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Getty Images The fifth overall pick in the 2011 draft, cornerback Patrick Peterson is preparing for his first shot at free agency. While his destination is unclear, one fact is — Peterson will remain a cornerback. Some corners shift to safety later in their careers, and Peterson has said he’d...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are doing a good job of keeping the band together. Shortly after the negotiating window with free agents opened on Monday, pass rusher Shaq Barrett texted Josina Anderson with news that should make Bucs fans pretty happy. Barrett, who signed with the team in 2019...

Getty Images We’re reminded from time to time of the importance of a great pass rusher, often in the Super Bowl when, for example, a team like the Giants repeatedly harasses Tom Brady (twice) or a team like the Broncos repeatedly harasses Cam Newton or, most recently, a team like the Buccaneers...

Getty Images After plenty of confusion regarding the new deal signed by Tom Brady in Tampa Bay, the details show some real creativity by the defending Super Bowl champions. Albert Breer of SI.com has posted the full numbers, and PFT has confirmed that they are accurate. (Accuracy of reported...

Getty Images A Tom Brady rookie card recently sold for a record $1.32 million at auction. Another Tom Brady rookie card already is poised to break that record. The card — a 200 Playoff Contenders Championship Rookie Ticket — currently has a price of $2.145 million. The auction, through...

Getty Images Once again, Tom Brady has done a favor for his team. Once again, he’ll nevertheless make more money that he previously was supposed to get. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Brady is “due” $41.075 million in 2021, with the remaining $8.925 million coming in 2022. It’s a...

USA TODAY Sports It had been known that former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will return to New England in 2021. The Patriots won’t be slaying the fatted calf for their prodigal son, however; they’ll be hoping to carve up Brady’s Buccaneers instead. Toward that end, it doesn’t hurt that the...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are robbing Peter to pay Paul, but they’re still paying Tommy. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady‘s contract extension creates $19 million in 2021 cap space. This implies that Brady dropped his $25 million in 2021 compensation to...

Getty Images After the Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV, head coach Bruce Arians was clear that he didn’t want the team’s pending free agents to end up elsewhere. Lavonte David signed a two-year deal to stick with Tampa Bay, and echoed his head coach’s sentiment when addressing the media on...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have re-signed another linebacker from their Super Bowl-winning team. While Lavonte David was meeting with the media on Friday to discuss his two-year deal with the team, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reported that the team has also re-signed Kevin Minter. This...

USA TODAY Sports Word of Tom Brady‘s extension broke on Friday morning and Brady made it official a short time later. Brady posted a picture to Twitter of his contract signing. Brady is wearing a sweatshirt with the No. 7 on it and the caption to the photo references the goal for Brady and the...

Getty Images LeSean McCoy likely has played his final down in the NFL. He has been on the Super Bowl winning team the past two seasons while playing only three snaps in seven postseason games, including being inactive for both Super Bowls. Although the running back has left open the...

Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver/kick returner Jaydon Mickens is reportedly facing a gun charge in Los Angeles. PewterReport.com reports that Mickens was arrested on March 5 after police officers found a concealed firearm during a traffic stop. The police report indicates that Mickens...

Getty Images The best justification for selfishness is selflessness. From time to time, a quarterback who maxes out his leverage and in turn his contract attributes the hard bargain he drove to the fact that other quarterbacks will eventually be trying to get paid, too. On Wednesday, Cowboys...

Getty Images The NFL announced its 2021 compensatory draft picks, which now include special compensatory picks rewarding teams for developing minority coaches and executives. The selections this year are from the third to sixth rounds. With the CBA limiting the number of compensatory...

Getty Images Immediately after winning his fourth Super Bowl ring, Rob Gronkowski said he didn’t see why he wouldn’t be back. He was more definitive this week. The star tight end told TMZ Sports he for sure is returning to the Bucs in 2021. “I’m back, man!” Gronkowski, 31, said. “I will be...

Getty Images If you haven’t heard (and there’s no way you haven’t), Oprah Winfrey recently conducted a fairly significant interview. That gave us an idea. Which NFL duo would you like to see interviewed by Oprah? We had a PFT Live draft on the subject, but we’ll gladly consider your...

Getty Images The NFL has set the salary cap at $182.5 million for the 2021 season on Wednesday and they’ve also set the amount that teams will have to pay if they exercise their fifth-year option on 2018 first-round picks. The Collective Bargaining Agreement that the NFL and NFLPA agreed to...

USA TODAY Sports The Buccaneers used their franchise tag on wide receiver Chris Godwin Tuesday and they also took care of some lower profile business. The team announced that they have re-signed all four of their exclusive rights free agents. Defensive end Pat O'Connor‘s agreement on a new...

Getty Images The Buccaneers elected to use their franchise tag on wide receiver Chris Godwin, and now they’re signing another pending free agent before he hits the open market. NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reports Tampa Bay has agreed to terms with linebacker Lavonte David on a two-year, $25...