The Bucs have made a few roster strikes on Tuesday, only a day earlier than their first coaching camp apply of the 2026 season. Tampa Bay has positioned nook Chase Lucas and defensive deal with Haggai Ndubuisi on the Energetic/Bodily Unable To Carry out Listing, also referred to as the PUP record. They’ve additionally waived security Ja’Qurious Conley with a non-football damage designation.
With it pertaining to Lucas and Ndubuisi, they may each nonetheless depend in the direction of the 90-man roster and are eligible to be activated at any time earlier than the 53-man roster deadline after the tip of the preseason.
Bucs Make Roster Strikes
Ndubuisi has been within the league since 2022. Coming from Nigeria, he had not earlier soccer enjoying aside from watching video games on YouTube and getting a tryout by way of the Worldwide Participant Pathway – a program to assist enhance the variety of gamers outdoors the United Sates of America and Canada.
He has principally performed on apply squads with Cardinals, Broncos , Patriots and Commanders. Ndubuisi lastly made his NFL debut final season, enjoying in a single recreation for the Texans.
Bucs DTs A’Shawn Robinson and Haggai Ndubuisi – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
The Bucs even have younger gamers like Elijah Roberts going into 12 months two and DeMonte Capehart, who was drafted within the fifth spherical this 12 months. They must earn their spots, too, however it might be a shock in the event that they didn’t make the workforce.
Bucs DT Elijah Roberts – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Lucas is a reputation that was talked about extra because of the lack of depth at nook for Tampa Bay. He performed his school soccer at Arizona State and was chosen by the Lions within the seventh spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft. He spent two years with Detroit and two seaosn with 49ers earlier than singing with the Bucs this offseason. Lucas has performed in 33 profession video games with no begins or interceptions, recording only one go breakup. He technically has veteran expertise however not quite a lot of snaps on protection.
Tampa Bay is in a odd scenario at nook. They’ve three potential starters in Zyon McCollum, Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish. Just one had a very good season final 12 months, and that was Parrish. It was poor play by McCollum and an damage crammed season by Morrison that did them in, leaving the cornerback room in flux.
Bucs CB Chase Lucas – Photograph by: David Gonzales – IMAGN Photos
Ideally, Parrish has earned one spot at outdoors nook although he performed loads within the nickel a season in the past. McCollum is prone to be the opposite starter, though that may be adjusted shortly. After these three Josh Hayes is probably going the subsequent man up, though he’s struggled in his time having to play nook and is extra slated to assist out on particular groups.
If Lucas had been to recuperate earlier than camp ends, he’s to compete with Kemon Corridor and rookie undrafted free agent Ayden Garnes for an opportunity to make the workforce in a method or one other.
Bucs CB Ayden Garnes – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
Bucs coaching camp begins on Wednesday at 8:30 AM ET. Pewter Report might be readily available for every apply, recapping all the things on PewterReport.com and with podcasts after apply on our PewterReportTV YouTube channel.
