The term “optional” has a tendency to be, well, not that. A lot of teams tend to look down upon players that decide not to show up, regardless of the fact that it’s supposed to be up to the individual. There’s a reason for “optional” as well as mandatory off-season activities. For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, most of the players were present but there were some that opted not to attend.
Newly acquired Jason Pierre-Paul hasn’t attended the OTAs as of yet, while Vinny Curry and Brent Grimes were no shows Thursday.