As he wrapped up the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2016 draft efforts, General Manager Jason Licht said this about the team's roster: "It’s time for the fresh blood."
VIEW: THE BUCCANEERS' 2016 DRAFT CLASS
That comment was prompted not only by the seven players the team drafted from Thursday through Saturday but also by the decision to release eight players at the end of last week's veteran mini-camp. As it turned out, those roster moves allowed for the infusion of even more fresh blood. At the conclusion of the draft on Saturday evening Buccaneer scouts and coaches began calling targeted players who had slipped through all seven rounds, and ended up convincing 19 of them to come to Tampa.