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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were looking to add experience to their defense last season, and did so by signing linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. from the Miami Dolphins. Walker was coming off an active season in South Florida, starting in eight of the 14 games he played in, and didn’t have to change states to reach his next destination.

Initially, Walker was meant to provide leadership in the ranks and was thought to be a good pairing with veteran linebacker Lavonte David, as both grew up in Miami. But things didn’t go as planned for Walker or the Buccaneers. Bucs Roundtable will take a look at where each of the Buccaneers' 2025 free agents stands going into this year's cycle.

Our series has featured  offensive lineman Charlie Heck ,  linebacker Haason Reddick   cornerback Kindle Vildor  and  punter Riley Dixon. The series will also include players who were on the Bucs before 2025, who the team decided to re-sign, such as  receiver Chris Godwin  and Lavonte David. Walker in Tampa Walker’s initial run with the Bucs didn’t make it past training camp.

He suffered a knee injury during the offseason and was released before the regular season began. The Indianapolis Colts  -- whom Walker started his career with and played with from 2017-2020 -- then signed him to their practice squad, where he remained for most of the season. In December, the Bucs needed help at inside linebacker with SirVocea Dennis dealing with an injury, and gave Walker a call, signing him to the active roster.