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Bucs re-sign CB Derrek Pitts to practice squad

The special teamer was previously waived to make room for RB Chase Edmonds’ return.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing back one of their special teams contributors.

Bucs cornerback Derrek Pitts was initially waived last week when running back Chase Edmonds was moved from Injured Reserve to the active roster, but he was signed back to the team’s practice squad on Monday. In a corresponding move, Tampa Bay waived linebacker Brandon Bouyer-Randle from the practice squad.

Pitts has mainly been used in a special teams role, but he saw some cornerback action in Week 3 when the Bucs played him against the Philadelphia Eagles due to injury. In that game, Pitts recorded two solo tackles.

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The worst defensive players in Tampa Bay’s loss to Philadelphia, per PFF

These five players were graded the lowest by Pro Football Focus in the Bucs’ Monday Night Football loss:

There was some good and bad in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive performance against the Philadelphia Eagles.

While the team managed to stop the Eagles on third down in the red zone numerous times over the night, Philly seemed to be there quite often. On top of that, the Bucs gave up 472 total yards of offense on the night, 201 of which was purely in rushing yards. While the Eagles only scored 25 points in their win, it was a bit of a rough outing for head coach Todd Bowles’ unit.

Pro Football Focus took a look at every Bucs player’s performance and graded their efforts, and even their highest-graded players didn’t amaze. Here are PFF’s five worst defensive performers from Tampa Bay’s game against the Eagles: