Tight end Ko Kieft's fourth campaign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has come to a premature end after he suffered a season-ending leg injury on Sunday in the team's win over the New York Jets. The Buccaneers placed Kieft on injured reserve on Tuesday amid a series of roster moves.
Tampa Bay filled the resulting vacancy on their 53-man roster by promoting defensive lineman C.J. Brewer from the practice squad. The Buccaneers also signed defensive lineman Desmond Watson and tight end Caden Prieskorn, both rookies, to the practice squad and released rookie safety Jack Henderson from that same unit.
Kieft is the fourth Buccaneer to land on injured reserve in the last seven days, following last week's losses of tackle Luke Goedeke, guard Cody Mauch and defensive lineman Calijah Kancey. Goedeke