The Buccaneers have brought cornerback Keenan Isaac back to their active roster. Isaac was signed off of the practice squad on Wednesday. Isaac spent last season on Tampa's practice squad and moved to the Panthers after being waived out of camp this summer.
The Buccaneers have concerns about their secondary heading into Week 2. They re-signed cornerback Keenan Isaac to add depth at the position after starting cornerback Zyon McCollum (concussion) and reserve Josh Hayes (ankle) left Sunday's game along with Bryce Hall.
With injuries depleting their defensive secondary the Bucs are in sore need for some replacements. The team is dealing with Bryce Hall’s leg injury which will keep him out of action for the remainder of the year.
The Carolina Panthers made a number of waiver claims on defense.
With strong competition at a variety of different positions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers opted to keep eleven defensive backs on the final 53-man roster. That decision speaks to the team’s belief in the quality of depth they had in the secondary throughout training camp this year. Still, there were good players who fell victim to the numbers game.
Here are NFC players whom Yardbarker NFL writers expect to survive Tuesday's cutdown date.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they promoted CB Keenan Isaac from the practice squad and re-signed TE David Wells to the taxi squad in a corresponding move. Russell, 24, went undrafted out of Memphis back in 2022 before catching on with the Buccaneers.
In advance of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 4 matchup against the New Orleans Saints, the team is elevating two members of the practice squad to help reinforce the defense.
The Buccaneers announced Saturday that they have elevated CB Keenan Isaac and LB J.J. Russell for Week 4. Russell, 24, went undrafted out of Memphis back in 2022 before catching on with the Buccaneers.
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