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Buccaneers relish opportunity to build through NFL draft

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TAMPA, Fla. -- Just three months ago, a retooled Tampa Bay Buccaneers team led by quarterback Baker Mayfield and featuring one of the youngest rosters in the NFL was in search of a Super Bowl dream that fell short in a 31-23 divisional playoff loss against the Detroit Lions.

Two things stood out that day aside from the earsplitting noise that engulfed Ford Field on every third down. First was the unrelenting pressure Mayfield faced from a Lions defense that pressured him a season-high 37% of his dropbacks.