The Buccaneers released their initial 53-man roster Saturday night, after slimming down their group by 38 total players. Six wide receivers secured roster spots, with fifth-round pick Justin Watson making his way onto the squad, and Freddie Martino receiving a nod over Bobo Wilson as the final receiver retained. The offensive line will feature Alex Cappa, Demar Dotson, Adam Gettis, Ryan Jensen, Mike Liedtke, Ali Marpet, Donovan Smith, and Leonard Wester. On defense, Tampa Bay kept Jack Cichy for their linebacking corps, and they also added Jordan Whitehead at safety. The Buccaneer secondary this year will feature the likes of Carlton Davis, Brent Grimes, Ryan Smith, De’Vante Harris, M.J. Stewart, and Vernon Hargreaves. Up front, the total defensive line group will consist of Beau Allen, Will Clarke, Vinny Curry, Will Gholston, Gerald McCoy, Jason Pierre-Paul, Noah Spence, Mitch Unrein, Vita Vea, and Jerel Worthy. To start the season, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Ryan Griffin will be the team’s quarterbacks, until Jameis Winston’s three game suspension has been fully served. The Buccaneers also decided to go with four running backs this season, as Peyton Barber, Ronald Jones, Jacquizz Rodgers, and Shaun Wilson round out the quartet.<doc-sep>With the 2018 preseason officially over, the Buccaneers have cut down their roster to 53 players. We now know who they will (and won’t) be riding into New Orleans with next Sunday afternoon. Tampa Bay didn’t do anything overly controversial on Saturday (like trading away its best defensive player, who also happens to be one of the best in the league... Sorry, Oakland). However, there were a couple of surprises. Veteran safety Keith Tandy and special teams captain Josh Robinson didn’t make the team’s roster, with youth unseating both guys. There weren’t a ton of surprises with rest of the roster, though the team will have some decisions to make when Jameis Winston returns from his suspension and Kendell Beckwith comes back from injury. Here is the 53-man roster that the Bucs will go with to start this season: QB (2): Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Griffin With Winston serving a three-game suspension to start the year, Fitzpatrick will start and Griffin will back him up. Griffin’s strong preseason makes it plausible for the Bucs to carry three quarterbacks upon Winston’s return. Otherwise, they would risk losing Griffin, something that wouldn’t make much sense considering Fitzpatrick is only back on a one-year deal. RB (4): Peyton Barber, Ronald Jones II, Jacquizz Rodgers, Shaun Wilson Once Charles Sims went down with an injury in week three of the preseason, there wasn’t much suspense here. Barber is the unquestioned starter at this point, especially with Jones’ poor preseason. The rookie will still be the No. 2 guy that rotates in frequently, while Rodgers takes on a role as the third down/pass-catching back. Wilson, an undrafted rookie out of Duke, had some tough competition throughout the preseason from Dare Ogunbowale, but did more than enough as a runner and kick returner to make the roster. Ogunbowale was the odd man out, though he found a spot on the team’s practice squad. WR (6): Mike Evans, DeSean Jackson, Chris Godwin, Adam Humphries, Justin Watson, Freddie Martino The top four receivers have been set since the end of last season. The big question throughout the preseason was whether Tampa Bay would opt to carry five receivers or six. Watson, a rookie, was a lock to be on the roster by the midway point of the preseason. The first surprise, although a minor one, came here with Martino edging out Bobo Wilson for the sixth spot. The Bucs will have to take someone off the roster when Winston comes back in week four. Martino might end up being a candidate to be that guy, though it’s tough to say right now. Wilson ended up on the practice squad. TE (4): Cameron Brate, O.J. Howard, Antony Auclair, Alan Cross There was nothing to be shocked about here either, as Brate and Howard are locked in as the top two tight ends. The team has been high on both Auclair and Cross over the last couple of years. You would be hard-pressed to find a better tight end group in the league. OL (10): Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Ryan Jensen, Caleb Benenoch, Demar Dotson, Evan Smith, Mike Liedtke, Alex Cappa, Leonard Wester Adam Gettis Tampa Bay’s decision to carry 10 offensive linemen was somewhat of a surprise, though it makes sense. Considering the fact that Donovan Smith’s status for week one is still uncertain, it’s good to have depth. In that depth is a ton of versatility, with guys like Evan Smith, Liedtke, Cappa and Gettis all