Riders linebacker Jeff Knox signs with Tampa Bay Bucs

Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jeff Knox has signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, first reported by Chip Smith.

The 24-year-old inked a three-year futures pact with the Bucs.

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Knox played two seasons for the Riders, suiting up in 35 games recording 177 tackles, one sack and one interception while adding 29 special teams tackles. The six-foot-two, 225-pounder was a CFL West all-star in 2015 when he set a Riders franchise mark for tackles in a season with 112. That same year he was named Saskatchewan’s Most Outstanding Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and Most Outstanding Rookie.