Anthony Nelson Gets A New Deal
March 15th, 2023
Will the Buccaneers let their most productive 2022 edge rusher walk out the door?
The answer is, “No!”
For those counting, Anthony Nelson had more tackles and sacks than Joe Tryon-Shoyinka last season. And Nelson had more sacks than Tyron-Shoyinka in 2021. Through that two-year span, Tryon-Shoyinka played 1,400 snaps on defense. Nelson had less than 1,000.
Nelson also is better against the run than Tryon-Shoyinka and now he’s off the free agent market. ESPN is reporting Nelson got a two-year deal to stick around.
The Bucs did the right thing with their fourth-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Nelson is a solid young player that’s improving, and he’s the best edge-rush finisher on the team until Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett returns healthy.
Some said Jamel Dean couldn’t be lost because you don’t let good young cornerbacks you developed walk out of the building. Well, the same logic could apply to Nelson, who might cost half as much as Dean ($6 million annually.)
Nelson just turned 26, hasn’t missed a game in the past three seasons and made a few big plays late last season. He finishes quarterbacks consistently when they’re in his grasp; Tryon-Shoyinka lets too many QBs escape.
General manager Jason Licht is a trenches kind of guy, he says, so Joe is glad Licht put his money where his mouth is.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:38 am
Just signed for 2 years. Nice!
March 15th, 2023 at 10:38 am
Need to sign Nelson asap
March 15th, 2023 at 10:40 am
That aged well! Now what about David
March 15th, 2023 at 10:41 am
Hey Joe, was wondering what the rules were for signing XFL and USFL players. Are they considered free agents? Might be a 3rd QB or something there… Dallas found a special teams ace last year.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:41 am
not saying it’s incorrect, but who is reporting this?
March 15th, 2023 at 10:43 am
got it….Jeremy Fowler.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:46 am
You know, you can explain what Nelson does well or brings to the table w/o trying to rag on JTS at the same. It’s kind of corny tbh This/That Joe, borderline sassy/spicy
March 15th, 2023 at 10:47 am
Is JTS on a 3 or 4 year deal? If there’s no improvement this year, hard to justify keeping him around
March 15th, 2023 at 10:48 am
Smart move
March 15th, 2023 at 10:49 am
Great signing. Too bad it’s only for 2 years.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:59 am
2 years 11 mil….could be up to 13…solid
March 15th, 2023 at 10:59 am
Great news. Solid player. Certainly productive given the time he gets. VERY concerned about this position especially with Shaq Barrett coming off the injury. Shaq will be a shell of himself next season coming off that injury when he does return. Need Nelson. Need JTS to step up and finally make plays but dont see that happening. Hall was missing in action in ’22. Honestly, Bucs best pass rusher is White off the blitz or Vea just bull rushing. They need a better answer here… a much better answer.
March 15th, 2023 at 10:59 am
Good Signing, hopefully he balls out and puts on a show
March 15th, 2023 at 11:00 am
Major move for our pass rush, and if Shaq comes back strong we’ll be fine on D if we can draft DL, S, LB (Depending on David)
March 15th, 2023 at 11:02 am
Hoping Hall and JTS are hitting that weight room a whole lot
March 15th, 2023 at 11:06 am
Good idea. Need Carl Nassib in the fold also
March 15th, 2023 at 11:08 am
The strip sack/forced fumble in the 4th quarter against Carolina arguably won us the division.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:08 am
Nelson is a good depth player so I think it’s a good signing.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:15 am
Great!
March 15th, 2023 at 11:16 am
Good, but the Bucs still need to draft an explosive edge.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:18 am
Enjoy winter in Buffalo, Lavonte!
March 15th, 2023 at 11:22 am
Just keep racking up the credit card. Play today but pay tomorrow. Leitch is the worst GM in the league. The guy even traded up into the 2nd round to draft a kicker. Seriously! In a year or 2 the bucs will be stued for a decade as the next GM cleans up the mess.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:23 am
I don’t like this move at the price. The guy had a total of 14 pressures out of 283 pass rush snaps per PFF which is less than 5% pressure rate. While he was able to somehow convert these pressures into 6 sacks, this is a completely unsustainable percentage. To put it into perspective, if JTS had the same pressure/sack rate he would have had over 20 sacks. LOL. Should have looked for an upgrade.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:27 am
This!
