The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that the team has signed defensive tackle Nathan Bazata and waived (injured) cornerback David Rivers.
Bazata (6-2, 284) is a native of Howells, Nebraska and played collegiately at Iowa. In 2017, Bazata earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from the league’s coaches and media after starting 13 games, totaling 51 tackles (6.5 for loss), three sacks and one pass defensed.
This report comes courtesy of the Buccaneers Communications Department.