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BUCCANEERS SIGN GIOVANI BERNARD

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today signed running back Giovani Bernard.

Bernard (5-9, 205) returns for his second season with Tampa Bay after spending his first eight NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals (2013-20). Since entering the league as a second-round selection (No. 37 overall) by Cincinnati in the 2013 NFL Draft, Bernard has amassed 3,755 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns on 929 career carries (4.0 avg.) to go along with 365 receptions for 2,990 yards and 14 touchdowns. He has appeared in 127 career games, making 30 starts. Bernard has played in five career playoff games, tallying 34 carries for 123 yards and a touchdown, and hauling in 22 receptions for 160 yards. 

Since entering the league in 2013, Bernard ranks fourth among all NFL running backs in receptions (365) fifth in receiving yards (2,990) and eighth in receiving first downs (122). During that same span, Bernard is tied for the second-most receptions of 25-or-more yards among running backs with 22-such receptions.

A native of Davie, Florida, Bernard played collegiately at North Carolina. He wears No. 25 for Tampa Bay.

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