Bucs are signing linebacker Genard Avery, who was cut by the Steelers on Monday. He's 27, started 12 games for the Eagles last year with 43 tackles. Has 7.5 career sacks in four seasons. Can compete for one of the final spots on Tampa Bay's 53. @caplannfl had it first.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 24, 2022
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are signing free agent outside linebacker Genard Avery, per multiple reports.
Avery, 27, started 12 games for the Philadelphia Eagles last season, tallying 43 tackles.
A fifth-round pick in the 2018 NFL draft out of Memphis, Avery spent his first two NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns before joining the Eagles for the last two campaigns. Most recently, he was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday.
Avery joins a Tampa Bay defense that just brought back veteran Carl Nassib to help replace Cam Gill, who was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury. He’ll have an opportunity to compete for a spot on Tampa Bay’s final 53-man roster as the Bucs prepare for Saturday’s preseason finale against the Indianapolis Colts.
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