The Redskins 2020 draft class

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Originally Posted by SunnySide

So Bucs get a 3rd round comp (most likely) if they keep him on a team friendly deal and then let him walk (after 2020 or 2021)

So why would the Bucs take anything less than a 3rd?

So they don't have to roster him and pay him for two years, perhaps? They've signed Gronk and seem to like Brate more than Howard, so he seems a bit expensive for a #3 TE. I read that they've already picked up the 5th year option on him. I'm guessing that was to possibly make him more attractive to a potential trade partner.