Former Buccaneers All-Pro gives recruiting pitch to Chargers' Joey Bosa

A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player has made his recruiting pitch to Los Angeles Chargers OLB Joey Bosa.

Sep 15, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa (97) during the first quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers definitely need some edge rushing help. The team could solve that in the NFL Draft, of course, but it could also look to free agency — and one former player is already putting in some work on that front.

Tampa Bay's edge rushing room netted just 13 total sacks in 2024, less than three individual players in the NFL this year. There will be a few edge rushers out on the market, with one of them potentially being the Los Angeles Chargers' Joey Bosa. Bosa is set to cost a hefty $36,471,668 in 2025, per Over the Cap, but the Chargers can save $25,360,000 if they cut him.

linebacker Joey Bosa of the Los Angeles Chargers runs in the relay race during the Pro Bowl Skills Challenge. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Should the Chargers indeed release Bosa — who hasn't put up more than 6.5 sacks since 2021 — a former Buccaneers All-Pro wants him in Tampa Bay. Former standout Gerald McCoy took to Twitter to make a recruiting pitch to Bosa, replying to a post about his potential release:

California taxes too expensive anyway. You ever been down south? I know a place with no state taxes……….. 👀

— Gerald McCoy (@Geraldini93) February 20, 2025

That state with no state tax is, of course, Florida, and McCoy is talking about the Buccaneers, who he played for from 2010-18. Tampa Bay could benefit from a veteran edge rusher in the room, and Bosa could well be that edge rusher should he hit the open market.

Bosa isn't the only Charger to look out for. McCoy may want to point his pitch to another Chargers edge rusher in Khalil Mack, who is set to hit free agency. Mack had six sacks last year but netted 17 the year before and will be worth around $23.6 million on the open market, per Spotrac.

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