Capt.Tim Says:
March 15th, 2023 at 11:06 am
Good idea. Need Carl Nassib in the fold also
March 15th, 2023 at 11:29 am
he’s the best of a bad lot. and shaq will never compare to his previous numbers.
We need to draft DE early…real early!
March 15th, 2023 at 11:33 am
JTS (aka chicken wing) is a wasted 1st rd pick. We should trade him for a fg kicker who can kick beyond 50 yards…. if we’re lucky
Anyways, good on keeping Nelson around
March 15th, 2023 at 11:36 am
JTS needs to pay someone to train him this offseason if he is really serious about making an impact in the NFL, a players second contract is usually a big motivator
March 15th, 2023 at 11:36 am
Beej Says:
March 15th, 2023 at 10:47 am
Is JTS on a 3 or 4 year deal? If there’s no improvement this year, hard to justify keeping him around
JTS is on the 3rd year of his 4 year rookie contract all draft picks get a 4 year contract…..1st round picks have a 5th year team option.
As far as Nelson…..he is steady….like Gholston…a good 4th round pick….you need players like this on the team…..all cannot be superstars….
March 15th, 2023 at 11:40 am
@Jimbo why so mad lol .. sheesh
March 15th, 2023 at 11:48 am
Love Nelson. All he does is make plays when it counts, unlike old Geraldine McCoy, who was ridiculously hyped for that “first step” but completely disappeared in the 4th quarter of games.
Congrats to Nelson and Jason Licht.
Now sign the quarterback. And LVD.
March 15th, 2023 at 11:52 am
$8.2 for Baker. That’s 2 QBs one more viable competitor and we’re fnckin cookin!
March 15th, 2023 at 11:52 am
Savings from Mason for Stinnie swap pays for Nelson
So far so good, now, how do we pay for LVD?
MUST have him back
March 15th, 2023 at 12:01 pm
Looks like licht got fleeced again. Overpaying for his own mediocre talent.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:03 pm
David >>>>>>>>>> Mayfield
March 15th, 2023 at 12:04 pm
I’m all for getting some of these guys re-signed.
My question is this, isn’t throwing the same team out there year after year and expecting a different result the definition of roster building insanity? Nelson is a good football player, borderline starter I guess, but the overall talent on the team doesn’t improve when you aren’t churning the bottom/middle of the roster a little bit.
I understand money is tight, but these are all just safe, familiar signings. Warm and fuzzy feelings for all involved. Feels like a team content to lose while feeling comfortable in each other’s arms. Nobody looking over their shoulder to see if anybody else is coming for their job.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:05 pm
This may very well be the most important signing of the offseason
March 15th, 2023 at 12:05 pm
Mayfield to be a Buccaneer!!!!!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:14 pm
I agree gotbbucs. What is the definition of insanity again?
March 15th, 2023 at 12:14 pm
YES! The Bucs signed the guy who lost his starting QB job in Carolina, then got cut, and will be on his 4th team in the last 12-months!
The BUCS should be even better than last year now!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:16 pm
Mayfield 1 yr deal worth up to 8.5 mill…im sure thats a lot of incentives. Im happy with it. He’ll give the qb room a nice jolt.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Ho Hum
March 15th, 2023 at 12:18 pm
@Gottbucs
Pat O’Connor is a free agent this season, last year while everybody was coming down from the rush of Brady unretiring our front office was replacing A LOT of our underneath talent with newer, younger faces. 2023 we’ll have positional battles at IDL, Nickel back, along with the bottom portion of the CB depth chart, Safety opposite of Winfield, TE, all across the OL, and depending on if we get David back ILB will also be a point of contention.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Decent re-signing. Now how about getting an explosive DE with one of our first 3 picks? Look guys, Your defense has got to be able to stop somebody and get off the field If not, you in big kimchi.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:18 pm
Munch, or you could also say that they signed the former number one overall pick who actually had a winning season and won a playoff game and ended last year on a high note with the Rams with no prep leading them to an impressive win. I suppose either narrative works. The fact remains he’s the quarterback of the team now. Or at least we’ll be competing for that privilege.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:19 pm
I have very mixed feelings about signing Baker Mayfield. On one hand, I wanted to let Trask see what he can do, and either would perform well, and maybe we do have a future franchise quarterback, or perhaps he would do terribly, and that would leave us with a very good chance at a high draft pick an a franchise quarterback in the draft.
