Twitter roasted the Buccaneers for trading up to draft a kicker
By Jason Parker
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded several picks and ended up drafting former Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo in the second round of the NFL Draft.
There is an unwritten rule for NFL teams heading into the yearly player draft that kickers and other special teams players do not…we repeat, DO NOT…get picked high overall. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defied that logic in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
After making trading two later round picks to get the 59th pick overall, the Buccaneers shored up their kicking game by selecting former Florida State Seminoles star Roberto Aguayo:
"Kickers are second rounders too!!" - @RichEisen#NFLDraft https://t.co/YFZ2eLVcrV
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2016
Statsitcally, the Buccaneers got the most accurate kicker in the history of college football. Aguayo shined during his redshirt freshman season in 2013, winning the Lou Groza Award as the top kicker in college football while helping to lead the Seminoles to a national title.
Over his career, Aguayo did not miss a single extra point and missed just nine field goals over his three seasons in Tallahassee. He will be joined in Tampa Bay by his former college teammate, quarterback Jameis Winston (who reportedly pushed for Aguayo’s selection).
Needless to say, the selection was met with mixed reaction:
Picking Roberto Aguayo in the second round is like shooting yourself in the leg because you own a gun. I mean, you could do it but why?
— Jesse Peel-SportsRuckus 🏈🏀 (@JPSportsRuckus) April 30, 2016
Aguayo is all but assured of being the opening day kicker for the Buccaneers when the 2016 season comes around, even more important with the NFL permanently placing extra points from the 25 yard line after experimenting with it in 2015.
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