Bucs signing Cole Beasley to practice squad amid injuries, suspension in wide receiver room: report

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The Buccaneers wide receiver room has taken some hits over the past several days, so Tampa Bay is going out and adding a veteran wide receiver to their ranks. 

Tampa Bay is signing 11-year veteran Cole Beasley to the practice squad with the intent to elevate him to the active roster, as first reported by NFL Network.

Cole Beasley of the Buffalo Bills runs off of the field during the Tennessee Titans game at Nissan Stadium on Oct. 18, 2021, in Nashville. (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Beasley has not been with a team since being released by the Buffalo Bills in March after spending the past three seasons with the organization. With the Bills, Beasley had 231 receptions for 2,438 yards and 11 touchdowns. 

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Tampa Bay has found itself quite thin at the wide receiver position due to injuries and a suspension as the Bucs prepare for their Week 3 game against the Green Bay Packers. 

Chris Godwin missed Tampa Bay’s Week 2 game against the New Orleans Saints while Julio Jones was out with a knee injury. The Bucs received news from the league on Monday that star wide receiver Mike Evans had been suspended for his role in an altercation with Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore. 

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Evans, who has had multiple run-ins with Lattimore in the past, shoved Lattimore to the ground after the Saints’ cornerback was jawing with Bucs quarterback Tom Brady and running back Leonard Fournette. 

Marcus Maye of the Saints argues with Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Caesars