
The Buccaneers will be on the clock tomorrow night. Until then, they’re spending more and more time on the phone.
G.M. Jason Licht tells ESPN’s Ed Werder that trade inquiries are on the rise as the draft approaches.
Some think this means that Licht is actively shopping the pick. Others believe Licht is merely doing what he thinks the General Manager of the team holding the first overall pick should do. You know, like Kevin Costner in Draft Day.
Regardless, the potential for internal disagreement exists if/when the Buccaneers get an offer that either Licht or coach Lovie Smith views as big enough to justify a trade down and that the other doesn’t. And if word ever leaks that the Bucs had a chance to trade down and didn’t, even more pressure will be placed on the organization to ensure that quarterback Jameis Winston performs well on the field and behaves himself away from it.