While the Buccaneers have been searching for a star player to replace outgoing Shaquil Barrett, they are expected to get busy looking for an edge rusher for the teamโs next season. By having been the NFC South division champions last season, the Buccaneers might be hoping to secure another Super Bowl season by acquiring a quasi-star in this pivotal role.
In the Bleacher Report takes a look at the weaker links of every NFL team and their weaknesses with solutions, it was revealed that the Buccaneers will be set to make a big leap in the 2025 free agency.
One of the up-and-coming stars as the NFLโs most skilled players is Khalil Mack of the Los Angeles Chargers, who is famous for his wrath on the football field. In the previous season, while averaging 34 years, Mack enjoyed the productivity of a young player by getting 17 quarterback terminations, thereby ranking fourth in the league.
The necessity for such a high-caliber addition is best exemplified by the fact that Joe Tryon-Shoyinka will become a free agent within a year. Even before the said events allowed Tampa Bay to draft Chris Braswell, the team had badly needed a quality veteran who stepped poorly in the 2024 season. It is possible that Mack’s fit and continued leadership can be the difference that the Buccaneers require to uphold their championship-winning credentials.
This could not only solve the immediate problem of the teamโs shortage after Barrettโs departure but also charge the Buccaneersโ defense with new energy to continue competing with other NFL teams which are also very competitive.
