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Sept. 7, 2016 / 12:53 AM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign WR Cecil Shorts

Former Jacksonville Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts III. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Former Jacksonville Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts III. UPI/Bill Greenblatt | License Photo

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free agent wide receiver Cecil Shorts III on Tuesday and waived wide receiver Evan Spencer.

Shorts, who was released by Houston on Saturday, reeled in 42 receptions for 484 yards and two touchdowns in 11 games with the Texans last season.

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Selected by Jacksonville in the fourth round of the 2011 draft, the 28-year-old Shorts had 218 catches for 2,827 yards and 14 touchdowns with the Jaguars and Texans.

Spencer spent most of the 2015 season on Tampa Bay's practice squad. He missed the team's third preseason game with a knee injury, but made three catches for 27 yards in a constant downpour in Wednesday's final exhibition game.

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