Bucs Expand Kicker Competition with Veteran Vists

Tampa Bay is bringing in a pair of experienced kickers to join a key training camp battle.

Finding a reliable kicker has been the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' white whale for quite some time now, and a tight battle between Matt Gay and Eliott Fry is getting a new twist with the addition of a pair of veteran challengers.

The Bucs are bringing in Ryan Succop and Cody Parkey to potentially fight for the job, as well, per The Athletic's Greg Auman:

Bucs brought in veteran kicker Ryan Succop for a visit. He has started the COVID testing protocol, so he could work out Monday, be signed Tuesday, compete for Bucs’ job with Gay and Fry. Less than a week before final cuts must be made.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 29, 2020

In addition to Ryan Succop, Bucs have veteran kicker Cody Parkey in and taking COVID testing in advance of a workout in a few days. Both are options in addition to Matt Gay and Elliott Fry on current roster.

— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 29, 2020

Neither Gay nor Fry has been able to separate himself in a good way from the other throughout training camp, with both flashing moments of solid work mixed with head-scratching misses.

The Bucs don't want to head into yet another season with a huge question mark at the kicking spot, but it looks like that's exactly where things are going, barring a surprise jump by one of these four contenders.