{"id":227375,"date":"2025-07-22T15:40:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/227375\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:40:09","slug":"buccaneers-to-host-t-george-fant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/227375\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers To Host T George Fant"},"content":{"rendered":"

In need of tackle depth until\u00a0Tristan Wirfs<\/a>\u00a0is healthy, the Buccaneers are taking a look at one of the top free agents still available.\u00a0George Fant<\/a>\u00a0will work out for Tampa Bay today, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports<\/a>. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Wirfs recently underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. As a result of the procedure, he is expected to miss the start of the regular season<\/a>.\u00a0Charlie Heck<\/a>\u00a0represents the top in-house option to fill in at the left tackle spot as things stand, but Fant would be another candidate to do so if today\u2019s workout produces an agreement.<\/p>\n

Fant has 101 appearances and 75 starts to his name. With experience at both tackle spots, the 33-year-old would offer the Bucs veteran depth both before and after Wirfs is back in the fold for 2025. Fant worked out with the Ravens<\/a> in April and also visited the Titans. As of the spring, he was primarily focused on a potential deal with Baltimore or Tennessee<\/a>. Nothing materialized on either front since, and today\u2019s visit is the first known one of the summer.<\/p>\n

Fant\u2019s PFF evaluations have fluctuated over time, but he has twice received a grade of 71.1 or higher. The former UDFA returned to the Seahawks in 2024, winning the starting right tackle position. Multiple injuries led to only a pair of games played, and that has hindered Fant\u2019s value on the open market. This Tampa workout could end his free agent spell soon, however.<\/p>\n

The Buccaneers\u2019 offensive line was a strength in 2024 compared to previous years, something brought about in part by the first-round selection of\u00a0Graham Barton<\/a>. Wirfs will of course be a critical member of the unit once he returns to full health. Fant could stabilize one of the tackle spots until that takes place, and with over $26MM in cap space the team can certainly afford a one-year deal. It will be interesting to see if one can be worked out in short order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In need of tackle depth until\u00a0Tristan Wirfs\u00a0is healthy, the Buccaneers are taking a look at one of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":227376,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[211,7,26684,6,704,250,2597,2596],"class_list":{"0":"post-227375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-buccaneers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-george-fant","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-tampa-bay","13":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","14":"tag-tampabay","15":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}