The Buccaneers' 53-Man roster.
3 - QB Jameis Winston
4 - QB Ryan Griffin
8 - QB Mike Glennon
9 - P Bryan Anger
10 WR Cecil Shorts
11 - WR Adam Humphries
13 - WR Mike Evans
19 - K Roberto Aquayo
21 - CB Alterraun Verner
22 - RB Doug Martin
23 - S Chris Conte
24 - CB Brent Grimes
26 - CB Josh Robinson
27 - CB Johnthan Banks
28 - CB Vernon Hargreaves
29 - DB Ryan Smith
30 - S Bradley McDougald
32 RB Jacquizz Rodgers
36 RB Antone Smith
37 - S Keith Tandy
38 - CB Jude Adjei-Barimah
43 RB Peyton Barber
45 TE Alan Cross
48 - LS Andrew DePaola
51 - LB Daryl Smith
52- LB Cameron Lynch
53 - LB Adarius Glanton
54 - LB Lavonte David
57 - DE Noah Spence
58 - LB Kwon Alexander
62 - OL Evan Smith
64 - OL Kevin Pamphile
66 - OT Leonard Wester
67 DT John Hughes III
68 - C Joe Hawley
69 - OT Demar Dotson
71 - DE Channing Ward
74 - G Ali Marpet
75 - DT DaVonte Lambert
76 - OT Donovan Smith
77 - OL Caleb Benenoch
78 - OT Gosder Cherilus
82 - TE Brandon Myers
83 - WR Vincent Jackson
84 - TE Cameron Brate
88 - TE Luke Stocker
89 - WR Russell Shepard Â
91 - DE Robert Ayers
92 - DE William Gholston
93 - DT Gerald McCoy
95 - DE Howard Jones
97 - DT Akeem Spence
98 - DT Clinton McDonald
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers completed their roster cutdown to 75 players on Tuesday morning by waiving second-year wide receiver Donteea Dye and rookie offensive lineman Joel Hale. The team had previously trimmed 12 players from the roster on Sunday but needed to clear two more spots before the NFL's Tuesday afternoon deadline.
Dye, who suffered a leg injury on the opening kickoff of last Friday's win over Cleveland, was waived with an injured designation. If he clears waivers, he will revert to the Buccaneers' injured reserve list unless he and the team work out an injury settlement.
Originally an undrafted free agent out of Heidelberg, Dye beat the odds to make the roster as a rookie in 2015, eventually appearing in 10 games with six starts. He finished the season with 11 receptions for 132 yards and one touchdown, and he caught pass for 20 yards during the first three games of the 2016 preseason.
Dye also returned two kickoffs for 37 yards in his rookie campaign and he was competing for that job this season. After three games, he led the team with a 25.8-yard average on four returns, with a long of 33.
The release of Dye leaves the Bucs with 10 receivers, including the starting duo of Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson as well as number-one slot receiver Adam Humphries. Those three have combined to catch 16 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns through the first three games of the preseason. They are unlikely to see much, if any, action on Thursday night as the Bucs evaluate the other receivers currently battling for roster spots: Kenny Bell, Jonathan Krause, Freddie Martino, Bernard Reedy, Russell Shepard and Evan Spencer. The 10th player on the list is Louis Murphy, who is the most experienced of the team's reserve receivers but who is currently on the active/PUP list as he continues his return from a 2015 knee injury.
Hale, an undrafted rookie out of Ohio State, signed with the Buccaneers on July 26, just before the start of training camp. He appeared in each of the Bucs' first three preseason games as he attempted to convert to the offensive line from his college position of defensive tackle.
The Buccaneers must further reduce their roster to the regular-season limit of 53 players by Saturday, after playing their preseason finale against Washington on Thursday evening.
