The Buccaneers announced Wednesday they have promoted TE Tanner Hudson to the active roster and signed CB Ross Cockrell and C Zach Shackelford to the practice squad.
We've promoted TE Tanner Hudson to the active roster.#GoBucshttps://t.co/Cp8HUHx6kX
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) September 23, 2020
Tampa Bay’s full practice squad now includes:
- G Zack Bailey
- DB D’Cota Dixon
- WR Cyril Grayson
- DB Javon Hagan
- DT Jeremiah Ledbetter
- G Nick Leverett
- DB Herb Miller
- WR Josh Pearson
- DE Benning Potoa’e
- LB Chapelle Russell
- QB Josh Rosen
- K Greg Joseph
- RB Kenjon Barner
- C Zach Shackelford
- CB Ross Cockrell
- TE Daniel Helm
Cockrell, 29, is a former fourth-round pick of the Bills back in 2014 but was waived after one year. The Steelers signed him shortly after and later traded him to the Giants for a 2018 seventh-round pick.
Cockrell wound up signing a two-year, $6.8M deal with the Panthers in March of 2018 and finished out his contract.
In 2019, Cockrell appeared in 14 games and recorded 62 total tackles, three tackles for loss, two interceptions, and eight pass defenses.
We have him featured in our Top 100 Available Free Agents List.
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