5 teams that should trade for Adrian Peterson
By Zac Wassink
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It seems like it was longer than a decade ago when the Buccaneers had a roster capable of winning a Super Bowl. Tampa Bay has been more of a laughing-stock than a legitimate contender since that time, and the Bucs were downright dreadful while going 2-14 in 2014.
The club has since given up on the failed Josh McCown experiment, and Tampa Bay should, so long as the young man does not do anything silly or illegal between now and April 30, be a couple of months away from grabbing the best college quarterback to hit the NFL since Andrew Luck.
Drafting Florida State product Jameis Winston first overall would make the Bucs must-see television for a few preseason games. Pairing Winston along with Peterson would turn Tampa Bay into a football team worthy of at least one non-Thursday prime time slot.
Say, for the sake of argument, that the rumors of Peterson being interested in spending some time with the Buccaneers are true. Tampa Bay must, in such a situation, test the waters and see what Minnesota would want in return for the services of the running back.
There were times last fall when even NFL RedZone chose to ignore the Buccaneers and show scores that had occurred in the team’s games at later times in favor of focusing on contests that were, in the opinions of those running the network, more important.
Putting Winston and Peterson on the field would make the Buccaneers relevant, and that makes Tampa Bay inquiring about Peterson’s status a wise idea.