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What are the Bucs planning to do with their cornerbacks in 2026?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered training camp with plenty of options at cornerback, but exactly where everyone will play remained one of the bigger questions for Todd Bowles' defense.We may now have a better idea of the plan.After visiting Buccaneers training camp, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that Bowles has "no reservations" about playing second-year cornerback Jacob Parrish on the outside despite his 5-foot-10 frame.That's significant because Parrish spent much of his rookie season working from the slot. Moving him outside would create an opening for fourth-round rookie Keionte Scott to step directly into the nickel role.Scott's versatility was one of his biggest selling points coming out of Miami, but the Bucs may have a more defined role for him early in his career if Parrish proves he can handle outside duties.That doesn't mean Tampa Bay has settled on its starting combination.Zyon McCollum appears to have one outside job secured, while Fowler noted that the other starting position will have to be earned during camp. Benjamin Morrison has returned after being banged up, while Damarion Williams is also receiving opportunities on the outside.The flexibility gives Bowles several different ways to build his secondary.Parrish winning the outside job could be the domino that makes everything else fall into place. It would allow Scott to focus on the slot while Morrison and Williams provide additional competition and depth outside.For now, though, Tampa Bay isn't handing out the job opposite McCollum. Fowler made that part clear.Someone is going to have to earn it.This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: What are the Bucs planning to do with their cornerbacks in 2026?
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