The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Tuesday that they’ve placed RB Giovani Bernard on injured reserve. The Buccaneers also signed P Sterling Hofrichter to their practice squad and released WR John Hurst from the unit.
Here’s the Buccaneers updated practice squad:
- WR Cyril Grayson
- QB Ryan Griffin
- TE Codey McElroy
- DE Benning Potoa’e
- DT Kobe Smith
- T Brandon Walton
- S Troy Warner
- RB Darwin Thompson
- K Jose Borregales
- S Chris Cooper
- DT Willington Previlon
- DB Blidi Wreh-Wilson
- OL John Molchon
- TE Darren Fells
- P Sterling Hofrichter
Bernard, 30, is a former second-round pick of the Bengals back in 2013. He played out his rookie contract before agreeing to a four-year, $16.6 million contract that included $5 million guaranteed with the Bengals in 2016.
Bernard was set to be an unrestricted free agent last offseason but Cincinnati re-signed him to a two-year, $10.3 million extension. He was set to earn a base salary of $3,700,000 in 2021 when the Bengals released him this past offseason.
The Buccaneers later signed Bernard to a one-year deal.
In 2021, Bernard has appeared in 12 games for the Buccaneers and rushed for 58 yards on eight carries (4.8 YPC) to go along with 23 receptions for 123 yards receiving and three touchdowns.
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