The NFL Draft is over and next up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be getting the newcomers on the field for Rookie Mini-Camp later this month. Prior to that, the team is expected to go through a slight change in the scouting department.
According to Inside The League, the New England Patriots are hiring Buccaneers veteran scout Tony Kinkela to a senior role. Kinkela has spent the last 13 years in Tampa Bay in various scouting roles.
Kinkela was originally hired by the Buccaneers as a combine scout, where he focused on the NFL Combine and worked with the league in helping select prospects for invites to the event.