Gerald McCoy joined the Carolina Panthers after spending nearly a decade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers and an offseason spent being courted by a handful of teams. The veteran lineman is a six-time Pro Bowl nominee with one first-team All Pro selection. He’s registered at least one sack every season, averaging six per year, and should boost the Carolina pass rush alongside Kawann Short.
However, it isn’t his recent addition that has sparked controversy but his departure from Tampa. McCoy was supposedly released in an effort to free up salary cap space and add youth along the Buccaneers front line but he was replaced by former No.