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Buccaneers Sign Rookie Safety Sebastian Castro Off Steelers’ Practice Squad

The signing fills a vacancy created by Rashad Wisdom’s quad injury, placing Castro on Tampa Bay’s 53-man roster.

Overview

  • Tampa Bay placed safety Rashad Wisdom on injured reserve with a quad injury, creating the roster opening that prompted the move.
  • Castro, an undrafted Iowa product converted from nickel to safety in Pittsburgh, had been on the Steelers’ practice squad and has not appeared in a regular-season game.
  • Under NFL rules, a player signed off another team’s practice squad must remain on the active roster for at least three weeks.
  • Reporting points to joint preseason work with Pittsburgh, where Castro logged five tackles, and he is expected to contribute on special teams.
  • With Pittsburgh on its bye, the Steelers will refill their practice squad, while Castro could make his NFL debut for Tampa Bay as early as Week 5.