Buccaneers: 5 Reasons why Jamal Adams to Tampa Bay works

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to make some improvements this offseason and Jamal Adams is a perfect safety trade target for the Bucs.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need a consistent safety presence in their secondary. Mike Edwards is young and trending up and Jordan Whitehead is good when healthy, but both fall short of Jamal Adams.

Jamal Adams is one of the best safeties in the NFL and has made the Pro Bowl twice to go along with First-team and Second-team All-Pro selections.

Upon deeper analysis, this is a move that works on numerous levels and would be a massive help for the Buccaneers.

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1. The Buccaneers need a proven player

Many Bucs fans are calling for the team to look towards the draft to find a new safety. This strategy seems to fall flat as the Bucs are unlikely to find a player that is a massive improvement over their current safeties and none that would be as good as Adams.

Jamal Adams has only been in the NFL for three years but has been an incredible player for the entire duration.

Over the last three years, Jamal Adams has 25 passes defended and two interceptions. Despite these somewhat modest stats the former LSU safety has a nose for the football and would still be an upgrade for the Buccaneers in coverage.

The best part about Adams’ game is not his ability against the pass but his versatility. Where the stats fall off in interceptions and passes defended they show up in several other areas. Jamal Adams is one of the hardest-hitting safeties in the NFL today and can attack from many different angles.

Over the last three years, Adams has 12 sacks with 6.5 of them coming in 2019. For reference, this would have landed Jamal Adams at third overall for the Buccaneer pass rushers this past season.

In addition to all of this, Adams also had 13 quarterback hits and 10 total tackles for loss showing that he practically lived in the backfield.