Yes, we can look at some statistics of Baker mayfield over the last two years, and it has not been pretty. However, if you look closer at the statistics, you will see that he played injured for a significant part of that time. Last year he also was playing with arguably one offensive weapon at receiver. He actually did pretty decent when he went over to the Rams with no time to learn a playbook and no weapons given that their top receiver was already out for the season.
He is only 2+ seasons removed from an 11 and five record and taking the Browns to their first playoff in a very long time. He was a number one pick overall so there must’ve been some talent there. Finally, the Seahawks last year were actually looking to try to sign him as they thought he would probably be the right fit similar to how Russell Wilson play.
While it is not the move, I would have done, he is now a buccaneer, and I am a fan, and I will root for them to either do really well or really poorly and nothing in between lol. That being said, perhaps he is still in the prime of his career and in the right setting and with the right coaching, he may actually end up being much better than his last two seasons would indicate.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:19 pm
Now, GO DRAFT WASHINGTON, HOOKER, AND ACHANE!!!!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:23 pm
Baker Mayfield just signed with the Bucs. Meh.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:26 pm
Tampa Baker. Haha
March 15th, 2023 at 12:26 pm
Well, if Baker’s deal is legit just $4m and maxes out at $8.5m, I hate the signing a lot less. I still think he’s incredibly overrated, but that’s not expensive at all for a QB in 2023 who has a chance to start. It’s only a 1-year deal so I assume he’s taking it knowing he can easily beat out Trask – and if he can’t, he should retire.
But for the Bucs… why bother? Mayfield might get you an extra win or two, but that only means you’re picking 7th or 8th instead of perhaps 1st overall. Bowles was handed a SB team, literally the offseason favorite to go to the SB last year for the NFC, and that dummy finished 8-10 with a HOF QB and a team with a lot more talent than what will be on the field this season. YES, he was hampered by a complete idiot at OC, but do we really think a guy with no experience who was stuck on the depth chart of the Seahawks coaching staff is going to come in and turn things around with Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask? LOL!
A loser move for the team. Instead of using 2023 to clean up the cap and get ready for next year – the team has spent money to field a bad team and is only about $20m under the cap for 2024 (although it should go up by maybe $60m, but also everything will get more expensive because of that).
March 15th, 2023 at 12:28 pm
Hopefully we can add A’Shawn Robinson & Taven Bryan to the defensive line.
A’ Shawn Robinson – Height: 6’4” | Weight: 330 | Age: 28
Taven Bryan – Height: 6’5” | Weight: 291 | Age: 27
March 15th, 2023 at 12:30 pm
it makes me feel kind of queasy knowing that the lesser Bucs blog reported this far sooner than JBF. No more day drinking Joe.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:31 pm
Luv, A’Shawn is a tremendous run defender.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:32 pm
SteveO
Bigtime!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:32 pm
@Tampa Baker ROFLMAO…thats gonna be stolen Steve lol
March 15th, 2023 at 12:33 pm
Munch, to answer why bother, the current coaching staff knows it has to win to survive. That’s why bother. Of course for fans who want us to tank and get the earliest pick possible, that’s bad luck for you. Clearly the brain trust wants to remain as competitive as possible. End of story.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:35 pm
Can this man develop more and turn into a 10 sack guy idk I’ll be watching.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:36 pm
Yo Luv, whats your thoughts on drafting Steve Avila late 2nd/early 3rd?
33″ arms since thats important, 6’3 330, can play both guard spots, Center and RT….didnt allow a single sack in his last year at TCU, 515 snaps.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:37 pm
Steven007 – Mayfield was the QB of a running team that had a good defense, where he was just asked not to lose games, and in one of his 5 years he did that. In the other 4 years, he was not a good QB, and in the last two seasons, he’s been one of the worst QBs in the NFL.
If you take Mayfield’s stats over the last two years, pro-rate those out to 17 games, you get the following numbers:
Per 17 games – 3382 yards, 60% comp, 18 TDs, 14 INTs.
