Buccaneers make shrewd $3.5 million free agency signing
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been in the news over the past 48 hours, mainly due to franchise receiver Mike Evans moving to the San Francisco 49ers .
But now they are in the news for a better reason.
Yes, they've already signed running back Kenneth Gainwell to a two-year, $14 million deal, but now they've signed another running back.
And that's Sean Tucker.
Per Gerg Auman of Fox Sports, it is a low tender on Tucker ($3.5 million).
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Bucs' Tucker signing smart
Given how central the run game is to the Buccaneers' offense, having Bucky Irving as the centerpiece is great, but as we saw over the past two years, Tampa needed a dependable backup. It was Rachaad White.
Now it's Gainwell.
But also, Tampa liked using three backs, as Tucker got his fair share of snaps as well.
So the move makes sense. It's smart, it's cheap, and Tucker does have value to the offense both as a runner and a pass-catcher.
It won't make headlines, but Tucker re-signing is a sneaky good move from the Buccaneers.
