NFC Notes: Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints, Demario Davis

Buccaneers

  • Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports the Buccaneers were informed of TE Rob Gronkowskiโ€™s decision to retire last week.
  • The Athleticโ€™s Greg Auman doesnโ€™t expect any official acknowledgment from Buccaneers QB Tom Brady about 2022 being his final season, and he adds Brady might not even know that for sure. 
  • Auman thinks the chances are good this is Bradyโ€™s final season, though, and heโ€™d be surprised if Brady chose to play another season with a new team in 2023. 
  • If Tampa Bay wants to bolster its depth at outside linebacker, Auman points out bringing back Carl Nassib, released by the Raiders this offseason, would make a ton of sense. 
  • As for WR Chris Godwin, Auman wouldnโ€™t be surprised to see the Buccaneers take things cautiously with him and start him on the PUP list as he recovers from a torn ACL. 

Panthers

Panthers HC Matt Rhule pointed out CB Keith Taylor as someone he hopes to see make a leap in his second year, adding he believes he can be a starting corner in the NFL.

โ€œKeith really, I thought, played well for a first-year player last year. So you want to see him take a step where itโ€™s like, โ€˜Hey, I can be a starting corner in this league.โ€™ And I believe that he can,โ€ Rhule said via The Athletic. โ€œSeeing him do what he did today โ€” those other guys come out, he goes in, plays really well โ€” thatโ€™s what you want to see guys do.โ€

Saints

Saints LB Demario Davis, who is entering the third year of his four-year contract, said that he would love to sign a long-term extension but understands the business of the NFL. 

โ€œWeโ€™ll see,โ€ said Davis, via Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com. โ€œI have nothing but love for the city. And I have a lot of love for this organization. But at the end of the day, itโ€™s still a business. Weโ€™ll see how it goes.โ€

Davis reiterated that heโ€™s enjoyed his time in New Orleans. 

โ€œThis has been a first-class organization for me,โ€ Davis said. โ€œThis year, for me, is really about my teammates and the city. I have a lot of brotherhood in this locker room.โ€

As for their defense, Davis thinks that they need to gel together and build chemistry. 

โ€œItโ€™s good to be out here moving around, kind of getting a look at the whole roster and how we all have to gel together,โ€ Davis said. โ€œWeโ€™ve got some new pieces, some very good pieces, so itโ€™s really about us being able to gel together and work together and find that chemistry.โ€

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