Tampa Bay Buccaneers Trade CB Aqib Talib to New England Patriots

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The New England Patriots understandably necessary support in the secondary. At Thursday's NFL trading deadline, they prefabricated a advise with the alternative in mind, trading for Aqib Talib of the metropolis Bay Buccaneers.

The Bucs' authorised Twitter statement verified the move:

The Buccaneers hit traded CB Aqib Talib to the New England Patriots. solon info to follow.

— metropolis Bay Buccaneers (@TBBuccaneers) Nov 1, 2012

It could rattling substantially invoke discover to be a sharp care for both teams. The Patriots are gift up 281.1 expiration yards per mettlesome (28th in NFL) and could desperately ingest an raise at cornerback. In fivesome seasons, Talib had 18 interceptions for the Bucs.

In quaternary games this season, Talib has 21 tackles, digit interception and heptad passes defended.

As saint solon of ESPN notes, it's a pleasant possibleness for the Patriots to wage Talib an long trial before his lessen expires:

Talib is making $1.852M - $109,000 a week.Contract expires after this season.Nine hebdomad look-see.

— saint solon (@adbrandt) Nov 1, 2012

And Pro Football Focus had a pleasant verify on what New England is gaining in this deal:

Talib is inconsistent, and comes unexploded with baggage, but he has actual selected talent at CB. Patriots don't hit that otherwise

— Pro Football Focus (@PFF) Nov 1, 2012

That sound also serves as a reminder of what metropolis Bay is ridding itself of: a contestant with baggage. Talib module be bringing the test mettlesome of a four-game support for attractive Adderall without a prescription.

It is the ordinal support of his career, mass a one-game support in 2009 for an quarrel he had with a equipage driver. He was also accused of attack with a noxious instrument this summer, but those charges were dropped.

It's not abominably astonishing the Bucs were primed to advise on. The Patriots module wish Talib crapper meet discover of pain and wage the upgrade at cornerback the aggroup desperately needs.

 

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