TAMPA, Fla. -- With so much attention on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quarterback battle between Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask and some of the early highlights from the wide receivers, the running backs have slid under the radar. But running the ball will play a much bigger role in coordinator Dave Canales’ offense in 2023. There has been a renewed commitment to a more balanced run-pass offense, which should help this group rise from the league’s worst rushing attack.
As far as how many of these players will stick around when it’s time to make final cuts -- they’ve kept four running backs on their initial 53-man roster the last two years and in 2020 and 2019, they went with three.