The Tampa Bay Buccaneers activated former USC Trojans running back Aca’Cedric Ware from the reserve/COVID-19 list and promptly waived him on Thursday.
Because Ware was medically cleared before getting waived, he will be free to sign with another team immediately.
After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, Ware signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent. He spent the preseason competing for a backup running back role, before getting cut in early September and catching on with the Buccaneers, where he spent the rest of the campaign on their practice squad.
After signing a reserve/futures contract in January, Ware will now be forced to look elsewhere for a new job – a daunting task for any undrafted free agent, but particularly tricky in light of the COVID-19 situation, which may disadvantage younger, inexperienced players because they will not have preseason games to show off their skills against other opponents.
Ware was at USC from 2015-2018, rushing 264 times for 1,505 yards and 10 touchdowns, with most of his damage coming his senior season.
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