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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have lost a key member of their front office in senior assistant Kevin Demoff, who has left the Bucs to become the St. Louis Rams executive vice president of football operations and chief operating officer.

Demoff, 32, spent the past three seasons playing a key role in negotiating contracts, and managing and forecasting the salary cap under former Bucs general manager Bruce Allen, who was fired on Jan. 17.

Together, Allen and Demoff got Tampa Bay out of a difficult salary cap situation a few years ago to $46 million under the cap this offseason.

New Bucs general manager Mark Dominik planned to lean on Demoff, who was retained after Allen was fired, in the same capacity, so his departure to St. Louis could be felt in the Bucs front office with free agency beginning in just one month.

[suedon70]

Meh, not a big deal. I think it's probably a good idea to get rid of him - $46 million under the cap? Is it necessary to be that frugal???? it seems the team resisted signing elite players which hurt them with their lack of depth when injuries set in (RB, WR, etc.)

[BlackBeardsGhost]

Originally Posted by suedon70

Meh, not a big deal. I think it's probably a good idea to get rid of him - $46 million under the cap? Is it necessary to be that frugal???? it seems the team resisted signing elite players which hurt them with their lack of depth when injuries set in (RB, WR, etc.)

I completely disagree with you. This is actually a big deal. He's one of the more respected front office people around the League. Having grown up in this business, Kevin has a personal relationship with most Agents out there, and has great working relationships with them. With Super Agent Marvin Demhoff who represented such Hall of Famers as Dan Marino and John Elway, being Kevin's father, he's had personal relationships with Agents all over the country. We're talking about a kid who used to play catch in the back yard with Marino, and well known Agents coming to his birthday parties growing up. Some of who are still in business today representing current NFL players. It's no secret deals and negotiations have gone extremely smooth at 1 Buc Place while Kevin Demhoff has been sitting on the other side of the bargaining table. While you may say "meh", I say "sad to see him go."