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Kaevon Merriweather Returns to Bolster Bucs' Injured Safety Group

With recent injuries to Jordan Whitehead and Mike Edwards, the Buccaneers needed help at the safety position and found a contributor familiar to their defense in second-year defender Kaevon Merriweather

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are bringing safety Kaevon Merriweather back, signing him off Detroit's practice squad on Tuesday. Merriweather spent all of his rookie season and the first half of the 2024 campaign on the Buccaneers' active roster.

Tampa Bay had an open spot on its 53-man roster after waiving punter Trenton Gill on Monday.

The Buccaneers need help at the safety position after recent injuries to Jordan Whitehead and Mike Edwards. Whitehead is on injured reserve with a pectoral injury while Edwards hurt his ankle in last Sunday's win over the Carolina Panthers. In addition, rookie safety Tykee Smith has missed the last three games due to a knee issue.

Merriweather originally signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in May of 2023. He made the active roster as a rookie and played in 16 games with two starts, contributing 21 tackles and a pass defensed. Merriweather made the active roster again this season and played in nine of the first 10 games, primarily on special teams. He was waived on November 19 to open a spot for the promotion of cornerback Troy Hill from the practice squad, and the next day found a spot on the Lions' practice squad.

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