During the free agency period of 2016, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were in search of defensive line help, particularly someone to play opposite of Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. All eyes were directed at former defensive tackle Dontari Poe. That is not who the Bucs signed in free agency. It was another defensive tackle, Chris Baker.
There were stats bandied about when the Bucs signed Baker that he can perform similarly to Poe, except that he did not cost as much as Poe. Poe has an $8 million contract for only one year with the Falcons.