With just over two weeks to go until their regular-season opener, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still in the process of arranging their depth chart at the cornerback position. That's a process complicated by the internal classification of the nickel back as a third quasi-starter, and by the ankle injury suffered by Johnson in Monday's win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Also regrettable, but necessary: Several of the corners on the 90-man roster will have to move on from the team when that group is trimmed down to 53.
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Incumbent starters Alterraun Verner and Johnthan Banks seem to be secure in those spots, but it is not yet decided who will get the nickel job and who will provide the very critical depth at the two outside cornerback positions.