Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Several Bucs listed as ‘top NFL free agents’
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have some important decisions to make during free-agency as the organization looks to take the next step.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have nearly $90 million in cap space this 2020 offseason, but that will go fast as the organization elects to re-sign stars and bring in some pieces to make the roster more competitive.
The Buccaneers have missed the playoffs each of the last 12 seasons, but Tampa Bay has a chance to end that streak this coming season because of the young talent on the current roster.
As we head into free-agency, CBS’ Pete Prisco ranked the top 100 free agents in the 2020 class. Here’s a look at where several of the Buccaneers’ free agents landed on the list.
- 9. Shaquil Barrett (LB)
- 11. Jameis Winston (QB)
- 42. Breshad Perriman (WR)
- 59. Ndamukong Suh (NT)
- 61. Jason Pierre-Paul (DE)
Prisco projects that the Buccaneers will franchise tag both Barrett and Winston as ways to retain the two players for another season without committing to long-term extensions. In that scenario, Tampa Bay would likely use the franchise tag on Barrett and the transition tag on Winston.
After Barrett and Winston, Prisco has WR Breshad Perriman listed at No. 42, followed by Ndamukong Suh (59) and Jason Pierre-Paul (61). In my opinion, Pierre-Paul is probably a little low considering what he was able to do and the production that he had over the 2019 season.
There’s a good chance that the Buccaneers part ways with Suh and Perriman, but bring Pierre-Paul back. It all will depend on what these free agents ask for and what they find out in terms of their worth on the free market.
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It will be interesting to see what Tampa Bay does over the course of this offseason and how the organization goes about re-signing several free agents.