Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Lineman Signs with Jacksonville Jaguars

After four years and one Super Bowl win with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, offensive tackle Josh Wells is headed back to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

David Harrison | Apr 5, 2023

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Before Josh Wells was a swing tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he was an undrafted free agent who got his start in the league with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After four years with the Bucs, one of which ended with a Super Bowl win over the Kansas City Chiefs, he's headed back to where it all started.

The signing was announced via Twitter by the Jaguars on Tuesday.

We have signed OL Josh Wells.@Dream_Finders | #DUUUVAL
— Jacksonville Jaguars (@Jaguars) April 4, 2023

Undrafted in 2014 out of James Madison, Wells was picked up by Jacksonville and started nine games in five years with the team, all of them coming in the 2017 and 2018 NFL seasons.

After being released, Wells signed on with the Buccaneers for the 2019 season and started two games that year while appearing in 13.

With quarterback Tom Brady's arrival in 2020, Wells was one of the benefactors who contributed to the team's championship run by playing in 15 regular season contests and appearing in each postseason win that year.

Since that Super Bowl season, Wells has started 12 games for Tampa Bay while appearing in 28.

In an offseason loaded with a large number of expected departures, Wells becomes the sixth Bucs player to sign with a different team so far.

He now joins cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting (Tennesee Titans) and receiver Scotty Miller (Atlanta Falcons) as now ex-Buccaneers who will face the team this coming regular season.

Both Murphy-Bunting and Wells will visit Raymond James Stadium with their new teams while Miller will play a home and away game against Tampa Bay after joining an NFC South Division rival.

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Published Apr 5, 2023

DAVID HARRISON

David Harrison has been in sports media since 2015 using written, audio, and video media to cover athletes, coaches, and games. In addition to covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for BucsGameday and Locked On Bucs he also covers the Washington Commanders for Commander Country and Locked On Commanders and the Washington Wizards for Inside the Wizards. David also covers the NFL as a whole as one of the Friday hosts for Locked On NFL. He is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and previously spent 20 years as an active member of the United States Army. Contact David via email at david.w.harrison82@gmail.com or on Twitter @DHarrison82.