The former Alabama linebacker was a second-round choice in this year’s draft.
All drafted players receive four-year contracts. The values of those contracts are based on the pick number, the NFL’s salary cap of $255.4 million for the 2024 season and this year’s rookie compensation pool in a formula spelled out in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the league and its players association.
With Braswell’s signing, only one of the 10 players selected from Alabama in the 2024 NFL Draft has not signed his first contract – linebacker, picked at No. 17 by the Minnesota Vikings. Turner is also the only one of the 27 prospects selected in this year’s draft who played at Alabama high schools and colleges not yet under contract.Tampa Bay is seeking to beef up its pass rush after releasing Shaquil Barrett this offseason. Barrett led the NFL with 19.5 sacks in 2019, but he recorded 4.
Braswell joined an outside-linebacker depth chart that included Yaya Diaby, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and Randy Gregory. Diaby led the Buccaneers with 7.5 sacks as a rookie in 2023. Tryon-Shoyinka had five sacks in 12 starts last season. Former second-round pick Gregory has joined Tampa Bay for his eighth NFL season.about Braswell’s prospects after practice on Tuesday. “But he’s very tough, he’s very steady, he has a very strong lower body.
Braswell signed on the final day of the Buccaneers’ offseason program. The team will gather again from training camp late next month.If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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