Overview
- The Buccaneers released Chris Braswell after two seasons with the team, removing the 2024 second‑round pick from their roster.
- Braswell played in 34 regular-season games for Tampa Bay and recorded just 2.5 sacks while logging roughly 618 defensive snaps.
- Pro Football Focus metrics highlighted modest output with 35 pressures on 322 pass‑rush snaps and about a 61.0 overall grade across his time with the team.
- Tampa Bay added edge competition this offseason by drafting Rueben Bain Jr. and signing Al‑Quadin Muhammad, and the team kept five outside linebackers — Yaya Diaby, Bain, Muhammad, Anthony Nelson and David Walker.
- The move frees Braswell to pursue opportunities elsewhere and finalizes the Bucs’ strategy to prioritize immediate pass‑rush impact as they search for a higher‑producing edge presence.