Buccaneers: Expendable players after the draft
With the addition of several good players through free agency and the draft, which current Buccaneers players could be cut prior to the season?
With free agency and the draft now in the rear view mirror teams move on to training and coaching of the new players, and figuring out a way for their new weapons to fit into the team. Part of that process involves determining which current players have become expendable either due to age – like in 2008, when the Buccaneers released eleven time Pro Bowler and Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks at age 35), contract (Like in 2013, when they deemed Darrelle Revis‘s $16 million contract too much), play, or by a player being drafted or signed in free agency who is younger and better.
The Bucs like all the other teams in the NFL have to make that tough decision since they were so close to a playoff spot last season at 9-7. Which players can be released to make room for the new acquisitions through free agency and the draft, but not jeopardize their playoff goals?
Here are five Buccaneers that I have come up with who could be released either because of their contract, performance, or by a replacement being drafted/signed.