Gerald McCoyโ€™s Future With Buccaneers In Doubt

On Tuesday, Buccaneers new HC Bruce Arians made it clear that veteran DT Gerald McCoyโ€˜s future in Tampa Bay is in doubt.

โ€œProbably a better question for (general manager) Jason (Licht) because the financial is a big part of it,โ€ Arians said when asked if McCoy would be with the team in 2019, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. โ€œI got to evaluate him. I mean, guys when they age, itโ€™s different.โ€

Arians specifically said that McCoy is โ€œnot as disruptive as he was four years agoโ€ but is still a good player at this point in his career. 

โ€œHeโ€™s not as disruptive as he was four years ago,โ€ Arians said. โ€œBut heโ€™s still pretty disruptive. Heโ€™s still a good player.โ€

Beyond that, Arians said McCoy is at the point in his career where there are questions about whether his productivity will his compensation. 

โ€œUsually theyโ€™re at the age when they get paid the most and the production donโ€™t match,โ€ Arians said. โ€œSo weโ€™ve got to find that out. If guys donโ€™t show up, donโ€™t ask me about them because I talk about the guys that show up. Hopefully weโ€™ll see how that goes.โ€

McCoy has been mentioned as a possible cap casualty 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. Heโ€™s 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 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.

Weโ€™ll have more regarding McCoy as the news is available. 

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