4 free agents the Buccaneers missed out on this offseason
1. Melvin Gordon, RB
Going back to the running back position, perhaps the biggest named linked to Tampa Bay during the free-agency period that the Bucs elected not to pursue was Melvin Gordon.
Gordon was one of the most talented running backs in the free-agency class and would’ve likely taken a bit of a discount to play alongside Tom Brady.
A backfield that consisted of Gordon, Brady and Jones II would be hard to beat, but it would’ve cost the Buccaneers quite a bit, which is ultimately why they elected to move away.
To get the Gordon deal done- he signed for $8 million per year with Broncos- Tampa Bay would’ve likely had to part ways with Ndamukong Suh and pursue another option either in free-agency or the NFL Draft.
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That could’ve been done, though, and many Tampa fans would’ve loved the prospect of having Gordon in the backfield with Brady while the front-seven would’ve taken a little bit of a hit, but maybe not enough for it to make a major difference with Suh out of the picture.