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One offseason move each NFL team must make

By Brad Berreman

PITTSBURGH, PA -DECEMBER 16: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) looks on during the NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 16, 2018 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA -DECEMBER 16: Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) looks on during the NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 16, 2018 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA. (Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Draft DE Clelin Ferrell

Despite having some good individual talent, the Buccaneers had one of he worst defenses in the NFL last season. Some changes are coming with Todd Bowles coming as defensive coordinator, up to and including defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and linebacker Lavonte David as potential cuts for a cap-strapped team.

With the No. 5 pick in April’s draft, the Tampa Bay can go anywhere on the defensive side of the ball and not be wrong. The proverbial “best player available” looks like the obvious course.

On a Clemson defensive line loaded with NFL talent, including fellow first-round prospects Dexter Lawrence and Christian Wilkins , Ferrell led the group with 11.5 sacks and 20 tackles for loss last season. For his career, he finished with 50.5 tackles for loss and 27 sacks (38 and  21 respectively over the last two seasons, as he elevated his status as a draft prospect).

Early mock drafts have Ferrell going over a wide swath of the first round. The Buccaneers will be one of the first realistic landing spots for him, and they should not hesitate to pull the trigger to add a difference maker to the defensive line.

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