Former Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal signs with Buccaneers, will move back to position of safety

shutterstock_1486081109

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that they have signed former Cowboys linebacker Keanu Neal.  Neal, a Pro Bowler in 2017, will move back to the position of safety, where he spent the first five seasons of his career with the Atlanta Falcons.

The 26-year-old Neal, who started in just five games for the Cowboys last season, finished with 72 tackles with two quarterback hits and a sack.  Last year was the first time Neal played a full season and didn’t finish with 100-plus tackles.

Neal will now be competing with Logan Ryan and Mike Edwards for the starting safety job alongside Antoine Winfield Jr. on the Buccaneers.  Ryan recorded a career-high 117 combined tackles, eight passes defensed and two forced fumbles for the New York Giants last year.

Editorial credit: ABrazzeal / Shutterstock.com

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You may use these HTML tags and attributes:

<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong>