One of the more surprising names that stuck on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster in 2025 was undrafted free agent linebacker John Bullock, who wound up playing in 15 games and on almost 70 percent of Tampa Bay’s special teams snaps.
Bullock bounced back to the Buccaneers on Friday after he was waived by the Indianapolis Colts and claimed by Tampa Bay.
“The Bucs are bringing LB John Bullock back, claiming him off waivers after Indianapolis waived him this week, per source,” ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler wrote on his official X account. “Bullock was with Tampa Bay last season but was waived in January, now back.”
Bullock had 10 tackles on 253 special teams snaps but only played 5 snaps on defense.
“Not surprising — Bucs are bringing back John Bullock, who made their 53 as an undrafted rookie last year,” Fox Sports NFL reporter Greg Auman wrote on X. “Back to compete for a backup job this fall.”