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Al-Quadin Muhammad joins forces with Alex Anzalone for a third career reunion, aiming to ignite the Buccaneers' pass rush.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their defensive line unit in free agency, bringing in former Detroit Lions edge rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad on a one-year deal worth up to $6 million , according to NFL Network's Ian Rapaport. Muhammad recorded 11 sacks and 53 quarterback pressures last season, making the most of his rotational snaps despite coming off the bench. He joins his former Lions teammate Alex Anzalone in Tampa Bay after the pair spent the past two seasons playing together in Detroit.
Anzalone and Muhammad were also drafted together in 2017 by the New Orleans Saints , making Tampa Bay the third stop where the duo has teamed up. Muhammad made his first media appearance as a Buccaneer on Friday, talking about how special it is to stay with Anzalone. "He's a great extinctive, smart football player.
Me and him are really close, really good friends. So, I'm super excited to be able to be on a new team and, you know, still play with him," Muhammad said. "Just to have somebody that you've been out there in games, live action, with and just know what he's about.
He's always the standard. " Muhammad credited Lions defensive line coach Casey Rodgers, who served six seasons with Tampa Bay, winning a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers in 2021. "My last d-line coach, Casey Rodgers, he was coaching in Tampa.