Buccaneers Trim Roster To 77
The Buccaneers have announced a series of roster cuts in advance of Tuesday’s cutdown deadline, and they now have 77 players on their rosters. Two more players must be waived or released by 3pm CT on August 30.
The following Tampa Bay players have been cut:
- Travis Britz, DT
- Daniel Davie, CB
- Andre Davis, WR
- Taylor Fallin, T
- Jeremiah George, LB
- Martin Ifedi, DE
- Storm Johnson, RB
- Ishmaa’ily Kitchen, DT
- Kimario McFadden, S
- Jacob Schum, P
- Tevin Westbrook, TE
- Major Wright, S
As a vested veteran, Wright will not have to pass through waivers (as the rest of the players listed will). As such, he is now a free agent and is free to sign with any team.
Bucs Agree To Terms With 19 UDFAs
The Buccaneers’ rookie free agent class is a large one, with 19 undrafted players agreeing to terms with Tampa Bay, according to a team release. Here’s the full list of undrafted free agents who have agreed to sign with the Bucs:
- RB Peyton Barber (Auburn)
- TE/FB Tim Brown (West Chester)
- TE Kivon Cartwright (Colorado State)
- LB Tyson Coleman (Oregon)
- FB/TE Alan Cross (Memphis)
- T Taylor Fallin (Memphis)
- RB Russell Hansbrough (Missouri)
- S Traveon Henry (Northwestern)
- S Isaiah Johnson (South Carolina) ($2.5K signing bonus, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle)
- WR Anthony Kelly (Kutztown)
- DT/DE Davonte Lambert (Auburn)
- LB Cassanova McKinzy (Auburn) ($10K signing bonus, per Wilson)
- DT Jontavius Morris (Western Kentucky)
- LB Luke Rhodes (William & Mary)
- G Dominique Robertson (West Georgia)
- S Elijah Shumate (Notre Dame) ($13K signing bonus, per Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times)
- WR Dez Stewart (Ohio Dominican)
- DE Channing Ward (Mississippi)
- T Leonard Wester (Missouri Western)