Buccaneers add eight players to practice squad after cutdowns

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have added eight players to this point to their practice squad in order to continue to develop some raw talent to their roster.

After the Buccaneers cut down their roster to their final 53-man roster, they have also added eight players to their practice squad to start the season. While the practice squad is always destined to change as injuries and sub-par play happens, the Buccaneers have eight players thus far and have the potential to add two more to the practice squad.

The eight players add this far by the Bucs are quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, running backs Bruce Anderson and Tony Brooks-James, wide receiver Emanuel Hall, offensive lineman Nate Trewyn, defensive lineman Terry Beckner Jr., cornerback Mazzi Wilkins, and safety John Battle. The newest addition was Brooks-James, who spent the preseason with the Atlanta Falcons.

To get to know the newest member in Brook-James, mentioning his insane final game of the preseason is a great place to start. After tallying just 10 carries for 43 yards through the first three of the season, he busted onto the scene with 137 yards on 15 carries and two scores in the Falcons’ defeat of the Jacksonville Jaguars; this included a 52 yard touchdown scamper.

Among the other most notable of these players on the practice squad are seventh round pick Beckner, athletic but raw receiver Hall, and Tampa native Wilkins. Fitzgerald was expected to be a big feature of training camp as he was playing a versatile role a la Taysom Hill during minicamp before he hurt his hamstring in a non-football injury and missed all of training camp.

Trewyn, Anderson, and Battle spent all of training camp with the Buccaneers as well, but failed to make enough of an impact to make the final roster. Trewyn especially was a close candidate to make the final roster as depth along the offensive line, and he could get a bump to the active roster once the season gets rolling.

As previously mentioned, the Buccaneers have the chance to add two more players to their practice squad and it will be monitored closely. For now these eight players will look to continue to make an impression on the coaching staff in Tampa through their practice squad and scout team role.