Tom Brady-less Buccaneers looking to get younger and faster
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michael Conroy]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking to get younger and faster as they rebuild without Tom Brady. The seven-time Super Bowl champion’s retirement leaves the team with one quarterback under contract for next season, third-year pro Kyle Trask. An extremely tight salary cap situation doesn’t provide general manager Jason Licht and coach Todd Bowles much flexibility to pursue a proven replacement for Brady while also retaining key free agents of their own such as Lavonte David, Jamel Dean, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Mike Edwards, who figure to attract attention from other teams in free agency.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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