TAMPA, Fla. — After a successful rookie minicamp and organized team activities (OTAs), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have now moved on to their next offseason checkpoint: mandatory minicamp.

The three-day mandatory minicamp was trimmed to two days, with the team practicing on Tuesday and Wednesday at the AdventHealth Training Center. Linebacker Christian Rozeboom was not at Tuesday’s practice due to an excused absence, but every other Bucs player was there, although some were not full participants in practice.

One key name that was not seen during voluntary OTAs is outside linebacker Al-Quadin Muhammad. Head coach Todd Bowles said last week that Muhammad had been in the building, attending classroom sessions with his teammates, but had not been on the field until Tuesday.

“Well, last season I didn’t go to OTAs, and I had my best season, so I mean, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, you know? But I’ve been in meetings and walkthroughs and stuff like that to get the plays down,” Muhammad said.

To be clear, Muhammad wasn’t skipping practice to go to the beach. He said he was “working my tail off” and said it was a decision that came with thought and experience to not practice.

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“As you play longer in this league for a while, you figure out what works for you, and everybody’s different, and I know what works for me. And I appreciate the organization and the coaches respecting that, and it’s my job to make sure I do what I need to do to pay it forward, and I will,” Muhammad said.

“Just getting the kinks out, we know he’s in great shape,” Bowles said. “We just gave him a couple reps here and there, focusing on the individual, but he’s up on the scheme because he’s been in all the meetings. Just got to continue getting them reps.”

Muhammad signed a one-year deal with the Bucs, joining former Lions teammates Alex Anzalone here in Tampa Bay. The organization clearly made it a priority to address the “Front 7” this offseason, both in free agency and in the NFL Draft, spending a first-round pick on edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. and a second rounder with linebacker Josiah Trotter.

Muhammad said he recognizes that sense of urgency and wants to make an impact in this revamped room.

“It’s not about just bringing guys in. I feel like we brought the right guys in, and really, just time on the grass together is exactly what we want it to be and most importantly what the organization wants it to be,” Muhammad said.

“He brings a lot of depth to that position, more than we’ve had in quite a while obviously, with Bane and Muhammad and Yaya and Nelly and Braz even Walker coming back,” Bowles said. “And the other young guys that we have here, we haven’t had that kind of depth in a long time. They’re really pushing each other, so it should be fun to see in camp.”

Coming off a career year with 11 sacks last season, Muhammad brings a knack for rushing the quarterback. Putting him opposite Yaya Diaby, who had seven sacks and 13 tackles for loss last year, could be a scary sight for opposing offenses.

“He’s built like a machine. You see this dude and it’s like, dang, this dude’s a machine, but Yaya I think is powerful, our room is stacked, we got a good room, a loaded room and a bunch of guys that want to get better including myself. So it’s going to be great,” Muhammad said.

In 2025, the Bucs were 19th in the NFL in sacks. With the additions they made, they certainly hope to rise up that leaderboard in 2026.