Bucs Sign Veteran Cornerback Kindle Vildor
March 13th, 2025
Infamous Lions cornerback is now a Buccaneer.
The Bucs have locked down a five-year veteran cornerback with experience in big games, not all of it good.
Kindle Vildor is a new Buccaneer, per NFL Network.
Vildor started all three Lions playoff games two seasons ago and last year played all 17 games on a Lions secondary ravaged by injuries. He also was a strong special teams player for Detroit.
Vildor is infamous in Detroit for the NFC Championship throw that went off his face and into the hands of 49ers receiver Brandon Aiyuk for a monster gain in the 49ers comeback win (see photo above).
Originally a fifth-round draft pick of the Bears in 2020, Vildor was on the Titans roster for six weeks in 2023.
Vildor, 27, will earn a veteran minimum salary. At 5-11, he’s shorter than a typical Todd Bowles outside cornerback.
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March 13th, 2025 at 10:38 am
Meh. This just offsets the loss of Tavierre Thomas to the Vikings.
March 13th, 2025 at 10:42 am
We need a lock down CB in the draft. If we can’t get Campbell at LB, I would grab Barron at CB out of Texas. Smart and physical. If the coverage is tight downfield, the pressure on the QB should amplify.
March 13th, 2025 at 10:49 am
I think the bucs will draft an outside corner and another slot corner in the draft. Dean isn’t going anywhere (yet).
March 13th, 2025 at 10:54 am
100% Lt. Dan
March 13th, 2025 at 10:56 am
Guessing this is more of a special teams move
March 13th, 2025 at 11:09 am
This doesn’t move the needle for me. But Licht knows what he is doing so just go with it. If we needed a guy to bounce balls off a facemask we have Dean.
March 13th, 2025 at 11:11 am
The vibes are very anti-Dean right now, but I’m in no rush to see him leave. When he plays, and especially when he’s allowed to play man, he’s more than effective. Nice to have that for even just 10 games if they are the right 10. And his salary isn’t coming out of my pocket…
March 13th, 2025 at 11:29 am
Deans roster spot is getting safer by the day.
March 13th, 2025 at 11:30 am
With what everyone just got paid Dean is the “cheap” cb option lol sounds rediculous but this is the NFL in 2025…
March 13th, 2025 at 11:31 am
Why did I read that as Val Kilmer?
March 13th, 2025 at 11:33 am
Lord Corner saw the light. A special teams move, and merely depth.
The add at LB of Anthony Walker Jr from down south seems like a more legitimate move at LB for us.
March 13th, 2025 at 11:34 am
*Lord Corn
March 13th, 2025 at 11:36 am
There are some good LB round 2. Would get too corner or Campbell round 1 and then reverse round 2.
Take upside receiver in round 3. Then 4 through 7 pound the trenches and ilb
March 13th, 2025 at 11:41 am
well at least he was in the picture defending…. last year’s defense would not have a defender within 10 yards of receivers then would miss a tackles once they finally arrive.
March 13th, 2025 at 12:06 pm
We can never have enough secondary depth. I don’t see this guy taking a starting spot from anyone. We still need more DBs. Would love to see us sign Asante Samuel Jr. or Mike Hilton to add depth. But they may cost more than Licht is willing to spend.
March 13th, 2025 at 12:16 pm
No corner signing for the Bucs is just a “special teams move”….we literally had to watch Geno Hayes play last year
March 13th, 2025 at 12:17 pm
If he were worthy-Lions would have signed him again-camp meat.
March 13th, 2025 at 12:18 pm
****Josh Hayes
RIP Geno Hayes
March 13th, 2025 at 12:29 pm
As Ned in The Three Amigos once said, “infamous means MORE than famous!”
March 13th, 2025 at 12:57 pm
Dean is not bad, he is just never available. Bucs need to do better at CB.
March 13th, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Bryce Hall. Please.
March 13th, 2025 at 1:07 pm
You got it Tbbucs3
Nobody wants to see Josh Hayes or finderburke unless it is special teams. Jason Licht might be getting called out for those two pickups but damn Bowles was a safety in the nfl secondary should be the strongest position on the team.
March 13th, 2025 at 1:38 pm
Special teams add. Bucs gotta go corner in the draft . Remember Diaby was top 5 in pressures so a good corner will add the extra second to help turn a lot of Diaby’s pressures into sacks. It’s a tough decision because corners usually take time to develop/acclimate to the NFL. I like Barron and the guy from Notre Dame but I also like Hairston from Kentucky. Hairston ran a 4.2 in the 40 but more importantly he played well in the S.E.C.
If they can get Hairston in the 2nd or if he happens to fall to the third the bucs should move up immediately.
If Bucs get a good corner that plays well early I would not be surprised to see Diaby and Reddick Both get 11-12 sacks . I actually expect Reddick to get more than that (14) . Dude wants to get paid and I think last year was an aberration.
As always Go Bucs💪
March 13th, 2025 at 1:40 pm
We still need a starting LB next to David and Starting CB to replace Dean who is made of glass. Hopefully this will come on Day 1 and 2 of the draft.
March 13th, 2025 at 1:42 pm
Wasn’t this one of the bad wizards in Harry Potter?
March 13th, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Josh Hayes can only get better because Lord knows he can’t get worse
March 13th, 2025 at 2:06 pm
The kid from ND, Morrison, looks like he could be a fine NFL CB. Expect he will be around in 2nd or 3rd round. Everyone reading this should check out his ND highlights video..
March 13th, 2025 at 3:20 pm
Is Kindle Vildor any relation to iPad Vader?
May the force be with you, Joe!
March 13th, 2025 at 3:22 pm
I have a lot more confidence in Kyle Trask than the last 2-3 back up QBs that the Bucs had on the roster, so the one guy was pretty good at picking up plane crash survivors around Davis Island if I recall.
March 13th, 2025 at 3:23 pm
Whoops wrong thread
March 13th, 2025 at 3:43 pm
Not familiar with the guy. The face mask ricochet just happens.
March 13th, 2025 at 7:13 pm
Bro cmon!!!!!! Sign some fire not these 13 yards off giveaway first downs
March 13th, 2025 at 8:04 pm
Apparently Algo doesn’t like Bryce Hall.
March 13th, 2025 at 8:13 pm
Beats Hayes
March 13th, 2025 at 10:55 pm
He is an upgrade as a backup which is exactly what the Bucs needed.
March 14th, 2025 at 12:55 am
When’s that Jamel Dean domino going to fall tho lol