The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had some under the radar players make an impact in the preseason and training camp. Here are four players that deserve to make the team.
Every year, there are endless questions about how an NFL roster is going to pan out. From the deep bench to the starting units, movement along the depth chart is a guarantee.
For some players, training camp and the four exhibition contests during the preseason are their only opportunity to make an NFL roster. They don’t enter camp as a lauded draft selection or as a flashy free agent with a big money contract.
They come to camp with a chip on their shoulder. Perhaps they went undrafted and wanted to prove they belong in the league, or they are coming back from an injury and need to re-position themselves as options to the coaching staff.
No matter the situation, the odds are stacked against them during the dog days of summer, and they need to perform at their best every day if they want to make it in the NFL.
Tampa Bay features plenty of players who needed to claw just to put their name in the conversation. It doesn’t always happen, but these players have found a way to silence the critics and earned the right to be on the 53-man roster when the team travels to New Orleans.
Through great reps in practice during camp and their ability to put it together in preseason games, the following players should be donning the red and pewter in September.