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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles speaks during the NFC head coaches availability at the NFL football meetings, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York)

With Brady moving on, Bucs aim to use draft to stay relevant

By Fred Goodall - Associated Press

A Mr. Irrelevant jersey is held up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' pick during the seventh round of the NFL football draft, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Cleveland. The final pick of the draft was Grant Stuard, a linebacker from Houston. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Super Bowl champions address wants, not needs in NFL draft

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, left, address the audience with linebackers Lavonte David, center, and Devin White during a celebration of their Super Bowl 55 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla., in this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, file photo. When Jason Licht declared he was going to do everything he could to keep the Tampa Bay Buccaneers together, no one envisioned the process going as smoothly as it has for the Super Bowl champions. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Super Bowl champ Bucs focused on building depth in NFL draft

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht, left, address the audience with linebackers Lavonte David, center, and Devin White during a celebration of their Super Bowl 55 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in Tampa, Fla., in this Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, file photo. When Jason Licht declared he was going to do everything he could to keep the Tampa Bay Buccaneers together, no one envisioned the process going as smoothly as it has for the Super Bowl champions. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Bucs GM says winning culture helped keep SB roster together

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Shaq Barrett, Buccaneers finalize 4-year, $72 million deal

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs with a elastic band around his legs during an NFL football workout Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers play the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Brady, productive drafts fuel Tampa Bay’s run to Super Bowl

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady reacts after winning the NFC championship NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Green Bay, Wis., Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 31-26 to advance to the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)

Tom Brady almost wore No. 7 with Buccaneers to signify hunt for 7th Super Bowl

By Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers select 14th in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Mark LoMoglio, File)

Buccaneers seek additional help for Brady in NFL draft

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Buccaneers draft Utah kicker Matt Gay in 5th round

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft pick Devin White, right, gestures as he sits with head coach Bruce Arians during an NFL football news conference Friday, April 26, 2019, in Tampa, Fla. White, a linebacker, played college football at LSU. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Bucs bolster defense in hopes of helping Winston

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Louisiana State linebacker Devin White poses with his new jersey after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected White in the first round at the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Buccaneers select LB Devin White in 1st round of NFL draft

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2019, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis. Arians is the latest coach taking a stab at making the Bucs relevant again. The former Arizona Cardinals coach came out of retirement in January to replace Dirk Koetter, who was fired after another losing season extended the club's playoff drought to 11 consecutive seasons. And while Arians insists the Bucs are not in a rebuilding mode, it sure seems that way heading into yet another draft where Tampa Bay will continue an ongoing effort to fill holes in a leaky defense. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Arians takes crack at turning around struggling Buccaneers

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018 file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter talks to reporters after an NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. Dirk Koetter has been fired as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team made the announcement Sunday night, Dec. 30, 2018 a little more than three hours after the Bucs concluded a disappointing season with a 34-32 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File) **FILE**

GM Licht says he’ll find right fit for Bucs coaching vacancy

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 23, 2018, file photo, Buccaneers NFL football player Jason Pierre-Paul, left, poses with team general manager Jason Licht during a news conference in Tampa, Fla. The Bucs addressed pressing needs to improve an anemic pass rush and bolster depth on the defensive line by trading for Jason Pierre-Paul and signing Beau Allen and Vinny Curry in free agency. Nevertheless, Licht still has some holes to fill if Jameis Winston is going to lead the Bucs to their first playoff berth in over a decade. (Greg Auman/The Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)

Buccaneers seek more help for QB Winston at NFL draft

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2017 first round draft pick O.J. Howard holds up a jersey during an NFL football news conference Friday, April 28, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. Howard was a tight end at Alabama. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Bucs providing Winston with resources to fulfill promise

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 1, 2017 file photo shows Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) speaking to the media following an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers are seeking help for Winston. Whether the team uses the 19th pick in the NFL draft to select another offensive playmaker or to try to bolster an improving defense, the opening round is all about adding someone who increases Winston's chances of being successful. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

Buccaneers draft all about helping Winston be successful

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selects Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston as the first pick in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Buccaneers select Jameis Winston with top pick in NFL draft

By Fred Goodall - Associated Press

New England Patriots guard Logan Mankins (70) during an NFL Football training camp scrimmage of New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles in Foxborough, Mass., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Logan Mankins traded to Buccaneers; Patriots get Tim Wright, draft pick

By Fred Goodall - Associated Press

Tampa Bay Buccaneers first round draft pick Mike Evans gestures during an NFL football news conference Friday, May 9, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. Evans, a wide receiver from Texas A&amp;M, was selected seventh overall in Thursday's draft. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Bucs draft TE Seferian-Jenkins in 2nd round

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press

Smith, Licht begin to put stamp on Buccaneers

By FRED GOODALL - Associated Press