Free agent defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad has agreed to a one-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that’s worth up to $6 million, according to NFL Network.
He becomes the second Detroit Lions defender to join the Buccaneers since the start of the free agent negotiating period Monday, joining linebacker Alex Anzalone, who signed a two-year contract with Tampa Bay.
Playing alongside Pro Bowler Aidan Hutchinson, Muhammad had a breakout 2025 season for Detroit, recording career highs in sacks (11), tackles for loss (9) and quarterback hits (20) in 17 games.
He was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 14 after recording three sacks in a 44-30 win over the Dallas Cowboys on “Thursday Night Football.”
Muhammad became the 11th player in franchise history to log double-digit sacks in a single season. He also joined Ezekiel Ansah (2017) and Robert Porcher (1999) as the third Lions player to have multiple games with 2.5 sacks in a single season.
The Lions originally signed Muhammad to the practice squad on Oct. 7, 2024, then elevated him to the active roster a month later before re-signing him to a one-year deal last offseason.
A sixth-round pick of the Saints in 2017 out of Miami, Muhammad spent his first season in New Orleans, then four in Indianapolis followed by a one-year stop in Chicago before joining the Lions.
ESPN’s Eric Woodyard contributed to this report.
