Buccaneers: The Five Best Trades in Team History
Some of the best trades in Buccaneers history were very instrumental in the team’s success including helping to win the ultimate prize of a Lombardi Trophy. Here are the five best in franchise history.
With it being the calm time before the excitement of training camp, I figured now would be a good time to talk about NFL trades and of course not just any trades but Tampa Bay Buccaneers trades.
Trades in professional sports are usually made for a couple of reasons: To better your team, to get rid of a player who doesn’t want to be there, or for coveted draft picks either moving up/down or just acquiring more picks.
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Some of the traded picks occurred in the previous seasons draft or prior to last season.
During training camp and preseason last year there were a total of eighteen trades made, accounting for 55% of total trades (33), made during the entire season.
Let’s take a look at five of the top trades in Bucs history that were significant in the Bucs quest for the Lombardi Trophy.