Kelly Emancipates Himself

Brian Kelly followed through with his plans to buy himself out of his contract and paid the Bucs $453,000 to push himself into free agency. I'll bet he lands a decent signing bonus with someone, but doesn't have the same success he had in Tampa. The expectations will be too high. I'm putting my money on seeing him in Houston.

It's been apparent that Kelly hasn't been happy with his position on the team for quite a while. Ronde Barber's contract extension was probably what pushed him over the edge. He's been a good cornerback for a long time, but has lately not been reliable due to injuries. Phillip Buchanon has been strong in his place, though he could be more consistent. I don't think this move was unexpected, so I'm looking for the team to draft a cornerback in the first day and sign at least one more from free agency.