TAMPA, Fla. — Hours after Rob Gronkowski wrapped up his raucous Vegas beach party, the Bucs began Day 3 of the NFL draft by making plans in case their free-spirited tight end never returns to work.
With the first pick of the fourth round (106th overall) Saturday, the team selected Washington redshirt senior Cade Otton, a four-year Huskies starter who hails from a venerable Washington state prep football family. A 2020 first-team all-Pac-12 pick, Otton already was sporting a white Bucs hat while addressing reporters via Zoom moments after being picked.
“They gave me one at the combine after my interview,” said Otton, who is 23 and married. “So I held on to it just with fingers crossed hoping the time would come, and I was ready.”