Even worse, his QBR for the last two years is 35.1 and 24.5 – which is truly terrible. QBR, unlike the old QBr, is actually a useful stat, that takes the game situation into account, and when you’re talking about starters in the 30s, and even the 20s, that’s really really really bad.
Yes, he had one good quarter vs a really bad Raiders defense last year in prime time, and congrats to him for being able to turn that into getting a deal worth $8.5m. With that one quarter of football, he’d be signing a Gabbert like deal.
With all that said, I’m glad he didn’t get the money I was expecting, so in that regard, I guess the Bucs did better than expected. But it’s still a very very very bad deal for the team, long term, since that higher draft pick is way more valuable than winning 5 games as opposed to 3 games.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:38 pm
If you wanna tank for the #1 pick, you’re not a fan. The game is about winning, not wishing on next years draft.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:41 pm
I never ever thought Baker Mayfield would wear pewter and red.
Evah.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:41 pm
ESPN is reporting..BUCS TO SIGN MAYFIELD. God help us.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:41 pm
Munch, I’m not disputing any of that. It is what it is. Clearly they think he gives him the best chance to win this season, and aside from what anybody else wants to do they obviously want to win this season. Still a weak division. Still have weapons. And yes, they got him for a song as far as QB salaries goes. So aside from the tanking narrative, he’s about as good as anybody we were going to get given the salary constraints. And possibly better. Clearly the brain trust thinks so. Literally. 😉
March 15th, 2023 at 12:41 pm
Really happy with this move! Nelson got that elite wingspan so he can actually get a hold of and tackle the QB while JTS always seems to lose his grip right when he’s about to make the play. Kinda bummed we went and got Mayfield I would have rather gone with a cheaper option (Gabbert). I feel like the Bucs should just put Trask out there and see what they have – either he sucks and we wasted a 2nd round pick or he’s the real deal and we can build around the kid. Either way that seems like the most win – win scenario. If he sucks then we can look forward to Williams or Maye – but if he balls out then we have a good core to build around and can look to the future with a plan in place. Mayfield is good to the extent that he would probably win us enough games to keep us out of a top pick – but not good enough to help us make the playoffs. I’d rather roll with Trask and save the Mayfield money for LVD so he can retire a buc. Just my 2 cents! As always GO BUCS!!! 🙂
March 15th, 2023 at 12:46 pm
It would probably be more fair to compare Nelson’s first two years to Tryon-Shoyinka’s. If I recall, JTS didn’t have that much experience in college, either. Maybe he’ll be better in his fourth year, like Nelson.
Either way, they need another pass rusher and about five DLs. What do they have beyond Vita Vea and Hall? I can’t think of anybody!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:46 pm
And the stock market is tanking….dow 29000 something here we come (or less) Im glad I got out in feb. Took my +40.8 percent one year gain and i’ll watch from the sidelines….its getting ugly.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:48 pm
@larrd, hopefully Hicks back for one more year at a decent price.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:48 pm
Letting David go would be tantamount to kicking your old faithful guard dog out on the street and getting a young pup to replace him , You just don’t do it! , David deserves better , if he wants to retire a Buc he has earned the right to do so! It’s alright to get a young pup but you need the old dog to show him how to act and what to do!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:48 pm
Joes asleep at the wheel? Hot lunch date?
Schefter’s original tweet that the Bucs have signed Mayfield to a 1 year $4M deal (worth up to $8.5M) was almost an hour ago…..
March 15th, 2023 at 12:49 pm
Someone might ought to check on Joe… Everyone else breaking the news before this site…
March 15th, 2023 at 12:51 pm
The Joes usually post late night/early am, so I assume they’re sleeping like a 3rd shifter.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:51 pm
UKBuc – spot on.
Teams that tank, suck, perennially. The teams that are always good (Pats, Steelers, even Cowboys) never tank.
All these geniuses yelling to trade every good player away and get the top draft choices don’t understand how a winning organization actually functions.
The draft is a crap shoot, 50/50 at the top and declining from there. Demonstrated performance is what really counts.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:53 pm
Well Famous Jaymiss just resigned for $8M so there is that!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:55 pm
Good now get rid of Plan 9.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:55 pm
No brainer!
