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Bucs offseason primer: 5 issues to address for 2016

Jan. 30: Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.
Feb. 7: Super Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif.
Feb. 23-29: Scouting combine, Indianapolis
March 15: Start of free agency
March 20-23: NFL meetings, Boca Raton
April 28-30: NFL draft, Chicago
Sept. 8: Tentative start of regular season

TAMPA — After a fifth consecutive last-place finish in the NFC South, the Bucs face some critical issues in their annual quest for relevance. Here are five things the Bucs must address heading into the 2016 offseason.

♦ DOUG MARTIN

The NFL’s No. 2 rusher behind Minnesota’s Adrian Peterson is slated to become a free agent in March.