Isaiah Buggs (DT) — NFL transaction history: 9 moves

Isaiah Buggs

9 moves · Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs

DT · 30 yrs · 6-3, 335 lb · Alabama; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC5 yrs experience · 2019 rd 6, pick 192

Isaiah Buggs, a 6th-round pick in 2019 (No. 192 overall), has played for three clubs since 2022, the last of them the Chiefs (January–June 2024). Along the way: waived and released by the Lions, then signed by the Chiefs within four days in January 2024; most recently reinstated from a suspension on November 11, 2025.

Draft data: Pro Football Reference

Tue, Nov 11, 2025Suspension Lifted by Commissioner
Mon, Jun 24, 2024Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contractsChiefs → free agent
Wed, Feb 14, 2024Free Agent SigningChiefs
Fri, Jan 5, 2024Practice Squad VeteranChiefs
Wed, Jan 3, 2024Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsLions → free agent
Tue, Jan 2, 2024Waived, No RecallLions
Fri, Jul 22, 2022Free Agent SigningLions
Mon, Jan 10, 2022Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsSteelers → free agent
Sat, Jan 8, 2022Waived, No RecallSteelers