capable of playing multiple positions. One of the lineman could go once Winston returns, as long as the group as a whole remains healthy. DL (10): Jason Pierre-Paul, Beau Allen, Gerald McCoy, Vinny Curry, Noah Spence, Will Clarke, Will Gholston, Vita Vea, Mitch Unrein, Jerel Worthy The Bucs are going with 10 guys on both sides of the line after general manager Jason Licht made the trenches a big priority this offseason. This group might look different by the time the team heads to New Orleans, as Unrein has missed time this preseason with a concussion. A decision could be looming there regarding a potential spot on IR. Worthy is sticking around for now after being added to the roster in late August. LB (5): Lavonte David, Kwon Alexander, Adarius Taylor, Cameron Lynch, Jack Cichy Injuries to Kendell Beckwith, Devante Bond and Riley Bullough made this pretty straightforward. David and Alexander are superstars, while Taylor was also locked into Beckwith’s strong-side spot. Lynch has shown off potential when given the opportunity and the team appears to be high on Cichy, a sixth-rounder coming off an ACL injury. Beckwith will begin the year on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list and is eligible to return in six weeks. CB (6): Brent Grimes, Vernon Hargreaves III, Carlton Davis, M.J. Stewart, Ryan Smith, De’Vante Harris Tampa Bay elected to keep six cornerbacks, with De’Vante Harris making the cut. Harris was added to the roster in early August after he was cut by the Saints. He was presumably one of the players who made the roster over former special teams captain Josh Robinson, who never got much work in the secondary. Grimes and Hargreaves are the team’s two outside starters, though the rookie duo of Davis and Stewart will see plenty of snaps. Smith, who had a poor preseason, remains on the roster. S (4): Chris Conte, Justin Evans, Jordan Whitehead, Isaiah Johnson The biggest surprise of Saturday for the Bucs was the release of Keith Tandy, who had been with the team since 2012. Despite his solid play near the end of the 2016 season, Tandy was an afterthought for much of 2017 and didn’t appear to figure much into Tampa Bay’s plans throughout the 2018 preseason. His spot instead went to Johnson, which seems to indicate that the Bucs are going younger in 2018. Conte and Evans will start, but Whitehead will surely work his way in as a rookie. Specialists (2): Chandler Catanzaro, Bryan Anger After getting $3.75 million guaranteed from the Bucs this offseason, Catanzaro was always going to be the team’s kicker heading into the season.<doc-sep>After making a massive round of cuts to get their active roster to 53-players over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added back a handful of players to their practice squad. The Bucs announced the official list Monday morning: We have formed our first practice squad, almost fully from players who have spent training camp in Tampa, including wide receiver Bobo Wilson and cornerback Javien Elliotthttps://t.co/wLDJHXEpV0 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) September 3, 2018 Bucs fans will recognize a few names from last year’s roster, including wide receiver Bobo Wilson and cornerback Javien Elliott. Elliott spent extensive time on the active roster last season, while Wilson starred in 2018 preseason action. Four players on the list came to the Bucs as undrafted free agents after the 2018 NFL draft, while two others were added from other teams after being cut from their previous team. Injuries are inevitable throughout the long NFL regular season, and this group of players will be the Bucs’ first option to replace anyone on the active roster who ends up inactive at some point in the year.<doc-sep>Now that the preseason is officially over, the Jacksonville Jaguars will soon begin their 2018 NFL roster cuts. The Jaguars have until 4:00pm EST on Saturday, September 1 to get their roster down to the regular season 53-player limit. Stay tuned to this thread for lives updates on Jaguars cuts, trades, rumors, and more. The Jaguars might not officially confirm their roster moves until Saturday afternoon but some of their moves will slowly leak out through media reports before then. Hence the need for this tracker. Cuts and updates 4:58 PM: Even with Marqise Lee gone for the year, UDFA wide receiver Allen Lazard doesn’t make the final 53. Roster stands at 83. The #Jaguars have waived WR Allen Lazard, per league source. He came in as a hyped UDFA, may receive interest on the wire based on size. