For quite some time, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had owners who had a reputation for being cheap -- accurate or not. That reputation faded after the Bucs spent big in free agency starting in 2012 -- immediately and repeatedly demonstrating why this is not a viable long-term strategy -- but there are still some remnants of this belief.
Which is where the Bucs' current payroll comes in. It seems that ESPN has decided they rank 131st among all sports franchises in average pay per player. Just $2.3 million per player in 2014.
That sounds low, right?