The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have filled in some gaps on their roster, bringing in veteran defensive talent like Alex Anzalone and A’Shawn Robinson and signing versatile offensive pieces like Kenneth Gainwell.

Signing Robinson and former Detroit Lions edge rusher Al-Quadin Muhammad provide Tampa Bay with better depth at the defensive line, but some believe the Bucs are still looking for that marquee pass rusher.

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CBS Sports contributor Zach Pereles on Monday speculated about the best remaining free-agent fit for each team, and asserted Joey Bosa, a five-time Pro-Bowler and former Defensive Rookie of the Year, is the best fit for Tampa Bay.

Pereles argues Bosa, whose one-year contract with the Buffalo Bills expired at end of last season, is the player for the Bucs to target, highlighting his ability to generate pressure on non-blitzing downs.

Bosa stayed relatively healthy last season, playing in 15 games, the most he’s been able to string together since 2021.

In Buffalo, Bosa notched five sacks, doing so for a second-consecutive season, from his last year of his tenure with the Los Angeles Chargers. That’s a half-sack more than any Buccaneers defender except Yaya Diaby, who finished 2025 with seven.

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But — and there are unignorable buts with the elder Bosa brother at this point in his respectable career — Bosa, who turns 31 in July and can fairly be called injury-prone, also has seen a steep decline in production, failing to record double-digit sacks in five of the last six seasons.

Bosa, who signed with the Bills on a one-year, $12.6 million deal for 2025, is in line for a similarly priced contract. According to Spotrac, Bosa’s market value sits at $13.7 million, making him a relatively cheap option for the upside he might provide.

Signing with Tampa would also be a homecoming of sorts for the Fort Lauderdale native, who played schoolboy football at perennial powerhouse St. Thomas Aquinas, less than four hours away from Raymond James Stadium.

However, the Bucs may also have a bit of a sour taste about signing injury-prone defensive ends, as Tampa signed Haason Reddick to a similar one-year, $14 million deal last season. Reddick was in and out of the lineup, recording only 2.5 sacks in 13 games.

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Tampa Bay also has competition from another NFC rival, the San Francisco 49ers, who struggled to pressure the quarterback last season. The 49ers have Bosa’s younger brother, Nick, who reportedly has lobbied the Niners to bring his brother aboard.

San Francisco recently created over $17 million in salary-cap space by restructuring Nick Bosa’s contract, now have additional wiggle room for general manager John Lynch to perhaps reunite the brothers in California.

Acquiring Bosa would be a risk that may be too-eerily similar to the Bucs’ acquisition of Reddick last season. Expect the Bucs to look to add to an already-strengthened defensive line early in the upcoming draft.

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