Spare Jordan
It’s been a rough and difficult year for Cardinals’ MIKE LB Jordan Hicks.
In 2019, at the behest of ILB coach Billy Davis who coached Jordan Hicks in Philly when Hicks was a rookie, the Cardinals signed the former Eagle to (per Sportrac.com): a 4 year,
$34,000,000 contract with the Arizona Cardinals, including a
$12,000,000 signing bonus,
$20,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of
$8,500,000.
2015 PHI 446 snaps PFF grade: 80.9
2016 PHI 971 snaps PFF grade: 88.4
2017 PHI 268 snaps PFF grade: 64.3
2018 PHI 705 snaps PFF grade: 75.1
The Cardinals gambled on Jordan Hicks being able to stay healthy and highly effective in stopping the run and defending the pass. The staying healthy part of the gamble has paid off, as Hicks has started all 32 games during his two year tenure. However, the playing highly effective playing part of the gamble has not come to the kind of fruition that Hicks, Billy Davis and the Arizona Cardinals had hoped.
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A lot of really cool stuff happened along the way as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers chased down Super Bowl glory in the 2020 season. For instance, Mike Evans became the first player in NFL history to begin his career with seven straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons. Also, Tom Brady became the most prolific touchdown thrower the league has ever seen.
There s plenty more, like Leonard Fournette becoming the third player ever to score a touchdown in four different games in the same postseason. Or Rob Gronkowski becoming just the third tight end in league annals with 100 touchdown catches, counting the postseason. Or Ryan Succop breaking the franchise s single-season scoring record. Or Tristan Wirfs playing every single offensive snap for 20 straight games. Or Devin White becoming just the fourth player since 1982 to have 200-plus tackles
Which Remaining Buccaneers Free Agents Could Tampa Bay Bring Back?
Ten former Buccaneers who were on the 2020-21 Super Bowl roster remain free agents. Could Tampa Bay bring any of those veterans back next season?
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Apr 11, 2021
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers found a way to return their top free agents this offseason and will field the same starting lineup, offensively and defensively, in 2021 as they did throughout their 2020, Super Bowl-winning campaign.
Ten free agents, however, remain unsigned at this point. The Buccaneers are extremely limited on cap space with just about $2 million to spend right now per Over the Cap, making it difficult to bring back everyone. Depth will need to be addressed via the draft across the entire roster as such, but there remains a case for a select few players to wear red and pewter again in 2021.
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POSITIVES Plays like a former quarterback at linebacker, taking aggressive or disciplined angles based on down and distance situations. Physically stops ball-carriers in their tracks with little to no forward push in short yardage situations. Rare speed and overall athleticism for the position, which is only highlighted by his high motor and sideline-to-sideline playing style. Foot speed leads to high-impact plays both as a blitzer off of the edge and in coverage. Consistently wins against running backs and tight ends in pass protection. Great run-pass instincts when keying offensive linemen on reads.
NEGATIVES Lacks the same level of physicality he has as a tackler when he is engaged with offensive linemen and is asked to stack and shed.