Banks (undisclosed) reverted from waivers to Tampa Bay's injured reserve list Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
Banks went unclaimed on waivers after getting cut with an undisclosed injury Monday, and now he's bound to spend the entire 2026 campaign on the Buccaneers' injured reserve list. He was available for three games in 2025, playing exclusively on special teams.
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Marcus Banks: Let go with injury designation
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The Buccaneers waived Banks (undisclosed) on Monday with an injury designation, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
The nature and severity of Banks' injury isn't clear, but it may have prevented him from playing in the Buccaneers' 24-16 preseason win over the Jets on Friday. If Banks clears waivers, then he would revert to injured reserve and be forced to sit for the entire 2026 season, unless he reached an injury settlement with Tampa Bay.
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Marcus Banks: Back to full health
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Banks (undisclosed) is back to running full speed and doing positional drills, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.
Tampa Bay cut Banks with an injury settlement back in early August, but it sounds like he's back to 100 percent health. Banks isn't eligible to re-sign with the Bucs until Week 7 since he was let go with an injury settlement, but he is free to sign with another team at any point.
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Buccaneers' Marcus Banks: Gets injury settlement
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The Buccaneers waived Banks (undisclosed) from IR on Friday with an injury settlement, per the NFL's official transaction long.
Banks was waived/injured by Tampa Bay in late July and subsequently reverted to IR, but he's now gained an injury settlement and will be eligible to suit up and play in the NFL this season, once fully recovered from his undisclosed injury. The safety went undrafted out of Mississippi State in 2024 and is still looking for a chance to make his regular-season debut.
