Left guard may be Bucs’ top position battle

All eyes will be on the left guard position Saturday when the Bucs open the preseason against Miami.

Replacing retired Pro Bowl guard Ali Marpet is a priority for the upcoming season, and the Bucs have multiple candidates vying to fill that role.

Aaron Stinnie, Nick Leverett and Brandon Walton have worked with the first-team line, while rookie second-rounder Luke Goedeke has mostly worked with backups.

“The beautiful thing about it, it’s fun to watch because you think about it, you’ve got all these guys that actually get a shot to win a job,” Assistant Head Coach Harold Goodwin said. 

– Joe Henderson, Extensive Enterprises Media