In a move that had been rumored all offseason, the Buccaneers released six-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy on Monday.
The Bucs had run themselves into cap issues and were left with little choice but to let McCoy and his $13M cap hit go. At 31 years old, the third overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft isn’t quite the unstoppable force that he once was, but he’s still a bonified difference maker as an interior pass rusher, managing to register at least six sacks in every NFL season since 2013.