Eric Banks (DT) — NFL transaction history: 21 moves

Eric Banks

21 moves · Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

DT · #93 · 28 yrs · 6-5, 274 lb · Texas-San Antonio2 yrs experience · Undrafted

Eric Banks has played for five clubs since 2020, the last of them the Buccaneers (August 2025). Along the way: waived, released and re-signed by the Cardinals within two days in August 2023, placed on injured reserve once and claimed off waivers twice; most recently released as a vested veteran by the Buccaneers on August 26, 2025.

Draft data: Pro Football Reference

Tue, Aug 26, 2025Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contractsBuccaneers → free agent
Wed, Aug 30, 2023Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsCardinals → free agent
Wed, Aug 30, 2023Practice SquadCardinals
Tue, Aug 29, 2023Waived, No RecallCardinals
Sat, Jan 7, 2023Free Agent SigningCardinals
Wed, Nov 2, 2022Practice SquadCardinals
Tue, Sep 6, 2022Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsLions → free agent
Mon, Sep 5, 2022Waived, Injury SettlementLions
Wed, Aug 31, 2022Reserve/InjuredLions
Sat, Oct 30, 2021Practice SquadLions

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Fri, Oct 29, 2021Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsLions → free agent
Thu, Oct 28, 2021Waived, No RecallLions
Fri, Oct 1, 2021Assigned via WaiversChargers → Lions
Thu, Sep 30, 2021Waived, No RecallChargers
Wed, Sep 1, 2021Assigned via WaiversRams → Chargers
Tue, Aug 31, 2021Waived, No RecallRams
Wed, Oct 14, 2020Practice SquadRams
Mon, Oct 12, 2020Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsRams → free agent
Sat, Oct 10, 2020Waived, No RecallRams
Mon, May 4, 2020Free Agent SigningRams

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Thu, Apr 30, 2020Free Agent SigningRams