Calling BS on the Buccaneers Should Trade Evans Talk

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers head into the 2023 NFL offseason with serious salary cap issues. Following three years of kicking the proverbial can down the road in pursuit of Lombardi greatness.

The good news is this strategy did in fact net the team a Lombardi, but now with Brady gone there’s some cleaning to do. Like most outlets we have posted content showing how the team could get back under the league’s salary cap. Albeit some of our ideas (as well as other outlets) were hard pills to swallow for the Buccaneers’ faithful. But with great reward comes great sacrifice, or something Spider-Man-y.

Yes we’ve suggested moving Ryan Jensen could help the cap, other outlets have gone down similar paths, but this next one is a doozy.

Enter NFL Network’s Adam Rank, and his suggestion of who the Buccaneers should consider trading.

“In the wake of Tom Brady’s retirement, I’m not sure how close the Buccaneers are to being competitive. Even if they were to nab an accomplished veteran signal-caller — like, say, Derek Carr — I’m not sure how high the ceiling is. Winning a watered-down NFC South again? Alright, yeah, maybe. But actually, competing for a title? Hard to see. Thus, moving on from the 29-year-old Evans in the last year of his contract makes too much sense.”

Rank continued,

“Evans actually would be a great acquisition for a number of teams, including some seriously looking to make a Super Bowl run. Like the Dallas Cowboys, who are desperate to venture beyond the Divisional Round for the first time since Bill Clinton’s first term. Turns out Jerry Jones and Co. probably made a mistake dealing Amari Cooper last year. Dak Prescott needs more juice out wide, and I imagine Evans — a Texas native who starred at Texas A&M — wouldn’t mind playing for the ‘Boys. If the Rams wanted to make another go at it, there’s another option. How about the Chiefs? Would that even be fair??”