Following the departure of K.J. Britt in free agency, the Buccaneers signed inside linebacker Anthony Walker Jr. Walker will join Lavonte David, another Miami native, in Tampa Bay. The two have long been friends due to their South Florida roots.

"Obviously, the respect that he has in Tampa, on this team, in the city, everywhere he's been, he's touched a lot of lives and for him to help me get here is amazing as well," said Walker. "Obviously, a chance to be teammates with him would be pretty dope and I kept telling him that. He said one day he was going to make it happen. We've been trying to get this done since I was getting drafted but [we were] finally able to get it done."

Throughout his NFL tenure, Walker has started 83 of 99 games, splitting time between the Indianapolis Colts (2017-20), Cleveland Browns (2021-23) and Miami Dolphins (2024). He has recorded 571 career tackles (26 for loss), 21 passes defensed, nine quarterback hits, 5.5 sacks, four interceptions, four fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. Walker has started all three of his career postseason contests, logging 12 tackles (one for loss).

He appeared in 14 games for the Dolphins in 2024 (eight starts) and totaled 66 tackles, two passes defensed and 1.0 sack. Walker originally entered the league as a fifth-round pick (No. 161 overall) in the 2017 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Northwestern University (2014-16), playing in 38 career games and tallying 278 tackles, 12 passes defensed, 7.5 sacks, six forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.