The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially reached the NFL’s 53-man roster limit ahead of the 2026 regular season.

Tampa Bay completed its final round of roster moves Sunday, trimming the preseason roster while also shifting a pair of players to injured reserve with designations to return. Among the more notable moves were the releases of quarterback Jake Browning and safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, while several young players were waived and could potentially return as members of the practice squad.

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The Bucs can begin assembling their practice squad after players clear waivers.

Here is the complete list of Tampa Bay’s moves:

Waived:

QB       Connor Bazelak

OLB     Chris Braswell Jr.

LB        John Bullock

TE       Devin Culp

TE       Kenny Fletcher Jr.

T          Marshall Foerner

DL       Josiah Green

WR      Garrett Greene

WR      Matthew Henry

OLB     Yasir Holmes

G         Nash Hutmacher

WR      Jha’Quan Jackson

LB        Nick Jackson

DL       Jayson Jones

G         Elijah Klein

RB       Barika Kpeenu

G         Henry Lutovsky

S          Robert McDaniel

CB       Roman Parodie

WR      Dean Patterson IV

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K          B.T. Potter

OLB     Jack Pyburn

WR      Eric Rivers Jr.

S          J.J. Roberts

T          Paul Rubelt

G         Ben Scott

DL       Travis Shaw

RB       Josh Williams

S          Rashad Wisdom

LB        Javin Wright

Waived (injured):

OLB     Mohamed Kamara

CB       Pepe Williams

CB       Xavier Williams

Terminated Contracts:

QB       Jake Browning

LS        Scott Daly

S          Ifeatu Melifonwu

Placed on Injured Reserve/Designated for Return:

CB       Josh Hayes

WR      David Sills V