Cam Gill is getting another NFL shot, and this one comes with a twist the Buccaneers know well.
The former Tampa Bay linebacker has signed with the Panthers after Carolina lost rookie linebacker Nick Scourton to a knee injury at the start of camp this week. For Gill, it’s another turn in a career that has already taken him from undrafted free agent to Super Bowl champion to the UFL and back again.
Gill’s most memorable NFL moment came in Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl LV win over the Chiefs, when he recorded a half-sack in the 31-9 victory. He arrived with the Buccaneers in 2020 and barely got on the field as a rookie, playing just 22 defensive snaps while handling 67% of special teams snaps. His role grew in 2021, when he logged 100 snaps at outside linebacker.
But the path in Tampa didn’t keep climbing. Gill missed the 2022 season because of injury, then returned in 2023 before being released. That final year with the Buccaneers brought only 6% of the defensive snaps.
He landed in Carolina in 2024 and played 30% of the defensive snaps, but that stint lasted only one season and 10 games. After that, Gill headed to the UFL’s Louisville Kings, where he put together a strong year with 11 sacks and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Now he’s back in the league, still chasing the kind of opportunity that so few undrafted players ever get. His NFL résumé may not jump off the page, but it already includes a championship, a league award, and another chance to keep the dream alive. And for the Buccaneers, the only catch is that this latest comeback comes in a Panthers uniform.
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