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Bucs announce roster moves ahead of Week 7 matchup against the Ravens

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made several roster moves ahead of their Week 7 matchup in primetime against the Baltimore Ravens.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made several roster moves ahead of their primetime Week 7 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens.

On Monday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed cornerback Jamel Dean and wide receiver Kameron Johnson on injured reserve. In a positive move, the team has activated defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV from Injured Reserve and punter Trenton Gill.

Brown IV was placed on Injured Reserve earlier in the season and has not played in the 2024 season. He previously played in 12 games for the Bucs and had 14 tackles in those games. For Gill, he has played in three games for the Bucs this year and has a net punt average of 36.2 yards.

The loss of Dean will mean that Zyon McCollum and rookie Tykee Smith will have larger roles going forward. Both have had their moments in recent weeks, highlighted by Smith, who, in Week 6, played well enough to be nominated for NFC Rookie of the Week.

Bucs sign 2024 third-round pick

The Buccaneers officially signed their 2024 third-round pick, safety Tykee Smith.

The Buccaneers officially signed 2024 third-round pick Tykee Smith to the roster, the team announced Tuesday. The former Georgia safety was the first of Tampa Bay’s two third-round selections in this year’s draft.

The Bucs also signed former Rams defensive lineman Earnest Brown IV and cut running back Patrick Laird. Brown was taken by the Rams in the fifth-round of the 2021 draft and played just under 200 snaps over two years with Los Angeles.

Laird entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2019 with the Miami Dolphins. After three years with Miami, Laird signed with the Bucs during the 2022 preseason but spent the entirety of his time in Tampa Bay on the practice squad.