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Friday, January 13, 2017

Jeff Knox Junior To NFL


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For the second time in a week, the Bucs have added a player from the Canadian Football League, signing former Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jeff Knox Jr. on Friday night.

Knox, 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, has played the last two seasons in the CFL, with 112 tackles as a rookie in 2015, breaking a team record set by current NFL linebacker Jerrell Freeman. He had 65 tackles and another 19 on special teams (fifth-highest in CFL) in 2016 and is the second CFL player to sign with the Bucs, following receiver Derel Walker.

The 24-year-old played Division II college football at California University of Pennsylvania, just south of his hometown of Pittsburgh. He had 11.5 tackles for loss including 7.5 sacks as a senior in 2014, with four forced fumbles.

Knox's signing was first reported by NFLdraftdiamonds.com; Chip Smith, a performance coach based in Atlanta, posted a video of Knox signing his three-year contract with the Bucs. As with most players signing futures contracts, he'll face tough odds to make the team, though the Bucs have a limited number of linebackers under contract for 2017.

(Tampa Bay Times)

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bad for the Riders, but great for Jeff.

Anonymous said...


Whatever!

Anonymous said...

He's lucky to get out of here, he was digressing under Jones' tuterage.

Anonymous said...

Love it, farm system for NFL