Former #Seahawks safety Ryan Neal has agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the #Bucs, source tells @theScore.
Legitimate starting caliber player who put together very solid tape in Seattle last season. Only 27 years old.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) April 4, 2023
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have fixed their safety problem.
Jordan Schultz of the Score reported on Tuesday that the Bucs are signing former Seattle Seahawks safety [autotag]Ryan Neal[/autotag] on a one-year deal. Neal was the starting safety for the Seahawks in 2022, so it’s very likely he’ll start for the Bucs in 2023.
Neal’s saga this free agency has been a strange one. He was initially tendered by the Seahawks as a restricted free agent, but Seattle rescinded that offer on March 31 after the team signed former Giants’ safety Julien Love to a two-year deal. The rescinded tender made Neal an unrestricted free agent, which eventually lead him to sign with the Bucs.
His 2022 was very productive, as he netted a career-high 66 tackles and had eight pass defenses along with an interception, a sack and a forced fumble. With the departures of Keanu Neal and Logan Ryan, it’s very likely that Ryan Neal will start for Tampa Bay alongside Antoine Winfield Jr.
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