The Tampa Bay Buccaneers patched up an injury-riddled group of wide receivers in training camp on Thursday, signing undrafted rookie Jaden Smith. On Saturday, they made another addition to that unit, signing former UCF standout Jacob Harris, who most recently was on the Philadelphia Eagles' injured reserve list for part of 2024. To make room for Harris on the 91-man camp roster, the Buccaneers officially placed rookie outside linebacker David Walker on injured reserve. Walker, a fourth-round pick out of Central Arkansas, suffered a season-ending knee injury during the first week of training camp.
Harris (6-5, 211), a native of Palm Harbor, Florida actually played tight end in college and was drafted at that position by the Los Angeles Rams in the fourth round in 2021. After appearing in n