The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today that the team has signed wide receiver Russell Gage.
Gage (6-0, 184) joins the Buccaneers after spending the first four seasons of his career with the Atlanta Falcons, appearing in 61 games and making 21 starts. He has amassed 193 receptions for 2,065 yards and nine receiving touchdowns since entering the league as a sixth-round selection (No. 194 overall) by the Falcons in the 2018 NFL Draft.
In 2021, Gage recorded 66 receptions for 770 yards and four touchdowns – all of which were the second-most by an Atlanta player last season. Over the final eight weeks of the 2021 season alone, Gage tallied 50 receptions for 611 receiving yards and three touchdowns. His 50 receptions and 611 receiving yards were each the eighth-most in the NFL over the final eight weeks of the season.
The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native played collegiately at LSU from 2014-17, earning team captain and LSU Co-Special Teams Player of the Year honors in his final season with the Tigers in 2017.
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