The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added or re-signed 20 players between the start of free agency and the end of last weekend's draft, and nine of them play either offensive or defensive line. There isn't much mystery as to where the Buccaneers' offseason priorities lie in 2018.
Those two units combined could have as many as six new starters among nine spots, not to mention a handful of newcomers playing key reserve and rotational roles. The Bucs have added big men (Vita Vea), men with attitude (Ryan Jensen) and men who have produced at elite levels (Jason Pierre-Paul). Tampa Bay is trying as hard as it can to be dominant up front and, as left tackle Donovan Smith sees it, that's practically a necessity in the NFL.