It has been a strange offseason for Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Gerald McCoy.
While McCoy is under contract for 2019, it doesn't seem like the Buccaneers are all that committed to having him on the team, with head coach Bruce Arians questioning McCoy's desire and defensive coordinator Todd Bowles sidestepping questions about whether or not he wants the long-time defensive tackle on the field.
Well, McCoy is getting tired of everyone wondering about his football character, so he has taken to social media to defend himself.
“Cinco de Mayo,” McCoy said in an Instagram story on Sunday, per Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times. “Everybody out, probably getting ready to drink, probably drinking right now. No matter. You want to question me? See what I do on Cinco de Mayo. I work. I work. And I’ve got my kids with me. How many people doing that? All-Pro on and off the field. Want to question me? ‘Is he going to be ready? Does he love football?’ What? Y’all crazy. Lost y’all mind. I work. Don’t you ever question me.”
The 31-year-old is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he registered 28 tackles and six sacks, and while those are decent numbers, McCoy simply did not have the type of season to which we have been accustomed.
As a matter of fact, 2018 represented the first time since 2011 that McCoy did not make a Pro Bowl appearance.
McCoy, who played his collegiate football at the University of Oklahoma, was originally selected by Tampa Bay with the third overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft.
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