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5 logical teams for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to trade back with

By Cory Kinnan

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, Keith Kunzig (Big Nasty) and David Miller (Major Buc) are excited to have traveled from Florida to be at the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, Keith Kunzig (Big Nasty) and David Miller (Major Buc) are excited to have traveled from Florida to be at the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Kena Krutsinger/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 13: Shaquil Barrett #48 of the Denver Broncos celebrates a sack during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 13, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 13: Shaquil Barrett #48 of the Denver Broncos celebrates a sack during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 13, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Denver Broncos

John Elway desperately needs to hit on a quarterback in the near future as he has whiffed on Paxton Lynch, Trevor Siemian, Chad Kelly amongst others since Peyton Manning retired. The Case Keenum experiment failed last season as he was shipped off to Washington earlier this offseason, and former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was acquired.

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While Flacco carries a heavy burden on the salary cap, the Broncos have the ability to part ways with him and eat no dead money. It is extremely plausible that Elway and the Broncos could be looking to utilize Flacco as a bridge quarterback while still looking to pursue their quarterback of the future, presumably Dwayne Haskins if they are moving up to the fifth overall pick.

In return the Buccaneers would move back to the 10th overall pick in the draft and gather a handful of assets in the process. Last year, the Buccaneers gathered two second round picks to slide down from the seventh pick to the 12th pick after trading with the Buffalo Bills; a similar or slightly better haul could be expected in this move.

While Quinnen Williams, Josh Allen, and most likely Devin White will be off of the board by the tenth pick, the Buccaneers could still realistically be looking Devin Bush, Montez Sweat, Rashan Gary, Ed Oliver or Brian Burns right in the face to round out the top-ten.

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