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Will Anderson Jr. helped keep Chris Braswell out of the starting lineup at Alabama under his senior season. But Braswell is leaning on Anderson as he moves from the Crimson Tide to the NFL.

In 2021 and 2022, Anderson became the third SEC player to earn unanimous All-American recognition twice, and the presence of Anderson and Dallas Turner kept Braswell from playing as much as he might have.

Anderson joined the Houston Texans as the third choice in the 2023 NFL Draft and won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award. Turner went to the Minnesota Vikings as the 17th selection and Braswell joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 57th choice in the 2024 draft.

“(Anderson) just told me to just keep working hard,” Braswell said during the Bucs’ rookie minicamp. “Do what you always been doing since you was in college and before.

“Me and Will and Dallas, we all talk every single day.”

“It’s kind of similar to the Bama defense,” Braswell said. “Very similar, just different word terms and everything, so just got to learn the new terminology, the new language and then everything should be fine.”

As he’s turned to Anderson during his NFL transition, Braswell said he’d count on his veteran teammates to help him become a better Buc.

“At the end of the day, I’m still a rookie,” Braswell said. “I still got to learn from the veteran guys. You know, pick their brains to help elevate my game as well.”

Tampa Bay is seeking to beef up its pass rush after releasing Shaquil Barrett this offseason. Barrett led the NFL with 19.5 sacks in 2019, but he recorded 4.5 in 2023 and was let go in a salary-cap move in March.

Braswell joins an outside-linebacker depth chart that includes Yaya Diaby, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and Randy Gregory. Diaby led the Buccaneers with 7.5 sacks as a rookie in 2023. Tryon-Shoyinka had five sacks in 12 starts last season. Former second-round pick Gregory has joined Tampa Bay for his eighth NFL season.

Braswell recorded eight sacks for Alabama in 2023 after totaling 2.5 in the previous two seasons.
“I always knew I could play at Alabama, and I’m a loyal person,” Braswell said about sticking with the Crimson Tide while a backup. “I just wanted to stick with the program. The program has done a lot for me. I knew at the end of the day I just needed the opportunity to showcase my talent, and I could play.”

Tampa Bay will move into Phase 3 of its offseason program on Tuesday. Commonly called OTAs (for Organized Team Activities), this period of practice allows NFL teams to expand their offseason on-the-field work to include 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills matching the offense and defense. Contact is still not allowed, but group drills can proceed at more than a walkthrough pace now.

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