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Bucs' trade for 49ers' No. 13 pick was 'overreaction,' NFL exec says

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers probably didn't need to move up one spot in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft to get the player they wanted.

But Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht has reason to believe Joe Staley was going to retire, forcing the 49ers to draft offensive lineman Tristan Wirfs, as NBC Sports' Peter King documented.

Tampa likely could have stayed at No. 14 and gotten Wirfs, but fear makes people do weird things.

As one anonymous NFL executive told The Athletic's Mike Sando, the Bucs did too much.