Plenty of unsigned veterans attended rookie minicamps around the NFL this past weekend on a tryout basis. Long snapper Scott Daly was among them.
Daly was in place with the Buccaneers during their rookie camp, as noted by Fox Sports’ Greg Auman. His time there clearly went well, seeing as an agreement has been reached. Auman reports Tampa Bay is signing Daly, and by doing so allowing him to compete for the team’s long snapper position.
Undrafted rookie Wesley Brown was also in place for minicamp, but today’s news certainly points to an uphill battle in his case for remaining on the roster through cutdowns at the end of the summer (if not earlier). Daly will now join incumbent Evan Deckers as a long snapper on the Buccaneers’ roster. Deckers has been in place with Tampa Bay for the past two years.
Daly spent three seasons in Detroit before a two-year run in Chicago. The Notre Dame product was limited to eight games in 2023, but he has otherwise been healthy during his career. Daly, 32, is a veteran of 78 combined regular and postseason contests. That makes him a more experienced option than Deckers, who has totaled 28 games to date.
The Buccaneers found themselves near the bottom of the league in terms of cap space entering Monday. This Daly deal will use up some of the team’s $9.35MM in available funds, but it will no doubt check in at or near the league minimum. Tampa Bay is now in position to carry multiple long snappers into training camp, regardless of what happens with Brown.