Buccaneers' Elijah Shumate: Practices for first time Thursday

Shumate (wrist/hand) was activated from the active/nonfootball injury list and practiced for the first time Thursday, Roger Mooney of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The undrafted rookie from Notre Dame had been placed on the list on July 26 with what at the time was an undisclosed injury. Shumate was a two-year starter for the Fighting Irish and totaled 168 tackles (114 solo), including 10 for loss, a sack, two interceptions, 10 passes defensed and a fumble recovery over 31 games in his college career. He is currently listed behind veterans Bradley McDougald and Keith Tandy on the strong safety depth chart, and would appear to face fairly long odds to stick on the roster.