The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are adding safety Ryan Neal to their active roster after starter Jordan Whitehead suffered a pectoral injury in a car accident. Whitehead is expected to miss the rest of the season, prompting the team to elevate Neal from the practice squad.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are adding another defensive back to their 53-man roster after a Saturday injury will cause a starting safety to miss some time.
Bucs safety Jordan Whitehead suffered pectoral injury in Week 12 against the New York Giants, but returned for the first time in four weeks against the Carolina Panthers. He's been sidelined again, however, after being involved in a car accident Saturday morning, and he was placed on the team's non-football injury list.
Whitehead is expected to miss the rest of the season, should the Buccaneers have one by beating the New Orleans Saints and clinching the NFC South, so the team announced Saturday that it's elevating safety Ryan Neal from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of the team's Week 18 matchup. Bucs are signing safety Ryan Neal from the practice squad to the 53-man roster with Jordan Whitehead injured in a car accident today.Neal was a strong safety in 2023, but a poor campaign saw the Bucs declined to bring him back for the 2024 season.
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