Buccaneers: 3 players with the most to win at 2021 training camp
By Rob Leeds
The Buccaneers will have plenty of fun stories to follow at training camp.
As the Buccaneers have begun training camp for the 2021 NFL season, the storylines have a way of writing themselves. Whether you look at this team through the lens of a Super Bowl contender, the team of the greatest quarterback of all time, or as the one with the most fun group of young stars in the league, the Bucs have it all going on right now.
While there isn’t much that should change during camp due to the fact that all 22 starters from last season are returning, there are still plenty of stories and players worth keeping up with at camp.
This is time to make a name for yourself, and the following Bucs need to use every bit of this opportunity.
1. Can Cameron Kinley crack the final roster for the Buccaneers?
Cameron Kinley may only be behind Tom Brady from a discussion level for Tampa Bay this offseason. When the president has an opinion about you playing in the NFL, you know you’re a big deal.
Kinley has experienced a roller coaster to get this chance to scratch and claw for a spot at training camp, but that was all he ever wanted. Kinley deserved a shot to make the team before going into his military service, and now he is at the center of attention for most fans.
Unfortunately, Kinley has a very long road ahead to making the team. The Bucs have a great group of young corners that are as good as any other unit in the NFL, and Kinley is one of a handful of players that is competing for two spots at most.
While we would all love to see Kinley make the final roster from his story, he has to prove himself on the field above all else. The Buccaneer coaching staff isn’t going to hand out anything, and Kinley needs to play the best football of his life if he wants to carve out a role on a team that has its eyes set on another trip to the Super Bowl.
Kinley can etch his name into stone for the best individual stories of all time for the Buccaneers, but the play has to be there with a great camp. After what we have seen so far, it will surprise none of us when Kinley shows up and makes a name for himself, regardless of who he matches up against.
With a willingness to play special teams and the heart of a leader as a rookie, everyone, including the staff, probably wants Cameron Kinley to make the roster, and all of that starts with camp.