Buccaneers Sign Safety J.J. Wilcox from the Cowboys
The Buccaneers have signed a safety to add to the list that includes Chris Conte and Keith Tandy.
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The Buccaneers don’t seem to sleep, do they? They have already made the big splash with DeSean Jackson, added depth on the defensive line with Chris Baker, and re-signed two of their own.
They have added a safety to the depth chart now, take a look:
Bucs have agreed to terms with Cowboys safety J.J. Wilcox and will sign him as free agent today. @BigDogwdae reported first.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) March 11, 2017
It's a two-year deal for safety J.J. Wilcox with Bucs. Former third-round pick with Cowboys joins Chris Conte and Keith Tandy ...
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) March 11, 2017
Wilcox comes to town with the reputation of a hard-hitter, one that can make some noise with receivers over the middle. Here are more details, courtesy of Mike Garafolo:
Done deal for S JJ Wilcox in Tampa, as @BigDogwdae reported. Source says it's a 2-year deal worth up to $8.5m.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 11, 2017
It is a reasonable deal financially. The Bucs get a starting-caliber safety at a price that won’t cost much against the salary cap.
We have talked previously about the importance of this type of player on the back-end of the defense, but now that he is here it deserves repeating. The Bucs have still needed help in the secondary, though things were improved in 2016. When you have a safety that makes a receiver think twice before going over the middle, it leads to bad passes, fumbles, and interceptions.
He’s always around the football, take a look at his stats:
The Bucs just keep getting better this off-season.
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