The Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53-man roster has been assembled. Training camp has come to an end, cuts have been made and moves are finalized. The coaching staff saw what they needed to see, therefore, cuts were made.
This offseason had a lot of players opening eyes during camp, and making their case for a spot on the 53 man roster. “These decisions were tough ones”, according to a member of the coaching staff, but were the best decisions for the team.
The official Tampa Bay Buccaneers 53-man roster is as follows:
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Quarterbacks: (3)
Tom Brady, Blaine Gabbert, Kyle Trask
Cut: Ryan Griffin
Running Backs: (4)
Leonard Fournette, Ronald Jones II, Giovani Bernard, Ke’Shawn Vaughn
Cut: C.J Prosise
Wide Receivers: (6)
Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antonio Brown, Tyler Johnson, Scotty Miller, Jaelon Darden
Cut: Jaylon Mickens, Travis Jonsen, Cyril Grayson
Tight Ends: (3)
Rob Gronkowski, O.J Howard, Cameron Brate
Cut: Tanner Hudson, Codey McElroy, Jerell Adams
Offensive Linemen: (9)
Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Ryan Jenson, Alex Cappa, Tristan Wirfs, Josh Wells, Aaron Stinne, Robert Hainsey, John Molchon, Nick Leverett, Earl Watford
Cut: Jake Benzinger, Jonathan Hubbard, Brad Seaton
Defensive Linemen: (6)
Ndamukong Suh, Vita Vea, Will Gholston, Rakeem Nunez-Roches, Steve McLendon, Pat O’Connor
Cut: Jeremiah Ledbetter, Benning Potoa’e, Kobe Smith
Outside Linebackers: (5)
Shaq Barrett, Jason Pierre-Paul, Joe Tryon, Anthony Nelson, Cam Gil
Cut: Elijah Ponder, Ladarius Hamilton
Inside Linebackers: (5)
Lavonte David, Devin White, Kevin Minter, K.J Britt, Grant Stuard
Cut: Joe Jones
Cornerbacks: (4)
Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy-Bunting, Jamel Dean, Dee Delaney
Cut: Antonio Hamilton, Chris Wilcox, Herb Miller
Safeties: (5)
Jordan Whitehead, Antoine Winfield Jr, Mike Edwards, Ross Cockrell, Chris Cooper
Cut: Javon Hagan
Specialists: (3)
K Ryan Succop, P Bradley Pinion, LS Zach Triner
PUP List: WR Justin Watson
The biggest surprise was leaving tight-end Tanner Hudson off the roster. Hudson had a great camp and play very well in the preseason. As a result, he was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers.
Rookie linebacker Grant Stuard, the last pick in this year’s draft, beat out veteran Joe Jones. As a result, earned a spot on the 53 man roster. His play in the preseason finale was the deciding factor to have him on the roster.
Bruce Arians said that special teams would decide the final roster spots, which proved to be true with safety Chris Cooper and cornerback Dee Delaney. Whose versatility proved valuable to the team.
The Bucs will now turn their attention to the Dallas Cowboys whom they open the season against next Thursday night as they look to defend their Super Bowl title.
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