https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6538680/2025/08/12/buccaneers-gm-jason-licht-character/

>Every December, the Bucs personnel staff meets for nine days to evaluate attributes of prospects that can’t always be seen on game tape. The meeting in which Egbuka was discussed was one of those.

>Character meetings, they call them.

>For some general managers, there are better ways to use the time. But to Licht, those meetings are the foundation for the draft, and ultimately the foundation for his team.

>Since Licht became general manager of the Bucs in 2014, the players he has drafted in the first five rounds have started more games than players chosen by any other team. Among his selections have been nine Pro Bowlers and 11 all-rookie picks.

As critical as it has been to find players.

>“It’s really not that hard,” he said. “We put the players that are worthy of being drafted on the draft board like every team does, but then we just kind of take the a–holes and the douchebags off, and the guys that don’t love football and guys that have proven they don’t like it, that are difficult to deal with, and we just kind of mitigate our risk. We’re taking great players that are great humans.”

^^ For those who say body language and demeanor for players doesn't matter in draft evaluation. Get a clue