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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have three picks and may look at adding depth at safety during the final four rounds of the NFL draft.

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Tampa Bay addressed needs at running back and corner back with its three second-round choices Friday night, taking USC running back Ronald Jones II, and cornerbacks M.J. Stewart from North Carolina and Auburn’s Carlton Davis.

The Buccaneers also picked Humboldt State guard Alex Cappa in the third round.

In addition to having an anemic pass rush, the Bucs finished 32nd in total defense at just over 378 yards per game and also allowed opponents to convert a league-high 48 percent of the time on third down.

”We’ll see how this thing works out,” Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter said. ”We’ve got (Saturday), too. There’s still safeties available out there.”

The Buccaneers selected Washington defensive tackle Vita Vea 12th overall during Thursday’s first round.

Tampa Bay hasn’t made the playoffs since 2007 and haven’t won a postseason game since the franchise’s 2002 run to a Super Bowl title.

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The Jets have locked down their shutdown cornerback.

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The 28-year-old Johnson, arguably the top free agent at his position, spent his first six seasons with the Rams and had 18 interceptions while establishing himself as one of the best cover cornerbacks in the NFL.

His signing gives Todd Bowles’ defense an unquestioned No. 1 cornerback – and he’ll certainly be paid like one of the league’s best. The deal, which Pro Football Talk first reported included $34 million guaranteed at signing, makes Johnson’s contract one of the biggest in franchise history.

”It’s exciting. I was speechless when I finally gave my agent the green light [url=www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com]www.indianapoliscoltsteamonline.com[/url] ,” Johnson told the team’s website . ”It’s the Big Apple. New chapter, new beginnings and I get to add to this already great defense.”

Morris Claiborne, who was the Jets’ top cornerback last season, hit free agency but will return to New York on a one-year deal. The sides agreed to a contract late Thursday night.

Johnson and Claiborne will combine with second-year safeties Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye to form one of the most promising secondaries in the league. That comes after New York finished a mediocre 21st in the NFL in pass defense.

Johnson was a third-round pick out of Montana in 2012 and established himself as a solid starter in his second year in the NFL. His breakout season came in 2015, when he had a career-high seven interceptions.

The Rams used the franchise tag on Johnson the last two offseasons. He posted a farewell to the Rams on his Instagram account Monday , signaling that he would be leaving the team with which he had spent his entire NFL career.

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On Friday, he posted a note on Instagram signaling his arrival to the Big Apple : ”Landing Soon NYC! (hash)JetWay.” The accompanying photo featured Johnson with the left side of his body in a Rams uniform and the Los Angeles skyline in the background, with the right side in a Jets uniform with the New York City skyline behind him.

Johnson’s man-to-man coverage ability makes him a valuable addition to the Jets, where he will again work with secondary coach Dennard Wilson – the Rams’ defensive quality control coach from 2012-14 and Johnson’s position coach from 2015-16.

”I was with him in St. Louis and two years ago in LA,” Johnson said. ”He’s very passionate about his work and that’s what I love about him. Coach Bowles is here [url=www.buffalobillsteamonline.com]www.buffalobillsteamonline.com[/url] , too, and I am familiar with him. Coast to coast, California to New York and it’s going to be fun out here.”

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