Former Buccaneers Player Rips Lions CB Carlton Davis.

The Detroit Lions are relying on their redesigned secondary to outperform what Jerry Jacobs and Cam Sutton achieved as starters in 2023.

Cornerback Carlton Davis of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was one of the major offseason additions made by Lions general manager Brad Holmes.

Dan Campbell was drawn to the seasoned defensive back during Detroit’s two regular-season and postseason games against the Buccaneers in 2017.

Although there is hope that Davis will be a part of an improved Lions secondary unit, a former NFL guard and former member of the Buccaneers believes the 27-year-old won’t be missed at all by his former squad.

Ian Beckles played with the Buccaneers from 1990 to 1996. In 2000, he joined the Denver Broncos to end his playing career.

On a recent episode of In the Trenches, Beckles stated, “Carlton Davis wasn’t good last year.” “Carlton Davis was the victim of several really significant offensive plays. The incident that springs to memory is Scotty Miller getting hit by a bomb. Scotty Miller caught two balls last year, I believe. And one of them was deep versus Atlanta on Carlton Davis.

Recapping the Buccaneers offseason, the retired lineman was expressing his opinion on the job general manager Jason Licht performed in free agency.

Beckles went on, “I didn’t think Carlton Davis had a very good year.” Thus, the Lions acquired Carlton Davis in a trade. It also eliminates a significant amount of cap space. large sums of cap money. Are we better with Carlton Davis when you bring him in? I’m not certain. Because the Buccaneers were better defensively at several points during Carlton Davis’ absence last season. Indeed, they did. I observed it.

Davis, who is due $14.5 million this season, is about to reach the last year of his deal.