3 slot receivers for Buccaneers to target in free agency
By Cory Kinnan
Cole Beasley
After seven productive seasons in Dallas, the former Cowboy Cole Beasley is set to hit the open market next month and explore his options in free agency, and given his comments towards the Cowboys’ front office, it may be safe to assume that he is a goner and will not have a blue star on his helmet in 2019. The shifty slot receiver from Southern Methodist could be a potential target for the Buccaneers to keep an eye on.
Remaining relatively inexpensive, his services could be bought for around $5-6 million per season and would be a reliable target across the middle for Jameis Winston to dump the ball off to when needed. In 2018, Beasley saw 87 targets come to him via Dak Prescott, catching 65 of them for 672 yards and sneaking into the end zone a total of three times.
With around 3,300 receiving yards on 319 catches in his career, Beasley displayed his ability to be a reliable and consistent for Tony Romo and Prescott throughout his seven seasons so far. While he will never put up flashy numbers, the Buccaneers would not need him to, but to get off of one-on-one coverage against safeties and backers and to be able to sit in holes in the zones as Godwin, Evans, and Howard attract attention. Beasley would be an ideal candidate to do just that in Tampa Bay for the Buccaneers in 2019.