The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked up two running backs in April’s NFL draft in Ke’Shawn Vaughn (third round) and Raymond Calais (seventh round) to help bolster a backfield that lost Peyton Barber this offseason in free agency.
Vaughn and Calais will be joining incumbent starter Ronald Jones, who finished his 2019 sophomore campaign with 724 rushing yards to go along with six touchdowns. But the Bucs could definitely use an experienced veteran back to help their offense and new quarterback Tom Brady, and one name that keeps coming up is former Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman.
Freeman, who was part of the Falcons team that blew a 28-3 lead to Brady’s Patriots in Super Bowl LI, took to Twitter yesterday to let the Bucs know he’s ready to talk if they are.
Take a look.
I read in the media that Tampa Bay Buccaneers are interested. A number of teams are interested, but we can’t negotiate through the media, the Buccaneers can reach out to me directly ..
— Devonta Freeman (@devontafreeman) June 5, 2020
Freeman would be a welcome addition to the Bucs. While he hasn’t surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark since 2016, he wouldn’t have to worry about carrying the entire workload himself given the number of talented backs Tampa Bay has. A running back by committee system might work in his favor and allow him to save his body for a postseason run.
In other words, pick up the phone, Bucs!
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