The Facts: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could use some running back help. Freeman is a free agent. The pairing makes a lot of sense on paper. It's dinero, however, that could be getting in the way. Speaking Thursday, Bucs coach Bruce Arians said that his team would be interested in adding Freeman, but his price tag was too high, and Tampa doesn't have the kind of cash the running back is looking for. The 28-year-old running back took to social media to suggest the Bucs reach out directly to see if something could get done. "I read in the media that Tampa Bay Buccaneers are interested," Freeman tweeted. "A number of teams are interested, but we can't negotiate through the media, the Buccaneers can reach out to me directly."

Diehards Line: How serious those "number of teams" are in meeting Freeman's salary requests remains to be seen. The Bucs sit with about $4.87 million in salary-cap space, second-fewest in the NFL. The Seattle Seahawks showed interest in Freeman earlier this offseason but elected to sign Carlos Hyde, who came cheaper. The Eagles, according to various reports, would like to sign a veteran running back to backup Miles Sanders. They were interested in Hyde until he signed with the Seahawks. At this point, per the Philadelphia Inquirer, Freeman might be out of reach. For now, at least. Freeman insists he wants to continue his pro career but might have to lower his asking price to find a landing spot at this point in 2020. The Bucs could use running back help alongside Ronald Jones Ke'Shawn Vaughn, and Freeman might fit in nicely if he lowers his asking price to play alongside the likes of Tom Brady.