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Buccaneers: Is O.J. Howard underperforming or underutilized?

Anyone else besides myself feel as if there’s been no news regarding the future plans of 2017 first round pick, O.J. Howard, for the Buccaneers in 2020? Its definitely concerning, but the third year pro out of Alabama has slowly begun to be less and less productive.

Is that truly the case? Or is Howard simply a casualty of an Arians led offense that notoriously utilizes tight ends more for blocking than downfield catching? Let’s break it down.

In Howard’s rookie season, in which he shared snaps with an emerging Cameron Brate, the gifted tight end produced whenever he was on the field.