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Josh Rosen has found a new home. The highly drafted quarterback will be signing with the Buccaneers’ practice squad, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network (Twitter link).

Rosen will now get to learn from Tom Brady in the quarterbacks room. The UCLA product has had a tough time in the pros, and was just recently cut by the Dolphins after Miami failed to find a trade partner. Heavily hyped coming out of college, Rosen was drafted 10th overall by the Cardinals in 2018. His rookie season was a disaster, as Arizona went 3-13 and head coach Steve Wilks was fired after just one year.

The Cards elected to start fresh the following offseason, drafting Kyler Murray with the first pick and making Rosen expendable. He was quickly dealt to the Dolphins in exchange for a second-round pick. He started three games in Miami but didn’t play well and failed to beat out Ryan Fitzpatrick for playing time.

Obviously Rosen’s circumstances have been far from ideal, and he’s had to deal with things that are extremely rare for such a highly drafted quarterback. Now he’ll be not just learning from Brady, but reuniting with Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich as well. Leftwich was quarterbacks coach and interim offensive coordinator during Rosen’s season in Arizona, when he started 13 games.

This seems like an ideal situation for Rosen to land, and a chance to jumpstart his career. For the Bucs it’s a nice low-risk signing, as they don’t currently have anyone waiting in the wings for whenever the 43-year-old Brady decides to hang up his cleats. Through 16 career NFL starts Rosen has averaged 5.7 yards per attempt with 12 touchdowns and 19 interceptions.

Here is the Buccaneers full practice squad:

G Zack Bailey
RB Ray Calais
S D’Cota Dixon
WR Cyril Grayson
S Javon Hagan
TE Tanner Hudson
DL Jeremiah Ledbetter
G Nick Leverett
CB Herb Miller
WR Josh Pearson
DL Benning Potoa’e
ILB Chapelle Russell
C Zach Shackelford
QB Reid Sinnett
CB Mazzi Wilkins

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Buccaneers Sign 13 UDFAs

By Ben Levine | at May 4, 2020 5:39 pm

After adding seven rookies via the 2020 NFL Draft, the Buccaneers announced the signing of nine undrafted free agents today:

Michael Divinity, OLB (LSU)
Cam Gill, OLB (Wagner College)
Javon Hagan, S (Ohio)
Travis Jonsen, WR (Montana State)
John Molchon, G (Boise State)
Nasir Player, OLB (East Tennessee State)
Benning Potoa’e, DT (Washington)
Zach Shackelford, C (Texas)
Reid Sinnett, QB (San Diego)

Sinnett is naturally one of the most notable name on the list, as the quarterback guided the University of San Diego to the FCS playoffs after tossing 3,528 yards and 32 touchdowns. While he’s unlikely to crack a roster that includes Tom Brady, Blaine Gabbert, and Ryan Griffin, it sounds like the Bucs want to hang on to a developmental QB on their practice squad.

Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle previously reported (via Twitter) that Sinnett will earn $152K in guaranteed money.

Jonsen proved to be a Swiss Army Knife during his time at Montana State, as he finished the 2019 campaign with 580 receiving yards and 527 rushing yards. He also completed six of his seven pass attempts for 64 yards and one score.

UPDATE

The Bucs announced the signing of four additional UDFAs:

John Hurst, WR (West Georgia)
Nick Leverett, G (Rice)
Parnell Motley, CB (Oklahoma)
Josh Pearson, WR (Jacksonville State)

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