The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are entering a unique offseason where the team can go a litany of ways in terms of roster building. They could re-work some contracts and create some salary cap space but there are more moves than that available.
Aaron Schatz of ESPN wrote about bold moves in free agency and the NFL Draft. For the Bucs, his bold move was the team moving on from former starting running back Rachaad White.
“The Buccaneers enter free agency with only $2.2 million in cap space. They need to make some room and one way to do it is to say goodbye to White. The running back is entering the final year of his rookie contract, so the Buccaneers can cut him for $3.3 million in cap savings with less than $250,000 in dead money.”
It wouldn’t be a super popular move with fans, but in an offseason where every dollar counts, it may need to be done. The emergence of Bucky Irving and the potential of Sean Tucker make the move easier to digest.