Vikings Safety Says Bucs Misled Him
May 11th, 2022
Accusation thrown at Bucs GM Jason Licht and his staff.
Every NFL draft has drama tied to each team’s picks and the guys the team could have drafted instead.
For the 2022 Tampa Bay draft, a fresh twist has emerged.
Vikings rookie safety Lewis Cine, the No. 32 overall pick in the draft, was ranting this week on The Richard Sherman Podcast about how the Bucs misled him into believing he absolutely would have been their draft pick at No. 27 overall.
Of course, when the No. 27 pick came to Tampa Bay, general manager Jason Licht traded down with Jacksonville and out of Round 1.
“I had a team at No. 27, they know who they are. I ain’t gotta say no names. It was at 27,” Cine began. “The whole process, [the team said,] ‘We’re gonna pick you.’ They move down to the second round, the first pick of the second round. I’m like ‘Damn, they just did me so dirty.’ And then at this point I’m like, ‘Alright, you know what, if I don’t go today (in Round 1), it is what it is.’ I go lay down. I’m like, ‘Alright, let me just chill, you know.’ Then I received the call and I was like, ‘Thank God I just got picked.”
Joe likes the candid story from Cine, who is a bone-crushing speedster safety out of the University of Georgia. But Joe thinks Cine needs to get over it.
Assuming Cine had an agent (and why wouldn’t he?), surely he was advised not to believe what team officials tell him during the draft process.
Also, the Bucs likely told Cine he was their top guy and they would draft him with their pick. Well, the Bucs didn’t pick at No. 27 and, subsequently, drafted at a position where Cine already was gone. Where’s the lie there?
Joe wonders if the Bucs told Ndamukong Suh their preference was to draft Cine and they would get back to him after the draft if they didn’t pick a defensive tackle?
May 11th, 2022 at 8:49 am
Deal with it un life you don’t get what you want
May 11th, 2022 at 8:51 am
That’s just the way it goes…..bet there are 100 stories somewhat like this…….you got picked…..STFU……now I’m glad we didn’t pick this diva….
May 11th, 2022 at 8:53 am
LOL, enjoy that lake effect snow & bundle up.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:53 am
Maybe they intended on taking him, then the Jags offer was more appealing. Big whoop.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:01 am
Remember to pack your Long Johns Lewis !! Enjoy!!!
May 11th, 2022 at 9:05 am
The Bucs did him dirty? Dude needs to gain a little perspective on life or his shorts will be quickly eaten.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:06 am
I was upset when he went to the Vikings.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:08 am
‘Joe wonders if the Bucs told Ndamukong Suh their preference was to draft Cine and would get back to him after the draft if they didn’t pick a defensive tackle?’
No problem Joe, Bucs didn’t pick a defensive tackle. Go the Bucs’ website; they had been listing Hall as a DE, but now they list all Dlinemen as DLs. He’ll be playing all over the place this year; no need to pigeon-hole him.
And yes, Suh will return. Bucs will pay because they know they need him to compete for the SB this year, and Suh knows this is his final stop.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:10 am
Dude probably sucks at poker…
May 11th, 2022 at 9:14 am
Licht, you did him dirty. A GM misleading a draftee and his agent? Unheard of.
(insert eye-roll emoticon here)
May 11th, 2022 at 9:15 am
“Done him dirty”? What a baby. I’m sure he was running his mouth to his friends about how he was going to be a Buc and then looked like a chump when they traded back. Had they traded back and still didn’t draft him, then I’d feel lied to. That didn’t happen. Get over it.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:16 am
Sounds like another crybaby that just believes he didn’t get what he thought he should. Remind you of anyone?
May 11th, 2022 at 9:17 am
It reminds me of the late Don Nelson, who used to coach the Dallas Mavericks. One day he drove a draft prospect back to the airport and explained to him, “Don’t believe a thing you hear from the GMs. Everybody lies in this business. In fact, I’m probably lying to you right now.”
May 11th, 2022 at 9:38 am
I liked hearing Richard Sherman’s advice to the young player.
