Free agents that have been linked to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
By Rob Leeds
Finishing up with the least-likely option on this list, Antonio Brown’s name still comes up in conversations regarding the Buccaneers even though Bruce Arians has been clear that the team is not pursuing the controversial wide receiver.
As recently as last week, Mike Lombardi hinted that the Bucs could be trying to sign Brown on the Pat McAfee Show.
With each day that passes, the Bucs and Brown combination seems like an even stranger occurrence, but the rumors do have a clear basis. Brown would help elevate the Buccaneer offense to unmatched heights in the history of the NFL, and his price tag would be a steal.
Brown played at a record-setting pace for the majority of the 2010s and was starting to look on track to be in the conversation for the best receiver of all time. Unfortunately, several personal issues arose, and Brown looks far away from a return to the league.
It may seem like overkill, but adding Brown to the roster has almost no drawbacks, and the benefits could be monstrous. Signing Brown would immediately make the Bucs favorites for the NFC Championship Game, and making that happen may only take Bruce Arians to bury the hatchet.
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Arians and the Bucs have been clear that this move isn’t happening, but it wouldn’t be the first time this offseason that a signing has come as a complete surprise.