The Bucs have made the necessary moves to get down to 53 players ahead of the NFL's deadline.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have finished making the necessary moves to get down from 90 players to 53, as required by the August 28th deadline, a day early. While there weren't many surprises among the cuts, there were several that were notable.
On the offensive side of the ball, the biggest name cut was wide receiver Sterling Shepard. The veteran wideout joined the team right before training camp started but has dealt with injuries much of camp, sidelining him for all three preseason contests. He has a spot on the practice squad if he wants to continue his career. Other moves in the receiver room included Rakim Jarrett being placed on Injured Reserve but wth the designation to return allowing him to come back after four weeks.
On defense, the moves were pretty straightforward. Earnest Brown beat out C.J. Brewer for the final spot on the defensive line, the team kept all six of their outside linebackers, and J.J. Russell secured the fourth linebacker spot after yet another stellar preseason. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the team going lighter on offense to keep undrafted rookie corner Tyrek Funderburk on the main roster.
FSU star linebacker Kalen DeLoach has been dealing with an injury and could come back to the practice squad once healthy, but was outplayed by fellow undrafted rookie Antonio Grier Jr. who has been invited back to the team. And after the storied battle at long-snapper, Evan Deckers edged out veteran Zach Triner for the job.
The Bucs boast an impressive homegrown roster with 44 out of their 53 players being drafted, or signed as a UDFA, and developed by the team. The team is a little heavier on the defense with 27 players compared to 23 on the offense, but only two starters on the team, Baker Mayfield and Ben Bredeson were not selected by the Bucs.
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