Gantt’s items about a trying Tuesday for Buccaneers kicker Roberto Aguayo included a mention, via the JoeBucsFan.com Twitter page, that at one point it seemed half the fans at practice were heckling the rookie. Details regarding the heckling have now emerged.
Via JoeBucsFan.com, the taunts included the Florida State war chant and, at one point, a fan yelling, “You can do it!”
After Aguayo missed several kicks, coach Dirk Koetter described Aguayo’s struggles as “mental.” If the fans already have turned on Aguayo, booing when he misses and giving him exaggerated applause when he converts a chip shot, the Bucs may be looking for an exit strategy sooner than later.
With a $1.147 million signing bonus, a fully-guaranteed $450,000 base salary in 2016, and $428,000 of his $634,000 salary in 2017 fully guaranteed, a divorce would be coming later than sooner. Until then, the Bucs may have to decide whether to sign another kicker to stabilize the position while Aguayo gets his mind right.