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LeSean McCoy signs one-year deal with Buccaneers
LeSean McCoy is joining TB12 and Gronk in Tampa. Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports

LeSean McCoy signs one-year deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Another familiar face has joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

ESPN's Adam Schefter has confirmed that veteran running back, six-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time First-Team All-Pro LeSean McCoy put pen to paper on a one-year deal with the Bucs. McCoy becomes teammates with former New England Patriots stars Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, who completed moves to Tampa Bay during the offseason.

The 32-year-old back is no longer the home-run threat of old, as he hasn't tallied 1,000 rushing yards in a campaign since 2017. In 13 regular-season appearances with the Kansas City Chiefs last year, McCoy gained 465 yards on 101 attempts. He notched four rushing scores and a receiving touchdown.

Running back is the only noticeable weakness on the Tampa Bay depth chart. Ronald Jones has yet to establish himself as a first-choice ball-carrier for a playoff team in two seasons. He averaged 4.2 yards per carry on 172 attempts last season. Dare Ogunbowale has 11 rushing attempts in his pro career. Ke'Shawn Vaughn is a third-round selection from this year's draft class. 

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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