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BUCCANEERS SIGN HAGGARD TO PRACTICE SQUAD

Nov 10, 2026 at 02:22 PM

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers today signed guard Luke Haggard to the practice squad. Additionally, the club has released practice squad running back Barika Kpeenu.

Haggard (6-7, 305) returns to the Buccaneers after being waived on November 5. He originally signed with Tampa Bay as a college free agent on May 12, 2023, and has spent the past three seasons between Tampa Bay's active roster and practice squad. Haggard has appeared in 13 career games for the Buccaneers, making four starts for the team in Weeks 3-6 of the 2025 season. Haggard played collegiately at Indiana University (2020-22), starting 26-of-28 career games, primarily at left tackle. He received All-Big Ten honorable mention in both the 2021 and 2022 seasons, in which he started every game at left tackle and anchored a Hoosiers offensive line that produced back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons. Prior to Indiana, he spent two seasons at Santa Rosa Junior College, where he earned All-Bay 6 Conference and All-NorCal Region honors. The Petaluma, California, native will wear No. 72 for Tampa Bay.

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