The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will sign Cole Beasley to their training team, a source confirmed to ESPN, adding the 11-year veteran to the short-sleeved wide-sleeve team.
Beasley is published by Receipt in March and did not sign with another team as a free agent during the season. The Bucs plan to raise Beasley to their active roster soon, according to the NFL Network, which first reported on the signing Tuesday.
The Bills allowed Beasley to seek a deal in early March but ultimately released him in a move that generated about $6.1 million in the salary cap space.
Beasley, 33, will now join a Tampa Bay team heading into a Week 3 confrontation with Packers no receiver? Mike Evanswho is suspended a game for his role in Sunday’s brawl with St. Bucs is also dealing with trauma for veteran recipients Chris Godwin and Julio Jonesboth missed their victory over the Saints.
Sources told ESPN that Evans’ appeal of his one-game suspension will be launched on Tuesday, confirming an NFL Network report. NFL and NFLPA appointee James Thrash will be the appeals officer.
Beasley has completed 82 receptions in each of the past two seasons with the Bills and is the trusted recipient of his 10-year career with Buffalo and Cowboys. He missed a game during the 2020 season after testing positive for COVID-19 while unvaccinated, and is reported to have been fined multiple times for violating the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols.
