Getty The Tampa Bay Buccaneers must find a long-term replacement for star linebacker Lavonte David over the next calendar year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven’t had to worry about the inside linebacker position for a long time with Lavonte David holding down the fort, but those days are unfortunately numbered with the Bucs great entering his age-35 season in 2025. NFL news and analysis site Pro Football Network suggested a new potential David successor during a July mock draft that was shared