According to Michael Lombardi, the Buccaneers are shopping DT Gerald McCoy โhardโ in trade talks, but getting little interest from other NFL teams.
Lombardi adds that NFL teams are reluctant to take on McCoyโs $13 million salary, given that he has not played up to this level the past few years.
McCoy made the decision to skip the start of offseason workouts this week, but theyโre just voluntary at this point.
At the NFL owners meetings, Buccaneers new HC Bruce Arians specifically said that McCoy is โnot as disruptive as he was four years agoโ but is still a good player at this point in his career.
โHeโs not as disruptive as he was four years ago,โ Arians said. โBut heโs still pretty disruptive. Heโs still a good player.โ
McCoy has been mentioned as a possible trade candidate this offseason, so this is clearly something worth keeping an eye on moving forward.
McCoy, 30, is a former first-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2010. Heโs currently in the fifth year of his seven-year, $95.2 million contract and set to make base salaries of $13 million and $10 million over the next two years of the agreement.
According to OverTheCap.com, releasing or trading McCoy would free up $13 million of available cap space while creating no dead money.
In 2018, McCoy appeared in 14 games for the Buccaneers and recorded 28 tackles, six sacks, and a pass defense. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 28 interior defender out of 112 qualifying players.
Weโll have more regarding McCoy as the news is available.
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