Player Profile: Travis Britz

One of the more surprising moves by the Bucs during the draft was their decision to pass on a defensive tackle which was one of the deeper positions in the draft. The Bucs did sign some undrafted defensive tackles after the draft, and one has caught my eye that has potential to make this team. That would be former Kansas State defensive tackle Travis Britz who brings physicality and toughness you look for in a DT. Britz is coming off his best season as he had 41 tackles to go with 4 sacks. Britz at 6'4 293 has the size and really brings that power game and can be a force against the run game.

Britz is not a great athlete but brings a non-stop motor and plays with tons of passion. Britz is that no nonsense type as he is all business in his approach and has opportunity to make this team as the 4th defensive tackle. Britz is not a great pass rusher but can push the pocket and can make plays with his non stop motor getting sacks with hustle. I think Britz can be guy that can be developed under Jay Hayes and be molded into a very good nose tackle down the road.

Britz will become a fan favorite quickly by the way he works and how hard he plays on the field. He will be someone I will be cheering for and hopefully he can make the transition to the NFL a successful one. Hopefully he can make plays like this in the NFL, watch below as he does a great job splitting the double team to get the tackle for loss.

Bucs Sign 3 Tryout Players

Fresh off of a 3 day rookie mini-camp the bucs announced that they have signed 3 lucky prospects to stay on a little while longer. Texas Tech linebacker Micah Awe, Louisville offensive lineman Kelby Johnson and Kansas State defensive tackle Travis Britz. All 3 will be long shots to make the roster but all did enough to grab Lichts attention.

Micah Awe is a smaller linebacker at 6 foot 221 pounds but fits the mold of the bucs smaller and fast linebacker that flies to the ball. Awe recorded 126 tackles in his senior year which shows he knows how to be around the ball. Travis Britz seems to be another nice find as his final 3 years he recorded at least 3 sacks and 4 in his final year to go along with 11 tackles for loss. Britz seems like he can make an impact on special teams as well as he managed a whopping 5 blocked kicks at Kansas State.

If any of these try out players are going to make the roster they better have some sort of niche because the Bucs seem to have finally gotten talent across the board on their roster and there are not many holes still to be filled.