He was clear that as a DB that you have to shut out the noise and not listen to social media about a play the fans think you missed. He was clear that you cannot lose confidence. He also said that the playbook is important but like so many before him said that watching the game tapes each week is really how you are going to win matchups against the other super talented guys around the league.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:39 am
TOTAL MISDIRECTION
Cine got played. The Bucs told Cine they’d take him so he and his agent would tell everyone else. The Vikings picked Cine because they thought the Bucs would on the next pick, ensuring Hall fell to them.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:40 am
Maybe they thought he’d be around at 33
May 11th, 2022 at 9:42 am
He needs to STFU. He should have asked Kenny Pickett if he could borrow his hot looking Girlfriend Amy Paternoster to give dirty looks every time a team passed on him.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:48 am
Cine needs a reality check. The millions of people in many different countries that make much less money than him on rookie contract. Some people where I live make 3-4 dollars a day, yes I said 3-4 dollars a day in 2022. 10 dollars a day is considered excellent. Maybe be thankful Mr Cine, that you were picked and given an opportunity that multitudes of people across the earth will never get.
Thankfulness is just an honest way being, when you are given an opportunity like playing in the NFL.
REALITY CHECK
May 11th, 2022 at 9:53 am
Character issues as he just demonstrated are likely why he wasn’t the Bucs’ pick. He will probably get in trouble several times in his first 2 years 😂
May 11th, 2022 at 9:54 am
A lot of mock drafts by so-called “insiders” picked Cine to go to the Bucs. The ruse worked. It works every time!
May 11th, 2022 at 9:55 am
Totally agree with Joe’s second to last paragraph. They ended up not being the team at 27 so they didn’t quote unquote do him dirty. I wouldn’t be surprised if the story repeats itself multiple times with each draft. Kind of an non issue.
May 11th, 2022 at 9:59 am
Bucs draft board fell their way and they were able to get extra picks. You take that any day if you can get it.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:05 am
PassingThru
Did him dirty. Anything associated with the National Football League misled him? Unheard of.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:15 am
They are getting like Shady brady lol but he won’t be there to long
May 11th, 2022 at 10:15 am
With that “I’m Important, How Dare They” attutude I am thankful the Bucs didn’t pick him.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:18 am
I thought he would be a good pick for the Bucs, but now I am glad the Bucs didn’t get him.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:21 am
Context matters. That was a long quote, and it’s still not 10% of the total. Lewis was on Richard Sherman’s podcast. Who asked him about his draft while talking about how people don’t understand how stressful it is. Lewis agreed with Sherm about the stress. Going into a multiple minute explanation of his process/draft and feeling like he was falling. He didn’t expect to be there at 27. So the part about the Bucs was another example of his stress elevating as he thought he might “fall” out of round 1 entirely. He also mentioned earlier in the quote how multiple teams were telling him how much they loved him and then passed. I was hoping Cine was indicating disappointment over not being a Buc. He was really just opening up with an in depth answer to the specific question he was asked. Sounded a bit salty at the process in general and his higher expectations. I’m ok with a guy thinking he should have gone higher. Good luck to him. Wouldn’t have hated taking him at 33, but still would have rather had 53 and 59.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:24 am
Just like they wanted booth jr believe his name is went to the Vikings out of Clemson #23 but they passed on him Shady why talk bout these 1s if really not interested in them like said Shady but they made it all that matters
May 11th, 2022 at 10:32 am
In our prestige program we have only selected 4 defensive backs all-time. And our current Gm Mr ” I’ll leave the Licht on for you” only selected one DB in the 1st rd (Vernon Hargreaves) and I think he learned his lesson fairly quick after seeing what a loafer VH3 is.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:47 am
rookie tears
May 11th, 2022 at 10:56 am
Salty and petty, didn’t care about going to the Bucs at all he just cared about going in the first round so sounds like we dodged a bullet
May 11th, 2022 at 11:00 am
Yeah how is that “dirty”… what a snowflake!
May 11th, 2022 at 11:01 am
It seems even newly drafted rookies have a sense of entitlement. I’m actually glad that we didn’t draft him. This only gives the appearance that he’s going to be difficult to deal with at some point in the future and now luckily the Bucs aren’t strapped with his attitude going forward.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:10 am
I see a lot of TB fans getting their panties in a bunch. You sound like grade A haters. Give the kid a break. Trust me he’s not salty to be a first round pick. Couch QB’s are the worst. Also you guys didn’t even exist in the internet until Brady became a Buc.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:21 am
I don’t see a problem. The team made a strategic decision to trade back. It’s not like the Bucs pass on him. He was off the board when the Bucs selected at 33.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:30 am
I hope this is not how he’s going to act as a Viking. Get over it and play the game. There’s no need to stir up animosity. The draft is a fluid beast and team’s thoughts can change with every pick.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:34 am
The NFLL is a business. There are NO “promises”. Only “maybes”.
