The latest reports out of Tampa Bay only embolden a long-held belief about the 2019 Buccaneers roster: longtime defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has no place on it.
In a perfect world, perhaps new head coach Bruce Arians would certainly welcome the franchise’s star defender on Todd Bowles’ newly installed defense. However, the fit is not only odd (or at least new to McCoy), but the six-time Pro Bowler’s declining production and $13 million price tag tip the scales of the argument to seeing what the team can get for him.
Michael Lombardi is reporting the Bucs are “shopping him hard” but getting nowhere.