Former Bucs offensive lineman Royce Newman has signed with the Arizona Cardinals. This is according to Jason B. Hirschhorn of the Leap.
Former Packers offensive lineman Royce Newman has signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals.
– Jason B. Hirschhorn (@by_jbh) March 21, 2025
Newman played three snaps on the offense in 2024 as the team had incredible durability from both first guards Cody Mauch and Ben Bredeson.
The Bucks won a flyer at Newman last season
Bucs G Royce Newman – Photo: USA Today
Newman was final cut in 2024 by the Green Bay Packers. Bucs has chosen Assert him I was looking for a veteran backup to complement Robert Hainesey as a backup center, and I was looking for Justin Scowl as a backup tackle, which is why I’m off the exemption.
Newman has made 25 starts in the past three seasons at Green Bay. This included starting all the games in 2021. The Packers eventually left him, and his snap count decreased with each subsequent season.
Ultimately, the Packers decided to break up with Newman and cut him during the final cuts until the 2024 season. That’s when Tampa Bay decides that Newman will be an upgrade of an internal option that is less proven than the rest.
Tampa Bay drafted Newman in 2021 is a good bet. That season they took Hainesey on their 95th overall pick. Newman was selected at Pick 143. Next selected Bucs was 176, who selected linebacker KJ Britt.
Tampa Bay was given Newman the opportunity to monitor the tab and add him to the team for just $2,250,000, and Jason Licht and his team decided they could not pass it on.
Bucs relying on young people for interior attack lines
This is the second interior attacking lineman the Bucks loses with Robert Hainesey at a free agency. They also lost a Justin Scowl tackle, but replaced him with Charles Heck and became a swing tackle. Bucs is a high Elijah Klein with a 6-round pick in 2024, with other players set out to take on a more prominent backup role in the interior. The team said in the NFL that Klein began taking some snaps at the center position, robbing the bank for versatility.
Newman never Score Especially well by the grading metrics in the Pro Football Focus. In 2021 he had the high water mark as a 60.2 grade pass blocker, earning the best season outside of 2024’s three snaps and posted 57.6 grade in 2022. He allowed 11 bags with 60 pressure on his career at a pressure rate of 5.7%.
