Speaking to reporters on Wednesday from the NFL Scouting Combine, Bucs GM Jason Licht said the team wants to keep both defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and wide receiver DeSean Jackson, calling both of them, “very good players.”
McCoy was a first round draft pick in 2010, and is third all time on the Bucs sack list with 54.5 only behind just Hall of Famer Warren Sapp and Simeon Rice.
#Bucs GM Jason Licht said DT Gerald McCoy has been one of the Bucs’ all-time best. Licht said he would love it if McCoy would continue being a Buc.
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) February 27, 2019
McCoy is slated to earn $13 million in 2019 and some had speculated the former Sooner star could be a cap casualty as the Buccaneers currently sit with only $16 million in cap space.
McCoy’s spot on the team in 2019 appears safe, but Jackson’s is still up in the air.
Bucs WR DeSean Jackson – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
Jackson was signed as a free agent during the offseason in 2016 and in two seasons with the Buccaneers, has caught 91 passes for 1,442 yards and seven touchdowns.
New Bucs head coach Bruce Arians back in January stated he was hoping to talk to Jackson and have him back with Tampa Bay in 2019.
Jackson is set to earn $10 million.
Mark Cook currently is the director of editorial content and Bucs beat writer and has written for PewterReport.com since 2011. Cook has followed the Buccaneers since 1977 when he first began watching football with his Dad and is fond of the 1979 Bucs team that came within 10 points of going to a Super Bowl. His favorite Bucs game is still the 1979 divisional playoff win 24-17 over the Eagles. In his spare time Cook enjoys playing guitar, fishing, the beach and family time.Cook is a native of Pinecrest in Eastern Hillsborough County and has written for numerous publications including the Tampa Tribune, In the Field and Ya'll Magazine. Cook can be reached at [email protected]
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