The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today signed defensive lineman Elijah Simmons off the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals. Additionally, the team has placed defensive lineman Calijah Kancey on Injured Reserve.
Simmons (6-1, 335) was originally signed by the Cardinals as a college free agent on April 28, 2025. He appeared in all three preseason contests for Arizona this season, logging 75 defensive snaps and recording four tackles. Simmons played collegiately at the University of Tennessee (2020-24), appearing in 55 career games – eight starts – and recording 59 tackles (7.0 for loss), three passes defensed and a half-sack. The Nashville, Tennessee, native will wear No. 92 for Tampa Bay.
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