL Josh Sokol, QB Jordan Ta’amu, TE Colin Thompson
Waived/injured: CB Tay Gowan

New England Patriots

Waived: P Corliss Waitman

New Orleans Saints

Waived: LB Nick Anderson, WR Kawaan Baker, FB Jake Bargas, DT Prince Emili

New York Giants

Waived/injured: G Jack Anderson, G Wyatt Davis, DB Zyon Gilbert
Placed on IR: TE Chris Myarick

New York Jets

Released: CB Craig James, OL Greg Senat, LB Pita Taumoepenu
Placed on IR: CB Jimmy Moreland

Pittsburgh Steelers

Released: OL Le’Raven Clark
Waived: OL William Dunkle, S Jalen Elliott, RB Darius Hagans, CB Lavert Hill, DL Manny Jones, QB Tanner Morgan, LB Tanner Muse, LB Toby Ndukwe, S Kenny Robinson

Seattle Seahawks

Waived: CB Arquon Bush, TE Griffin Hebert, WR Tyjon Lindsey, T Jalen McKenzie, T Liam Ryan

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Waived: WR Taye Barber, LB Brandon Bouyer-Randle, RB Ronnie Brown, DB Anthony Chesley, TE Dominique Dafney, WR Kaylon Geiger, WR Cephus Johnson, WR Ryan Miller, OL John Molchon, OL Michael Niese, T Raiqwon O’Neal, DL Willington Previlon, DL Deadrin Senat, S Nolan Turner, WR Kade Warner, CB Rodarius Williams, S Aaron Young

Tennessee Titans

Waived: TE Alize Mack, DB Josh Thompson, RB Jonathan Ward
Placed on IR: RB Hassan Haskins

Buccaneers Announce 19-Man UDFA Class

May 14th, 2023 at 8:58pm CST by Ely Allen

After selecting eight rookies in the 2023 draft, the Buccaneers added 19 undrafted rookie free agents. Here is the list:

LB Jeremy Banks (Tennessee)
WR Taye Barber (TCU)
OLB Brandon Bouyer-Randle (Connecticut)
RB Ronnie Brown (Shepherd)
LS Evan Deckers (Duke)
T Silas Dzansi (Virginia Tech)
T Luke Haggard (Indiana)
CB Keenan Isaac (Alabama State)
S Christian Izien (Rutgers)
WR Rakim Jarrett (Maryland)
OLB Nelson Mbanasor (Texas State)
S Kaevon Merriweather (Iowa)
WR Ryan Miller (Furman)
C Chris Murray (Oklahoma)
T Raiqwon O’Neal (UCLA)
CB Derrek Pitts (NC State)
TE Tanner Taula (Illinois State)
RB Sean Tucker (Syracuse)
WR Kade Warner (Kansas State)

Brown was an absolute animal for the Division-II Rams this season, piling up 1,864 rushing yards and 19 rushing touchdowns as well as 589 receiving yards for five touchdowns on 56 receptions. He and Tucker, who scored 23 rushing touchdowns in the last two years for the Orange, are the only rookie additions to a Tampa Bay running backs room that’s looking for someone to take over.

With only six receivers on the roster following the draft, the Buccaneers added several here. Miller caught 12 touchdowns last year for the Paladins as an FCS All-American. Warner is the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner.

On the offensive line, Haggard and O’Neal join as true left tackles with each starting over 20 games at their respective institutions. Dzansi provides some unique versatility having played all the guard and tackle spots on both the left and right sides of the ball for the Hokies. Murray provides some versatility, as well, having experience at both guard and center.

Banks provides some young depth at inside linebacker after having led the Volunteer defense in tackles last season. Bouyer-Randle and Mbanasor, both former Texas Tech transfers, provide some well-rounded depth at the outside linebacker spots. At safety, Merriweather was a second-team All-American after a stellar senior year with the Hawkeyes.

The Buccaneers also added some potential competition for long snapper Zach Triner, the team’s starter at the position for the past four years. Deckers served as the Blue Devils long snapper as a grad transfer after four years at UMass. He’ll battle with Triner for a starting job this summer.