The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they have signed LB Jay Person to a contract.
In correspondence, the Buccaneers officially placed OL Sua Opeta on Injured Reserve with a torn ACL.
Person began his college career at Appalachian State in 2018. He later transferred to UT-Chattanooga for the 2019 season.
Person was a First-team All-America as a Junior in 2022.
He was signed by the Patriots as a UDFA in May after attending their rookie minicamp before being released in June.
For his career, Person appeared in 48 tackles and recorded 228 tackles, 56 tackles for a loss, 27 sacks, nine forced fumbles, three recoveries and five pass defenses over the course of five seasons at UT-Chattanooga.
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