May 11th, 2022 at 11:35 am
He’s just mad cuz he knows the Bucs have a great shot at the Super Bowl ! Nobody wants to live in Minnesota either lmao. We don’t NEED a safety , we NEEDED to get younger in the trenches. And we did. Go Bucs and go Joe
May 11th, 2022 at 11:44 am
Oh no, another entitled brat confused by and done wrong by the idiot parents that think that every kid should get a trophy. Welcome to the real world dude. I’d rather have Logan Hall anyway.
May 11th, 2022 at 12:02 pm
Awww. That’s a bummer.
May 11th, 2022 at 12:10 pm
Considering Mike Edwards was our best safety last year and Cine won’t likely be as good as Edwards, this is a W for the team. Cine plays a similar style to Whitehead… though I doubt he’s as tough.. but Edwards is clearly better in pass coverage than Winfield, Whitehead, and Cine. Having Edwards in the lineup only makes us better.
May 11th, 2022 at 12:24 pm
If he thinks this is dirty, then he is gonna have a very tough time in the NFL. The paradise for sheisters
May 11th, 2022 at 12:46 pm
Bucs did not pick a safety thru the whole draft. Why would they tell him hes their guy with the first pick. Maybe he was talking to Booger Mcfarland and thought he was a Bucs coach.
May 11th, 2022 at 1:06 pm
What a cry baby 👶 Thank God we passed his soft behind up!
May 11th, 2022 at 1:18 pm
Going DLine vs Safety with the 1st pick was almost a no brainer from a “need” standpoint.
Glad we didn’t take this guy – especially now that he’s shown himself as a whiner…..
May 11th, 2022 at 1:25 pm
Oh well, welcome to life kid! Nothing is ever set in stone, EVER! Well, except taxes and death.
But seriously, the trade offer was too good to pass up when we’re good at safety…..and not so good at DT. Minds change sometimes….just get over it.
May 11th, 2022 at 2:00 pm
Seriously?
May 11th, 2022 at 2:03 pm
Salty ass Bucs fans. The kid seems over it, so y’all need to get over it including the Joes. Jason Licht has been awful the past 2 drafts and yet y’all continue to blindly trust this guy. Logan hall will make zero impact on the Bucs winning a championship, zero. Just like Trask and darden and the rest of lichts awful draft picks over the last 2 years. When Brady leaves, this team will return to the dumpster fire that it’s always been. Y’all have become way too full of yourselves because of the past 2 years. Lousy ass fanbase.
May 11th, 2022 at 2:55 pm
Honestly I would have prefered that the bucs picked cine at 27
May 11th, 2022 at 3:38 pm
He had off-the-field issues and this rant only proves he is not the kind of player the Bucs need–talent or not.
May 11th, 2022 at 4:11 pm
dat foo 🙂
May 11th, 2022 at 4:59 pm
Don’t know who’s the biggest baby. Cine or Desmond Ridder when he took the phone call from the Falcons after falling to round three. Both have shown their immaturity when faced with adversity. Glad we didn’t draft either.
May 11th, 2022 at 5:29 pm
He had his popcorn ready & everything. I’m sure he was hoping he was gonna go to Dallas.😀
May 11th, 2022 at 5:44 pm
no one likes a crybaby for a team mate
May 11th, 2022 at 8:43 pm
Mountain, meet molehill. Drama prince. There are hundreds of these situations that no one hears about. So they traded back, and he was gone. So what.
That said, purely as a player, Cine would have been a fine pick.
May 11th, 2022 at 8:44 pm
On the other hand, the modern athlete, including a certain GOAT #12, looks for chippy motivation. Watch out when Bucs play Vikings.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:17 pm
G.M Tom Brady, decided to go in a different direction, just do not lie to people.
May 11th, 2022 at 10:18 pm
G.M Tom Brady, decided to go in a different direction, just do not lie to people.
May 13th, 2022 at 7:06 am
Hope Brady looks him off on a deep ball TD to Scotty Miller🙂