No, the Bucks won’t sign former Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott, who will team with Rashard White and Keyshawn Vaughan in the Tampa Bay backfield. Instead, the team signed veteran Chase Edmonds, who played in Miami and Denver last year. ESPN’s Adam Schefter I made the news on Twitter.
The Buccaneers have signed former Broncos running back Chase Edmonds to a one-year deal, sources said.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2023
The 5-foot-9-inch, 210-pound Edmonds was a fourth-round pick from Arizona in 2018 and averaged 4.5 yards per carry over his five-year NFL career for 1,796 yards and 11 touchdowns. . His most productive season came in 2021, when he rushed for 596 yards and scored two touchdowns for the Cardinals before signing with Miami in free agency the following year. Edmonds started in his 11 games for Arizona that season and started in his 18 career games.
Fordham’s products are also excellent receivers from the backfield. He has 144 career receptions for 1,078 yards (7.5 average) and 6 touchdowns. His best season was in 2020, when he had 53 catches for 402 yards (7.6 average) and he scored 4 touchdowns.
Chase Edmonds is a cheap, veteran option for Bucks
Bucs RB Chase Edmonds – Photo Credit: USA Today
chase edmonds At the age of 27, he signed a one-year deal worth $1.08 million, the league’s lowest. His signing is the Bucks’ worth of signings this season, as the team looks for a way out of a salary cap hole created in part by $35 million worth of dead money from Tom Brady’s contract. It’s on target.
Edmonds is a slash, cutback runner whose rush style is perfect for Tampa Bay’s new offense. New offensive coordinator Dave Canales will incorporate many of his plays into wide zone runs that play to Edmonds’ strengths.this is Another quality signing by the Bucks this offseason, It’s had a great run in free agency despite its limited cap resources.
The Bucks really wanted Edmonds in free agency last year, but instead re-signed Leonard Fournette to a three-year deal due to his familiarity with Brady and the offense. Fournette will be released this offseason for his 2022 sub-par season, freeing up about $3.5 million in his cap space. The Bucks have also moved on from veteran free agent Giovani Bernard.
Despite a report by the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucks are not interested in Elliott, who played under the Bucks’ new running back coach Skip Peat in Dallas. After collecting the above, I can’t afford Elliot, who has even more wear and tear on my body.
