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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today signed safety Keanu Neal and re-signed quarterback Blaine Gabbert.
Neal (6-0, 211) brings six years of NFL experience to Tampa Bay, playing both safety and linebacker since entering the league as the No. 17 overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2016 NFL Draft. He has appeared in 63 career regular season games, with 53 starts, while playing for the Falcons (2016-20) and Dallas Cowboys (2021), earning 2016 NFL All-Rookie honors and a 2017 Pro Bowl selection. During that time, Neal has tallied 402 tackles (19 for loss), 16 passes defensed, eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, two interceptions and 2.0 sacks.
In his rookie season in 2016, Neal was part of a Falcons team that won an NFC title and advanced to Super Bowl LI. He has started all five postseason games in which he has appeared, recording 41 tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed.
The Webster, Florida, native played collegiately at the University of Florida.
Gabbert (6-5, 235) has appeared in 10 games with the Buccaneers over the last two seasons in Tampa Bay (2020-21), completing 16-of-27 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns, earning a 108.6 passer rating. He originally signed with Tampa Bay on March 27, 2019, but spent his first season with the Buccaneers on Injured Reserve. Gabbert was a member of Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl LV championship roster.
Gabbert entered the league as a first-round pick (10th overall) of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2011 NFL Draft, spending three seasons with the Jaguars (2011-13) before playing for the San Francisco 49ers (2014-16), Arizona Cardinals (2017) and Tennessee Titans (2018). Gabbert has appeared in 66 career games, with 48 starts, completing 858-of-1,525 passes for 9,273 yards. He has thrown 50 touchdowns and 47 interceptions, for a 72.4 passer rating. He has also rushed 195 times for 640 yards and three touchdowns.
A native of Ballwin, Missouri, Gabbert played collegiately at Missouri. He wears No. 11 for Tampa Bay.
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