{"id":797885,"date":"2026-03-07T07:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/797885\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T07:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T07:12:31","slug":"if-motivated-bucs-could-sign-trey-hendrickson-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/797885\/","title":{"rendered":"If &#8220;Motivated,&#8221; Bucs Could Sign Trey Hendrickson &#8211; JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tIf \u201cMotivated,\u201d Bucs Could Sign Trey Hendrickson<br \/>\nMarch 6th, 2026 <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trey-Hendrickson.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345065\" class=\"size-full wp-image-345065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Trey-Hendrickson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"410\"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-345065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It can be done.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Man, as lousy as the Bucs are at an edge rush, Joe cannot fathom how a team wouldn\u2019t be \u201cmotivated\u201d to sign a star edge rusher with 74.5 sacks this decade alone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If a team isn\u2019t \u201cmotivated\u201d to improve a woeful edge rush like that, then one could easily question if the same team is serious about winning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Unfair? Perhaps. But it\u2019s also unfair to subject fans to pay to watch what the Bucs trotted onto the field for an edge rush last season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Last week, NFL insider Adam Schefter, appearing on the \u201cPardon My Take\u201d podcast with Big Cat and PFT Commenter, said star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.joebucsfan.com\/2026\/03\/i-think-that-he-would-love-to-be-in-tampa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">would love to be in Tampa<\/a>\u201d to play for the Bucs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Logan Ulrich of NFL Trade Rumors believes <a href=\"https:\/\/nfltraderumors.co\/top-free-agent-landing-spots-for-bengals-de-trey-hendrickson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">if the Bucs are \u201cmotivated,\u201d<\/a> they can sign Hendrickson with a little capologist magic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Still, motivated teams can find a way to make it work on the cap most of the time. Restructuring guaranteed salaries for LT Tristan Wirfs and WR Chris Godwin adds $34 million in cap space and tapping into the deals of S Antoine Winfield and DT Vita Vea could add another $20 million. The Bucs have a trump card they can play, too \u2014 no income tax in the state of Florida. That could give them a hometown edge in negotiations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The following is all Joe will type about this issue:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If a guy who grew up in Apopka and went to Warren Sapp High School, a guy who reportedly wants to play for the Bucs, a team desperate for an edge rusher \u2014 if the Bucs don\u2019t seriously discuss with that guy what he needs to sign, then \u201cShame on you, Bucs. Shame. On. You!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If \u201cMotivated,\u201d Bucs Could Sign Trey Hendrickson March 6th, 2026 It can be done. 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