The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are one of the numerous teams that are going to be in the market for a new quarterback this off-season. Tom Brady announced his retirement again, leaving the Buccaneers with a huge void to fill under center.

Right now, the only quarterback that Tampa Bay has under contract is 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask. Blaine Gabbert is a free agent and it is anyone’s guess if the team will bring him back for a fourth season. What is for sure is that the team will search high and low for other options.

The Buccaneers will certainly be linked to veterans such as Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo. Given the current state of the NFC South, whoever addresses their quarterback position first could be considered the favorite to take home the division crown in 2023.

However, given their salary cap situation, it may be hard for the Buccaneers to fit a player of that caliber onto the roster. Right now, Tampa Bay has the worst cap situation in the NFL, more than $55 million over the cap. 

Getting under the salary cap while finding a quarterback will certainly have its challenges. The Buccaneers may have to go bargain shopping, which could lead them to a player such as Carson Wentz.

Wentz has not yet been released by the Washington Commanders, but it seems like a formality that he will become a free agent sooner than later. Wentz has struggled with consistency the last few seasons as he will be looking for his fourth team in as many years. But, there isn’t a quarterback available that has played at a level as high as Wentz reached.

Before suffering a knee injury in 2017, Wentz was the frontrunner for the MVP award. That Philadelphia Eagles team upset the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl with Nick Foles at quarterback and Wentz’s career has been in a tailspin ever since.

He has shown some flashes of regaining form but will follow that up with a dud performance. With the Indianapolis Colts in 2021 and the Commanders this past season, Wetnz had a chance to keep his team’s playoff hopes alive but came up woefully short in each spot.

It would certainly be a risk bringing Wentz in, but the Buccaneers may not have many other choices. At least having Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to target should help any quarterback get back on track.