later that month, but was released again. Tampa Bay Buccaneers On October 25, 2017, Tapp signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was released by the Buccaneers on November 28, 2017. Coaching career On December 13, 2019, Tapp returned to Virginia Tech to become the Co-Defensive Line Coach. San Francisco 49ers On February 11, 2021, Tapp joined San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan's staff as an assistant defensive line coach. Personal life Tapp has been long-time friends with retired cornerback DeAngelo Hall since childhood, the two having gone to the same school from elementary school throughout college and being teammates. They would become teammates again in their professional career when they both played for the Washington Redskins in 2013. References External links San Francisco 49ers bio Virginia Tech Hokies bio 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Portsmouth, Virginia Sportspeople from Chesapeake, Virginia Players of American football from Virginia African-American Christians African-American players of American football American football defensive ends Virginia Tech Hokies football players Seattle Seahawks players Philadelphia Eagles players Washington Redskins players Detroit Lions players New Orleans Saints players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players San Francisco 49ers coaches 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people