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 4:50 PM: Brandon Wilds is released by the team, despite more rushing yards in the preseason than fellow running back Tim Cook. We’ll see if Cook makes it over Wilds. Roster stands at 84. The #Jaguars have waived RB Brandon Wilds, per league source. He had 88 rushing yards last night and may receive interest on the waiver wire. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 4:23 PM: Former Florida tight end DeAndre Goolsby has been waived/injured. Roster stands at 85. The #Jaguars have waived/injured former #Gators TE DeAndre Goolsby, per league source. If he passes through waivers unclaimed, he will revert to IR. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 1:39 PM: One less tight end on the roster as David Grinnage is released. Roster is at 86. The #Jaguars have waived TE David Grinnage, source says. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 1:34 PM: Great story from UDFA Tre Herndon. He most likely beat out Jalen Myrick for the No. 5 cornerback spot. #Jaguars CB Tre Herndon has been told he has made the 53-man roster, per source. He was signed as an UDFA out of Vanderbilt. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 1:12 PM: Jaydon Mickens is safe! #Jaguars WR/PR Jaydon Mickens has officially been told he's made the 53-man roster, per source. He was a healthy scratch for the preseason finale last night. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 1:01 PM: Michael Dunn has been reportedly released. Roster stands at 87. The #Jaguars have waived OL Michael Dunn, source says. — Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) August 31, 2018 11:25 AM: Carroll Phillips has been cut. Roster is at 88 — the team never replaced Marqise Lee (thanks, Mike!) Jags waive DE Carroll Phillips per source. — ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) August 31, 2018 10:03 AM: The Jacksonville Jaguars will likely be busy on the waiver wire this weekend. Here are 22 players they should absolutely target. 22 players the #Jaguars should target on the waiver wire https://t.co/q6JDrKt7h2 pic.twitter.com/CLAMefucJE — Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) August 31, 2018 9:46 AM: Here’s what we think the 53-man roster will look like by weekend’s end. What about you? Alfie’s version | Ryan’s version 9:30 AM: The Jaguars roster currently stands at 90 players. 37 moves to make before the deadline.<doc-sep>
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reduced their roster from 91 players to 53 on Saturday, meeting the leaguewide 4:00 p.m. ET deadline for all teams to get down to the regular-season limit. The roster moves on Saturday included the placement of quarterback Jameis Winston on the reserve/suspended by commissioner list and linebacker Kendell Beckwith on the reserve/non-football-injury list. Linebackers Devante Bond and Riley Bullough were placed on injured reserve. In addition, 31 non-vested players were waived and three vested veterans were released. The former group will be subject to the waiver wire and can be claimed by any team; if not, they become free agents eligible to sign with any team after 24 hours. Players who were waived/injured will revert to the Buccaneers' injured reserve list if they are not claimed. Vested veterans immediately become free agents after being released. Here is the full list of roster moves the Buccaneers executed on Saturday to get down to 53 players: WAIVED: · QB Austin Allen · DT Nathan Bazata · T Cole Boozer · WR Donteea Dye · CB Javien Elliott · LS Drew Ferris · DE Demone Harris · LB Nigel Harris · G Ruben Holcomb · TE Tanner Hudson · S Godwin Igwebuike · TE Austin Johnson · T Jarron Jones · DT DaVonte Lambert · S Josh Liddell · CB Marko Myers · LB Eric Nzeocha * · DE Patrick O'Connor · RB Dare Ogunbowale · DE Evan Perrizo · WR Ervin Philips · T Givens Price · RB Devine Redding · WR Bernard Reedy · DT Adam Reth · T Brad Seaton · T Jerry Ugokwe · TE Matt Weiser · WR Bobo Wilson WAIVED/INJURED: · CB Amari Coleman · T Cole Gardner RELEASED: · S Josh Robinson · LS Garrison Sanborn · S Keith Tandy PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE: · LB Devante Bond · LB Riley Bullough PLACED ON RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY LIST: · LB Kendell Beckwith PLACED ON RESERVE/SUSPENDED BY COMMISSIONER LIST: · QB Jameis Winston * As a participant in the NFL's international practice squad program, Nzeocha was exempt from the 90-man roster during the preseason and is not eligible to be signed to the active roster. He will spend the season on the Buccaneers' practice squad. Beckwith will be eligible to return from the reserve/NFI list after six weeks, which includes five games as the Buccaneers have a bye in Week Five. Winston's suspension lasts three weeks; he can return on Tuesday, September 25.