The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are repeating their free agency strategy from last year: talk to free agent defensive ends, then watch them leave for other teams. This time it was Charles Johnson, who visited the Bucs yesterday and will now plans to re-sign with the Carolina Panthers, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
With Mario Williams signing with the Miami Dolphins, Tamba Hali returning to the Kansas City Chiefs on a three-year deal and Jason Pierre-Paul re-signing with the New York Giants on a one-year deal, that leaves the Bucs with precious few options to bolster their edge rush in free agency.