Maybe this has been the plan of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers all along, but the team can no longer afford to part ways from longtime Buc and team captain Gerald McCoy. That is right, the Buccaneers, with next to no cap space, cannot afford to trade or release a defensive tackle set to make $13 million in 2019.
While this offseason has been a whirlwind of constant chatter and rumors surrounding McCoy, Tampa Bay’s first round draft pick back in the 2010 NFL Draft, the Buccaneers do not have the depth or talent needed along their defensive front to free up his $13 million salary.