TAMPA, Fla. -- The Buccaneers signed free agent wide receiver Cecil Shorts III on Tuesday.
Shorts was cut by the Houston Texans on Saturday.
The Bucs' receiving corps lacks experience behind Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson, with Louis Murphy, last year's third receiver, on the physically unable to perform list.
Second-year receiver Adam Humphries will contribute significantly as a slot receiver and as a punt and kick returner on special teams, while Russell Shepard's primary focus remains special teams.