Veteran DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches heads back to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
‘Nacho’ is latest defensive lineman to leave the Giants.
Rakeem Nunez-Roches | Getty Images Rakeem Nunez-Roches is heading back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After spending the last three seasons with the New York Giants, the 11-year veteran is signing with Tampa Bay , where he played from 2018-2022. Known as “Nacho”, the 2015 sixth-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs, played in 40 games for the Giants with 20 starts after signing as a free agent before the 2023 season.
Despite head coach John Harbaugh’s stated desire to build the best defensive line in the NFL , the giants have done very little so far this offseason on the defensive interior. Nunez-Roches is now a Buccaneer. D.
J. Davidson signed recently with the Washington Commanders . The only addition the Giants have thus far made on the defensive line is the signing of journeyman Sam Roberts , who has played in 20 games over the last four seasons with the New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons.
The Giants figure to continue bargain-hunting in free agency, and to look add to the line in the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft.