The first of several dozen cut players leaked out Sunday as the Buccaneers trim their roster from 90 to 53.
The following 11 names have been reported thus far from various sources:
None of these are particularly shocking.
Sanders, son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, conjured plenty of name recognition as a UDFA but did very little to stand out on the field through three preseason games — unless you count throwing haymakers at a Buffalo Bills player and getting ejected in his final showcase to the coaching staff. Him coming back on the practice squad feels unlikely.
Jarrett, highlighted as a bubble veteran earlier this week, recorded his third rough game in a row as he finished with just 2 catches on 8 targets this preseason. While he had showcased some prior potential in the two years prior, his time has run its course as he’d been overtaken by names like Tez Johnson and Ryan Miller.
Jose Ramirez came to the Bucs as a Day 3 pick in 2023 and has lived on the practice squad, but he’s played in only four regular-season games and hasn’t built on the pass-rushing prowess he showed at Eastern Michigan. The practice squad could loom once again, but his chances to show something are dwindling rapidly.
Mike Greene has played 13 games (2 starts) for the Bucs over the last two seasons with 8 total tackles to show for it. He showed some improvement in limited looks last year and this preseason, which makes him a good practice squad candidate, but the presence of talented rookie Elijah Roberts made it a tough 3-way call between Greene, C.J. Brewer, and Adam Gotsis for a final DL spot.
The rest of these names really didn’t have much chance of making the roster to begin with, but their tenure with the franchise may continue if the Bucs deem them worthy of some of the 16 spots on the practice squad.
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