5 Receivers the Buccaneers Need to Consider Now
Nate Washington, Free Agent
Nate Washington was brought in on Tuesday, October 25th, for a workout with the Bucs and left without a deal.
Now, this can mean many things, but one clear meaning could be he just didn’t have what the team hoped to see.
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Another is the team wants to see how their passing game looks against the Raiders this Sunday and how Louis Murphy continues to recover from his year-long injury before adding another player to their depth chart.
There are obvious concerns with signing Washington; the main one being his age and the relative ability of receivers his age to stay healthy for long periods of time.
Being the same age as Vincent Jackson, who spent more time on the Bucs injury report over the last two years than he did on the field, the thought of signing another aged veteran who may just come in to get hurt will certainly give any franchise some pause.
To this point in his career however, Washington has shown he has an ability to stay healthy having played in every game of his career from 2006-2014. In 2015 as a member of the Houston Texans he played in 14 games bringing in 47 catches for 658 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The benefit of signing this player are pretty obvious too. He has the work ethic needed to be successful, and could potentially stretch the field for a passing attack lacking severely in vertical legitimacy.
Over his career Washington has compiled 28 receptions of 28-yards or more with three coming in 2015 alone. Comparatively, Jackson has 33 for his career, but hasn’t had one since he had three in 2014 for the Bucs.
Coming in at the veteran’s minimum would cost the franchise very little, and if he came in with the same kind of role-playing ability he’s shown throughout his career then he could serve to open things up a bit for Jameis Winston and his other receivers.