The Bucs added 10 new players to their roster since the conclusion of the 2014 season.
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The Buccaneers have been busy since the 2014 season ended. The team has signed 10 players to future contracts, including six players that ended the season on the Bucs' practice squad.
On January 2, the Bucs announced the signing of seven players: S Shelton Johnson, WR Chandler Jones, QB Seth Lobato, DT Matthew Masifilo, T Matt Panchan, CB Jocquel Skinner and G Jeremiah Warren.
The team added three more on January 5: S M.D. Jennings, TE Taylor Sloat and P Chase Tenpenny.
Jennings is perhaps the biggest signing of the brief offseason, having seen time as a starter with the Green Bay Packers.
Did you know that Patchan and Skinner call the Tampa Bay area home? Or that Jennings finished among the top five academically in his class when he was in high school? Below are three things to know about each of the Buccaneers' new signings:
S M.D. JenningsCollege: Arkansas StateExperience: 4Height/ weight: 6-0, 187
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WR Chandler JonesCollege: San Jose StateExperience: 1Height/ weight: 5-9, 1801. Jones went undrafted in 2014. He was on the Browns and Colts before signing with the Buccaneers' practice squad on Dec. 19.
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T Matt PatchanCollege: Boston CollegeExperience: 1Height/ weight: 6-7, 3001. Patchan was signed by the Buccaneers as a undrafted free agent shortly after the 2014 draft. He was waived/ injured at the conclusion of training camp and re-signed to the team's practice squad in early November.
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QB Seth LobatoCollege: Northern ColoradoExperience: 1Height/ weight: 6-6, 2231. Lobato signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in May of 2014. He was waived by the team in June but was re-signed prior to the start of training camp, just to be cut again at the camp's conclusion. He was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad in September and let go almost two months later.
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S Shelton JohnsonCollege: WisconsinExperience: 2Height/ weight: 6-0, 1951. Johnson was signed by the Buccaneers in the final week of the 2014 season. He entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Raiders in 2013 and spent the first 13 games of the season on the team's practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster for the final four games of 2013 and recorded four tackles and recovered a fumble.
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TE Taylor SloatCollege: Cal-DavisExperience: 1Height/ weight: 6-4, 245
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P Chase TenpennyCollege: NevadaExperience: 1Height/ weight: 6-3, 252
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DT Matthew MasifiloCollege: StanfordExperience: 3Height/ weight: 6-3, 2801. Masifilo entered the league with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He was signed to the Bucs' active roster off the 49ers' practice squad in November of that same season and would finish out 2012 on the active roster. He spent the first 15 games of 2013 on the Bucs' practice squad before being promoted to the active roster on December 21. He has been on and off the Bucs' practice squad for portions of 2014.
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G Jeremiah WarrenCollege: South FloridaExperience: 3Height/ weight: 6-3, 3251. Warren was signed by the Patriots in 2012 after going undrafted. He played with the Cardinals, Saints and Browns before the Buccaneers picked him up off waivers prior to the start of the 2014 season. He was waived three days after being claimed but was re-signed to the practice squad in November.
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CB Jocquel SkinnerCollege: BethelExperience: 1Height/ weight: 6-1, 1821. He was signed by the Cowboys in the spring of 2014 after going undrafted.
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