The Bucs made a flurry of roster moves on Monday to begin the week. They were awarded inside linebacker John Bullock off of waivers after he was let go by the Colts, and signed long snapper Scott Daly. It was earlier reported, too, that Tampa Bay signed running back Kadarius Calloway, outside linebacker Yasir Holmes and wide receiver Dean Patterson IV. Daly, Calloway, Holmes and Patterson were tryouts during Bucs rookie mini-camp that were signed.

To make room for all the players, Tampa Bay waived long snapper Wesley Brown, wide receiver Noah Short, outside lineabcker Benton Whitley and running back Owen Wright.

John Bullock Returns To Bucs

The most notable name of this group is Bullock, who was on the Bucs active roster last season. Bullock signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska and spent all of training camp competing with Nick Jackson for the final inside linebacker spot. Bullock wound up winning the job due to his special teams play.

He played 15 games for the Bucs on special teams. Unfortunately, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty late in the season against the Panthers forced the Bucs to start their comeback drive late in the game at their own 10-yard line and they were not able to come through. It was a bad mistake by Bullock and he was later waived by the team and picked up by the Colts. Jackson stayed with the team for a majority of the season on the practice squad and remains with Tampa Bay.

Bucs ILB John Bullock – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Bullock recorded 10 special teams tackles. He played collegiately at the University of Nebraska (2021-24), playing in 47 career games and compiling 126 tackles (12.5 for loss), 5.5 sacks, eight passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one interception (returned for a touchdown). Bullock earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition in 2024 after starting all 13 games and registering a career-high 70 tackles (10.0 for loss), six passes defensed, 4.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception.

The competition for Bullock and Jackson will be even more fierce this season. The Bucs drafted Jeremiah Trotter in the second round of the draft and signed Alex Anzalone and Christian Rozeboom this offseason. They also signed fellow Nebraska inside linebacker Javin Wright to the roster as well to compete this summer.

With SirVocea Dennis in the mix with Anzalone, Trotter and Rozeboom, it’s a stiffer competition for another linebacker spot. Bullock and Jackson will go at it again, but this time with Wright involved.

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Scott Daly originally entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Dallas Cowboys in 2018. The sixth-year veteran has appeared in 76 career games between the Detroit Lions (2021-23) and Chicago Bears (2024-25), recording nine special teams tackles and two fumble recoveries. Daly played collegiately at the University of Notre Dame (2013-16), seeing time in 38 games.

Kadarius Calloway  played collegiately at New Mexico State University (2025), the University of California (2024) and Old Dominion University (2023), combining to appear in 32 career games and total 1,185 rushing yards and nine rushing touchdowns across 229 carries (5.2 avg.), while adding 35 receptions for 223 yards and one score. In 2025 at New Mexico State, Calloway appeared in 12 games and carried the ball 115 times for a career-high 438 yards and three rushing touchdowns. Prior to his time at Old Dominion, Calloway spent two seasons at East Mississippi Community College.

Bucs GM Jason Licht and HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR

Yasir Holmes played collegiately at Tarleton State University (2025) and Frostburg State University (2021-24), totaling 46 career games played and recording 188 tackles (45.5 for loss), 22.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He enjoyed his most productive season as a senior at Frostburg State, setting career highs in tackles (68), tackles for loss (18.5) and sacks (8.0), receiving first-team All-Mountain East Conference recognition as a result.

Dean Patterson played collegiately at Georgia Tech (2025) and Florida International University (2022-24), appearing in 52 career games and totaling 106 receptions for 1,556 yards and 10 touchdowns. His best season came as a senior at FlU, when he received second-team All-Conference USA recognition after establishing career highs in receptions (50), receiving yards (685) and receiving touchdowns (seven).

– Some of the information in this article was provided by the Bucs Communications staff