{"id":294257,"date":"2025-11-19T06:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/294257\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T06:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T06:33:10","slug":"former-alabama-defensive-back-gets-another-nfl-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/294257\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alabama defensive back gets another NFL opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Safety Marcus Banks<\/a> is getting another NFL opportunity with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after signing with the team for the third time.<\/p>\n

The Bucs added Banks to their practice squad on Tuesday, the NFL team announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After joining Tampa Bay as an undrafted rookie in 2024, Banks spent the entire campaign on the Buccaneers\u2019 practice squad without playing in a regular-season game.<\/p>\n

After the season, Tampa Bay signed Banks to a reserve\/future in January, but early in training camp, the defensive back sustained a quadriceps injury. The Bucs placed Banks on injured reserve on Aug. 1 and waived him with an injury settlement one week later.<\/p>\n

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Banks played the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons at Alabama<\/a> before finishing his college career at Mississippi State in 2022 and 2023. <\/p>\n

Banks got his only college interception in his only start at Alabama \u2013 the Crimson Tide\u2019s 48-14 victory over Mercer on Sept. 11, 2021.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay plays the Los Angeles Rams at 7:20 p.m. CST Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. NBC will televise the game.<\/p>\n

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