Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Secondary in Crisis

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. Tampa Bay Buccaneers took some heavy hits this off season, losing star-wide-out Mike Evans and linebacker Lavante David, both future Hall of Famers. But the real pain is in the secondary, where their top corner Jamel Dean bolted to the Pittsburgh Steelers on a pay cut, Swiss Army knife, Christian. Easy and Chase playing time with the Detroit Lions, and Dept Guy Kindle Vildor signed with the New England Patriots. That leaves a unit already struggling last season, even thinner? Ranked 27th against the pass. The defense as a whole underperformed, and these exits don't help calm fears of another rough year ahead. Head coach Todd Bowles got real about it at the NFL owner's meeting, straight up saying they need at least one or two more cornerbacks. Could be a veteran free agent or draft picks, but it's priority number one to beef up the room. Right now, they're banking on a youth movement with second-year starters. Jacob Parrish, Benjamin Morrison, and Zaya McCollum leading the way.

1:02Dept is light behind them. Just guys like Josh Hayes, JJ Roberts, and Damarian Williams. If they nail the draft for edge pressure and better coverage everywhere, this secondary could bounce back quick and lift the whole defense out of the… gutter.