NFL roster decisions always involve some degree of risk. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers just learned how costly that risk can be. General manager Jason Licht made Jack Pyburn available after cutting the undrafted rookie.
Undrafted free-agent linebacker Jack Pyburn made headlines on and off the field in the NFL preseason. He led the league with four sacks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the preseason.
After being waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, Jack Pyburn was claimed by the Kansas City Chiefs, according to the NFL’s transaction wire. He was planning a return to college football at LSU in light of his eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA if he did not get claimed.
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Amid his lawsuit against the NCAA seeking another year of eligibility, Jack Pyburn has been waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, On3’s Pete Nakos reported.
Friday night was about as ugly as it gets, even for preseason. Still, the Buccaneers had plenty of winners and losers to comb over after losing 19-0 to the Jaguars.
A current Tampa Bay rookie could be set to rejoin the college game in the coming days. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers operate outside the purview of college football, aside from drafting college players.
Jack Pyburn finds himself caught between two football paths, with neither one completely settled. After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first preseason game, the rookie edge rusher acknowledged the uncertainty.
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Jack Pyburn is living one of the strangest limbos in football right now, and even he can’t say how it ends. After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ preseason game, the rookie edge rusher admitted he doesn’t know when he’ll have to choose between sticking with the Buccaneers or returning to college football.
A court ruling in the state of Louisiana in the middle of the week made 16 players eligible to return to college football, including a few who are currently on NFL rosters.
Jack Pyburn filed a lawsuit that would allow him to leave the Buccaneers and go back to college and play football in 2026 if he wins. There is major risk that comes with a collegiate return.
Former LSU Tigers pass rusher Jack Pyburn could return to Baton Rouge for another season. Thanks to a temporary restraining order that was issued by a judge in Louisiana this week, class of 2022 athletes who have spent time with NFL teams this summer can return to college football in 2026.
The NFL is witnessing a first among undrafted rookies and the NCAA. Already Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher Jack Pyburn drifted into the College Football Transfer Portal Wednesday.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers undrafted edge rusher Jack Pyburn made the most of his preseason opportunity. The Buccaneers defeated the Jets 24-16 while playing only backups Friday night.