Buccaneers: 3 NFL stars who simply aren’t coming to Tampa, despite the rumors

Three NFL stars who simply aren’t going to be Buccaneers, despite the rumors

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been the center of the NFL world for quite some time now and that’s going to continue through the season.

The Buccaneers made a major signing this offseason when they inked a two-year, $50 million deal with Tom Brady. After signing Brady, Tampa Bay made a trade for TE Rob Gronkowski.

Ever since those two moves, there has been speculation and plenty of rumors about what the Buccaneers would do next and which stars could potentially join Brady and Gronkowski as they attempt to win another ring.

Despite those rumors, here are three players that simply aren’t going to be Buccaneers.

Antonio Brown

Antonio Brown has been rumored to Tampa Bay multiple times and every time there has been no legitimate traction between the two parties.

The latest time came just in the last couple of weeks when Mike Lombardi hinted that the Bucs and Brown were starting to pick up momentum. Several Bucs beat writers put that rumor to bed fairly quickly, though, and now it seems that most have moved on from the idea of Brown coming to Tampa Bay.

And that’s for the best.

While the name recognition and potential skill of Brown would be great for the Bucs offense, Bruce Arians has remained steadfast that he’s just not a good fit for the system and the organization has other needs than spending more money on a wide receiver right now.