March 15th, 2023 at 12:56 pm
Joe, the Mayfield story hit the wires about an hour ago. It’s not like you to get scooped this badly.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:56 pm
@Tye, they usually post stuff late night/early am….probably sleeping.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:57 pm
Spot on @Hammerhead.
March 15th, 2023 at 12:57 pm
Joe hello Baker Mayfield???!?!?
March 15th, 2023 at 12:59 pm
SERIOUSLY, Joe… Man are you ok?
March 15th, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Tank on
March 15th, 2023 at 1:01 pm
I think this is Joe taking his advertisers (aka: a brewery) way too seriously. Like I said earlier, no more day drinking Joe!
March 15th, 2023 at 1:02 pm
Tye … ‘Someone might ought to check on Joe… Everyone else breaking the news before this site…’
Didn’t Joe say yesterday or the day before that he was heading to Vegas. Hey, cut him some slack; he’s a couple hours behind us. And besides, you can’t leave the 1-armed bandit while you’re behind. Double down Joe, double down.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:02 pm
$4M with the rest of the $8.5M in incentives For Baker. Folks, the Aint’s just resigned Jaymiss for $8M straight up. I think Licht is KILLING it!
March 15th, 2023 at 1:10 pm
Ah an incentive deal – OK that makes sense.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:13 pm
Scotty, those details are very instructive and we’re announced with the deal. This is a very good deal considering what we were looking for, what we had to choose from, and the budget.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:14 pm
We need to send some one to perform a wellness check on Joe. This is an epic fail not to post on the Baker deal.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:15 pm
Joe must of got a 2 day head start on Saint Paddy’s day.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:15 pm
@ MadMax
I’ve got LUV for the kid, but I believe he will be selected in the middle of the 2nd round. He significantly boosted his stock with an impressive performance at the Senior Bowl.
Your thoughts on:
• G Cedric Paillant
• DE Tavis Robinson
March 15th, 2023 at 1:16 pm
Defense, nice defense of Joe as it were! Though you would think that given the free agent period and rumors that they might have been a bit more on top of this. No worries, we all obviously already know. His breakdown whenever it comes will now be somewhat redundant however.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:17 pm
^ Yeah Im happy with it….and I guess thats what he’s worth…
I said offer him 4-6 so if we make the playoffs and he plays very well, it’ll be 6-8.
Good job Mr. Licht!
March 15th, 2023 at 1:19 pm
@Luv, yeah, after further research he might have to be our first 2nd.
Then Washington, Hooker and Achane.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:26 pm
Baker Mayfield to the bucs wow gonna be a wild season lol
March 15th, 2023 at 1:28 pm
Guys,
Yesterday one of the Joe’s said he couldn’t drink beer because he was flying to Las Vegas, if I remember correctly. They will post the Mayfield news soon.
JBF isn’t always the first with breaking news. Patience, Grasshoppers! 😉
March 15th, 2023 at 1:30 pm
…Anthony Nelson had more tackles and sacks than Joe Tryon-Shoyinka last season…
Just about every NFL defensive player had more sacks/tackles than Joe Tryon-Shoyinka last season. My grandmother had more tackles/sacks than JTS.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:30 pm
Before there were “Edge Rushers”. Teams had DE’s. Big ones.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:30 pm
BUCS signed Mayfield! Now let draft Hendon Hooker!
March 15th, 2023 at 1:31 pm
MadMax
Cold Combination
LT Tristan Wirfs 6’7
RT Dawand Jones 6’8
March 15th, 2023 at 1:32 pm
Looks like the drunks are taking an extended lunch break today haha
March 15th, 2023 at 1:33 pm
Bowles better get fired after this nightmare season is over.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:36 pm
Luv, Cedrice Paillant, a former wrestler in school (they always make great O line players).
If we dont lose our late rounders in trades, he’ll be good for one of our 6th.
Tavius Robinson looks like an unknown probably going 5th rd….maybe 6th.
Nice finds bro
March 15th, 2023 at 1:39 pm
Well, we just signed Baker.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:39 pm
And Dawand Jones is massive….lol
March 15th, 2023 at 1:40 pm
$4.5 mil kind of tells you what rest of league thought of him. Heres hoping canales can do with him what he did with geno
March 15th, 2023 at 1:40 pm
So I’m four for four in our signings.
