The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are stocking up on wide receiver depth.
The team recently signed former Seattle Seahawks wideout Cody Thompson ahead of the release of its longtime return man in Deven Thompkins, and now, the Bucs are bringing a veteran receiver into the fold. NFL reporter Mike Garafolo reported on Thursday that the team is signing veteran wideout Sterling Shepard, who most recently played for the New York Giants for the prior eight years. The signing is a one-year deal.
That being said, he's a veteran presence for a room that could use some outside of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. There's another connection there, too — Shepard played with Baker Mayfield at Oklahoma, so the two are already familiar with each other.Shepard's signing may have come after Thompkins was released last week, but we will likely still have to compete with players like Rakim Jarrett and Cody Thompson for a spot on the roster.River Wells is a sports journalist from St.
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