Buccaneers bolster depth on offensive line, acquiring T Gabe Carimi from Bears
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Offensive tackle Gabe Carimi has passed a physical with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, completing a trade that brought him to the team from the Chicago Bears.
The teams agreed to the deal involving the former first-round draft pick on Sunday, pending a physical. Carimi joined the Bucs on Monday and is expected to participate in a mandatory minicamp that begins Tuesday.
Carimi won the Outland Trophy as a senior at Wisconsin, but failed to play up to expectations the Bears had for him as the 29th overall pick in the 2011 draft.
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Carimi started the first two games of his rookie year at right tackle before suffering a season-ending knee injury. He shifted to right guard last season, starting 10 games before losing the job to Jonathan Scott.