TAMPA, Fla. – Across the NFL, there has been a lot of noise the last couple days.
Veterans have been released, trades have been made and contracts have been restructured. But the only noise coming out of One Buccaneer Place this week was Jameis Winston's visit. That's a significant event, but it doesn't play into the start of the league year next week.
So when are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers going to start making some moves? Logic says that will come very soon. Although the Bucs already are about $30 million under the salary cap, some releases and possibly some restructures are bound to come between now and next Tuesday.
Veterans like Anthony Collins, Dashon Goldson and Michael Koenen are on the hot seat. The Bucs can free up $3 million by releasing Collins, $4 million by parting ways with Goldson and $3.25 million by letting Koenen go. Veteran receiver Vincent Jackson, who has a $12.2 million cap figure, could be a candidate for a restructured contract.
The Bucs have been slow in making moves because they already are under the salary cap. But they're not going to stay inactive. They're going to head into free agency with about $40 million in cap space.
