The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have bolstered their ailing secondary by claiming Mike Edwards off of waivers from the Tennessee Titans, the team announced Thursday.

In Buffalo to start the year, the former Buccaneers and Chiefs defender was stuck behind Taylor Rapp, Damar Hamlin and second-round rookie Cole Bishop in the rotation at safety. The Bills attempted to make him available for the trade market shortly before the deadline but failed to offload the 28-year-old, so they decided to release him.

Looking to help one of the league’s worst pass defenses, the Bucs on Thursday claimed safety Mike Edwards off waivers from the Titans. Edwards played in 58 games with the Bucs from 2019-22 after entering the league as a third-round selection.