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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ quick defense is the same solid unit that helped win a Super Bowl championship last season.
Defense against the pass? Not really. Thanks to two games, the Bucs are allowing 342 yards per game in the air. Only the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens have allowed more. Meanwhile, starting cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting is on the injured list with an elbow injury and an unclear timetable to return. They might need help.
Come in, Richard Sherman. May be.
Head coach Bruce Arians confirmed Monday that the Bucs have contacted the veteran cornerback who remains a free agent two weeks after the start of the NFL season. Whether Sherman ends up joining the team depends on general manager Jason Licht. And Sherman, of course.
“Jason reached out,” Arians told reporters, by Greg Auman of The Athletic. “We have to see. He has other things going on as well. Just a matter of coaching the ones we have and letting (Licht) handle the rest. We’re going to kick other guys’ tires, too much.”
Sherman, 33, last played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2020. He missed all but five games after injuring his calf in Week 1. He returned to the roster in week 11 and started four more games.
Sherman made five Pro Bowls and was named All-Pro five times in 10 seasons in the NFL.
Will the NFL suspend Sherman?
An offseason arrest on felony trespassing and DUI charges is certainly a factor for teams considering signing Sherman. Surveillance footage of the incident that led to his arrest shows Sherman violently attempted to break down the door of his busy in-laws’ house while demanding that his stepfather “come through.”
Sherman pleaded not guilty to five counts of misdemeanor and vowed to “get the help I need.” NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports that Sherman has been in therapy since his arrest and the league continues to review his situation, which has yet to be legally resolved.
If Sherman signs with the Bucs or another team, he could face an NFL suspension. According to the NFL’s drug addiction policy, “a violation of the law relating to the consumption of alcohol” results in an automatic three-game suspension.
The 49ers and Seattle Seahawks have also shown recent interest in signing Sherman, by Pelissero.
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