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Bucs TE O.J. Howard believes his team has the NFL’s best offense

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will kick off training camp soon, and tight end O.J. Howard seems thrilled about the 2020 season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will kick off training camp next week if the NFL’s current schedule remains on track.

Perhaps no team will draw more attention when camp begins than the Bucs, who signed six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady this offseason to lead their offense.

One player who seems thrilled about Brady’s arrival and what it could mean for the team is tight end O.J. Howard, who went on “Good Morning Football” today and made a bold claim about the Bucs’ offense.

Take a look.

Howard also seems pleased about the team bringing in Rob Gronkowski, too, Brady’s old running mate in New England. Gronk’s acquisition the week of the NFL draft had many people speculating that Howard could be moved after a disappointing 2019. Ultimately, the team decided to keep Howard around to give Brady as many targets on offense as possible.

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O.J. Howard’s latest Instagram post shows he’s ready to get to work

Take a look at Bucs tight end O.J. Howard’s latest Instagram story, which might be a peek into his psyche.

The NFL draft came and went without tight end O.J. Howard being traded. The Buccaneers were thought to be looking to move the former Alabama star after they acquired Rob Gronkowski in a trade with the Patriots.

But GM Jason Licht says the team is looking forward to having Howard on the roster, so it appears as though Howard will join a tight end group that includes both Gronkowski and Cameron Brate.

If Howard feels slighted by the team’s trade for Gronk, he isn’t showing it (at least not publicly). Instead, it seems as though he’s ready to put in the work to get better. Howard took to his Instagram story today to give fans a look into his current state.

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You won’t believe which tight end Bill Barnwell thinks the Bucs could trade

See why Bill Barnwell of ESPN believes the Buccaneers could end up trading this tight end down the road.

The NFL draft came and went, and despite rumors that Bucs tight end O.J. Howard could be moved in a trade, especially after Tampa Bay acquired Rob Gronkowski in a trade with the Patriots, the former first-round pick remains on the roster.

With their top three tight ends accounting for nearly $20 million in salary next season, the Bucs could very well decide to move a tight end down the road. And, in his latest column predicting the player most likely to be cut or traded by his team, Bill Barnwell pegged Cameron Brate as that player for the Bucs.

Per Barnwell:

“I thought it made more sense for the Bucs to move on from the more-expensive Brate as opposed to former first-round pick O.J. Howard. Tampa general manager Jason Licht has since gone on to say he wasn’t looking to deal Howard, and while that could be a negotiating ploy, the draft came and went without a Howard deal. The Bucs could still keep all three tight ends, but as veterans who might help their defense come free, I wouldn’t be surprised if Tampa clears out cap space with a Brate trade.”

I think the Bucs will wait and see whether Brate or Howard emerge as Brady’s second option at tight end. Howard did exceptionally well as a blocker last year, so the Bucs may be more interested in keeping him around for that. We’ll have a better idea of how this team will look once we see them on the field together. Hopefully, we won’t have to wait much longer.

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