Barring a last minute trade into the 7th round, the Buccaneers wrapped up the 2019 NFL Draft the same way they started it, by selecting defense. Their final pick, #215 overall, is Terry Beckner, Jr., a defensive tackle out of Missouri. Beckner was a former five-star recruit whose career was derailed by knee injuries (Torn …Read More
Bucs GM Jason Licht just couldn’t stop himself. Three years after making the greatest mistake in his career as General Manager in Tampa Bay, Licht has fearlessly gone to the well again, selecting kicker Matt Gay from Utah, with the 145th selection of the NFL draft (5th Round). Gay is the 2017 Lou Groza Award …Read More
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened Day 3 of the 2019 NFL Draft by selecting another defensive player, Iowa DE Anthony Nelson, with the 107th overall selection in the 4th round. At 6′ 7″, 271 lbs, Nelson looks like a five-technique in the Bucs new 3-4 scheme and will be a player that can compete with …Read More
If anything, no one can claim GM Jason Licht didn’t try his darndest to fix the Bucs secondary. Ignoring needs along the offensive and defensive line, Tampa Bay completed a Day Two sweep of defensive backs by selecting Auburn CB Jamel Dean and Kentucky Safety Mike Edwards in the 3rd round. Tampa Bay got the …Read More
It’s finally April…NFL Draft month! A lot of things have happened over the last few weeks since free agency began. The Bucs didn’t make the “big splash” that some fans wanted to see, but there’s good reason for that. They’re broke. After recently restructuring Mike Evans contract (in which they converted some of his base …Read More