Predicted
Dean
Stinnie
Nelson
And that’s all I have. Though i do see Dee Delaney receiving and signing his ERFA contract.
I have David on the fence. If he is willing to take less. Not predicting him either way.
Nailed the Baker Mayfield signing as well.
One year $8.5m. I had been thinking $8m but when Heinicke got $10m per season I started having doubts he would be signed at all. I think we’re pretty much done with the first phase of free agency. Edwards, SMB, will walk. If David can accept a lot less, he could still be back.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:41 pm
Mayfield is signing with our Bucs for 8.5 per year. Bottom feeders Unite!
March 15th, 2023 at 1:44 pm
LUVMYBUCS Says:
LT Tristan Wirfs 6’7
RT Dawand Jones 6’8
——
Not a good combo when your new QB is 5′ 9″.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:46 pm
^ he’s 6’1 Rod lol or maybe 6’0 if its overstated
March 15th, 2023 at 1:55 pm
Well, Mayfield never had the benefit of a consistent coaching staff…and he probably won’t get that here either.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:56 pm
I hope they only have to pay him IF he makes the final roster.
March 15th, 2023 at 1:58 pm
If Kyle Trask can’t beat out Baker Mayfield it will be a clear signal that we wasted a second round pick…
If Trask ends up as the starter at least the Bucs will have a somewhat competent backup QB.
Win/win.
Plus – it’s not like the Bucs are breaking the bank and at very least JOE will shut up about the ridiculous Lamar Jackson BS…
LOL!!!!
March 15th, 2023 at 2:04 pm
Baker did make some pretty funny commercials!!
March 15th, 2023 at 2:05 pm
@ MadMax
Thx Bruh, solid developmental prospects.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:05 pm
@ Munch
Po’ little fella lol
March 15th, 2023 at 2:10 pm
Geez, the Bucs are getting killed in sports circles for signing Baker. We are going to be the laughing stock of the NFL this year. Might as well re-sign AB. It’s going to be a circus.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:15 pm
I clicked on the Anthony Nelson story just to get updates on Baker Mayfield.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:18 pm
Some of you guys are being ridiculous…
RELAX… It’s a one year $4M dollar deal. If he reaches any incentives it could go to $8M but the incentives won’t be paid until next year.
I don’t understand – who in the heck did you honestly think the Bucs were gonna get?
Be real!!!
We were never gonna get A. Rodgers or D. Carr or G. Smith ot Jimmy G. or Lamar “I’m too injured to play in the playoofs” Jackson…
That was all delusional BS.
Wake up people please.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:20 pm
David is comin’ back
March 15th, 2023 at 2:20 pm
Sounds like Lavonte David’s back!
March 15th, 2023 at 2:22 pm
1 year deal for Lavonte.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:22 pm
LVD is back. One year for seven million.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:24 pm
Yep… Lavonte resigned to 1 year deal
March 15th, 2023 at 2:26 pm
Joe must be paying a personal visit to Johnny Football to see if he will come to Tampa.
Too bad he apparently missed the Baker Mayfield news
March 15th, 2023 at 2:27 pm
@ A Bucs fan
Nice!!!!
Wow. Going into this off season I looked at our free agents and the only ones I wanted back were Dean, LVD and Nelson.
I didn’t think Dean was possible but he took a team friendly deal and wanted to stay in Tampa.
I was 50/50 on LVD and Nelson.
So i am very pleased with what the Bucs have been able to accomplish so far with very little cap space.
Cudos the Jason Licht and Mike Greenberg.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:30 pm
Marine, I second that sentiment.
March 15th, 2023 at 2:36 pm
@ Marine Bucs
As I stated 2 weeks ago.
At the beginning of free agency in 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had approximately $11.5 million in salary cap space.
2021 offseason and their reported contract amounts:
• Edge rusher Shaq Barrett: Re-signed on a four-year, $72 million contract, with $36 million guaranteed.
• Linebacker Lavonte David: Re-signed on a two-year, $25 million contract, with $20 million guaranteed.
• Tight end Rob Gronkowski: Re-signed on a one-year, $10 million contract, with $8 million guaranteed.
• Running back Leonard Fournette: Re-signed on a one-year, $3.25 million contract, with $2 million guaranteed.
• Kicker Ryan Succop: Re-signed on a three-year, $12 million contract, with $6.25 million guaranteed.
= 122.25 million in contracts, with 72.25 million in guarantees
March 15th, 2023 at 2:50 pm
@ LUV
All three – LVD, Dean and Nelson signed team frieldly deals to stay.
That is a very good sign…
Players still want to play here in Tampa – regardless of what Tom Brady is doing.
Who needs the Brady EFFECT when you have – great weather, low taxes and amazing beaches?
March 15th, 2023 at 2:59 pm
@ Marine Bucs
Amen!
March 15th, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Nelson is a solid signing.
For those banging on Mayfield, who the heck out there was THAT much better?! Give me a break.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:05 pm
@ Marine Bucs
As you know there’s still a few more moves we can make.
Release
• Ryan Succop
Extend
• Mike Evans
Trade or Extend
• Devin White
Potential an additional $20+M in cap space + Draft picks
March 15th, 2023 at 3:05 pm
@ Bucsfanman
Hope all is well bruh
March 15th, 2023 at 3:09 pm
Good points, Joe, about comparing Nelson and JTS, just didn’t go far enough. JTS should be dealt to the highest bidder. Went to most of the games and JTS is ineffective. Only if O lineman blows assignment and our guy has a straight line to the QB is he effective. Too small.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:11 pm
@Luv, or trade JTS for fg kicker who kicks past 50….im not kidding
March 15th, 2023 at 3:18 pm
@ LUV
Don’t forget the 51 man rule.
The Cap only counts for the top 51 paid players. Right now there are 10 players at the bottom who account $750K against the cap.
So – Every player we sign comes with a $750K discount. Because one of those $750K players will be falling off the top 51 as another higher paid player is added.
A player that costs $1.5M will only cost $750K against the cap.
We just signed Dee Delaney. Perfect example.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:19 pm
@ LUC
Nick Leverett really only counted @ $250K against the cap…
March 15th, 2023 at 3:20 pm
@ MadMax
Lol I know your not.
As you know some individuals require more time than others to achieve their potential.
Take, for instance, the remarkable story of Jason Gildon, who despite not being a first-round draft pick, displayed a remarkable work ethic and persevered until he turned his fortunes around. We can draw parallels to JTS’s situation, and with similar determination and dedication, he too will undoubtedly shine.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:21 pm
@ Marine Buc
Good Point!
March 15th, 2023 at 3:23 pm
@ Mad Max
What about drafting Jack Moody?
March 15th, 2023 at 3:35 pm
^^^^
YUP! Michigans’ Kicker
March 15th, 2023 at 3:43 pm
Loving no article on Baker Mayfield Signing lolol .. well played Joes!
March 15th, 2023 at 3:44 pm
Baker who?????
March 15th, 2023 at 3:49 pm
Why? Many people (myself included) come here first for Bucs news and opinions. I shouldn’t have to go anywhere else to get an honest take on the signing.
March 15th, 2023 at 3:55 pm
LUV- What’s good my brother?! Glad to be back talking all things Bucs again!
March 15th, 2023 at 3:56 pm
If Kyle Trask can’t beat out Baker Mayfield it will be a clear signal that we wasted a second round pick…
I’ve got close to 8.5 million reasons why Mayfield will be gifted the start and it has nothing to do with Trask’s ability.
March 15th, 2023 at 4:48 pm
@ Bucsfanman
Ain’t that the truth!
Everybody good brotha.
March 15th, 2023 at 7:05 pm
Bingo….Jake Moody!
We got this….
What did we say a while back Luv? We’d build a Superbowl team if it was us making the calls? Then they started listening and TB fell our way after I started calling for him…. and the rest was history!!! Hahaha, i still laugh about that. Seems like when they listen to us, we do good, when they dont, not so much.
March 15th, 2023 at 7:06 pm
So we need two 2nd’s, two 3rds and a 5th for Moody….
March 15th, 2023 at 7:11 pm
Avila
Washington
Hooker
Achane
Moody
I aint gonna lie, if that is possible, this draft will be knocked out of the park!