Kick-Back
March 11th, 2024
He’s back!
The Bucs brought back their kicker.
Per Jenna Laine of ESPN, the Bucs have re-signed kicker Chase McLaughlin. He was dynamite in his first and only Bucs season, long-range hitting on 7 of 8 field goal attempts over 50 yards.
Overall, McLaughlin connected on 93.5 percent of his kicks, the best single-season rate in franchise history. It’s a three-year deal, per Laine.
That’s four of the five big-named Bucs free agents re-signed before legal tampering begins at noon today.
Lavonte David, you are on the clock!
March 11th, 2024 at 10:58 am
Good Job Licht!!
March 11th, 2024 at 10:59 am
Very important signing
March 11th, 2024 at 11:02 am
Rumble young man Licht, RUMBLE!!!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:04 am
Glazers need to sign Licht to a Bucs lifetime deal. This man is dealing!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:06 am
Great news!!!! LVD here we go…..Keep coming
March 11th, 2024 at 11:10 am
It’s good to have our leading scorer back!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:11 am
YES YES YES!
For the first time since Autommatica was here, I didn’t have a lump in my throat every time we brought out the field goal unit.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:12 am
McLaughlin is probably the most valuable player on the team. LOL. Good signing.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:13 am
Cool.
New contracts for Wirfs and Winfield are next.
Then LVD gets signed hopefully soon as well.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:14 am
yes!! guy is great and were gonna need him!!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:15 am
We need to clear up some cap space. A restructure for Vita would go a long way, as well as adding a year to Godwins deal (look at what Seattle just did to Lockett). Need to make a decision on CDIII/Dean. Obviously LVD and McLoughlin are priorities to resign. After all that, bargain shopping for IOL, Safety and edge make the most sense. We should have enough cash to sign one of each and build depth before the draft
March 11th, 2024 at 11:16 am
Another Licht success
March 11th, 2024 at 11:17 am
Now this is great news! 3 year deal!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:17 am
Licht is nailing it.
Now we need to bring back David, find an edge rusher, and draft an o-lineman and another inside linebacker.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:17 am
Nice! This dude is a stud.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:18 am
Normally don’t worry that much about a kicker but this dude was outstanding last year. OF course not an MVP but as close as I have seen a kicker in quite some time.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:21 am
Licht is doing his outright best in keeping the Band together. So I gotta salute him..SALUTE!! Now go get Chop Chop Robinson in the 1st round and get us a pass rush.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:23 am
Jason Licht has become a top 10 NFL GM. I love the fact that, after years of negligence from Bucs front offices, we are finally building through the draft, stocking the trenches and keeping our own guys. Remember when Dominick let Michael Bennett Walk?
March 11th, 2024 at 11:25 am
Chase was great over 50, but he also never missed a PAT unlike Justin Tucker. Kicking outdoors on grass can be challenging but Chase did great.
On to LVD, Wirfs, and Winfield!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:26 am
nailing it … now dump one of those CB salaries to free up for winfield and/or wirfs… hopefully enough in the hopper for a back up RB and edge rusher
March 11th, 2024 at 11:26 am
Huge signing. Highest scorer on the team.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:26 am
With apologies to Martin Gramatica, Chase McLaughlin is well on his way to becoming the best kicker in Bucs history!
Congratulations Chase! You bring an important and well-needed dimension to this offense.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:27 am
This is the most important player on a Bowles coached team, well done Team Glazer!!! When you play for three instead if seven consistently, your kicker has to be elite and Chase is well worth the money.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:30 am
They’re not going to do Wirfs…because he is still under contract. Teams do not usually do early deals if they can avoid it.
At most, they might try to rework it to save money this year, but he’s already go several years of kicking the can.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:31 am
“For the first time since Autommatica was here, I didn’t have a lump in my throat every time we brought out the field goal unit.”
Ryan Succup produced no lumps as long as you knew his limitations.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:31 am
Wow! Another critical signing.
We gotra put Jason in the Ring of Honor!
( I would have felt differently, if we had lost Mayfield)
March 11th, 2024 at 11:33 am
This dude is incredible –4th down and 7 on the 40? NO PROBLEM! Bring in the field goal unit!
March 11th, 2024 at 11:33 am
I see Lavante David, William Gholston, and maybe Devin White being next.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:34 am
Devin White, as of noon, will learn he is worth half what he thinks he is worth.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:35 am
Capt.Tim Says:
“We gotra put Jason in the Ring of Honor!
( I would have felt differently, if we had lost Mayfield)”
If he had lost Mayfield…I would assume he had a better plan in mind…like maybe a draft pick or something.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:37 am
This team struggles to find Kickers, Centers and Quarterbacks. To have 2 of the 3 now addressed is great.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:43 am
Per Spotrac, looks like McLaughlin’s contract is for $12.3 mil for the 3 years. At $4.1 mil per year that’s a steal IMO.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:47 am
Just curious to see what a Devin White contract from the Bucs would look like if they were even entertaining the thought of bringing him back.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:47 am
Nice. I hope this kid continues to be one of the top kickers in the league. Sorry Joe, I’m with Defense Rules, HOPE is actually a great thing. 👍🏿
March 11th, 2024 at 11:48 am
Looking like Licht is going to be able to throw that best parade after signing our core 5 guys to great deals. Bring LVD home, Jason!
Jason Licht, one of the best things to ever happen to this franchise
March 11th, 2024 at 11:48 am
Boat parade*
March 11th, 2024 at 11:50 am
Bonzai: If you take into consideration the Bucs “found” Tom Brady, Ryan Jensen, and Succop in free agency, I think they’ve done alright.
March 11th, 2024 at 11:52 am
@Buccaneer Bonzai
“Devin White, as of noon, will learn he is worth half what he thinks he is worth.”
Not even half lol. Dude came into the league saying he wants a 100M contract. He will be lucky to get 1 year for 6 million. This humble pie has been waiting for him for a long time
March 11th, 2024 at 11:59 am
Buccaneer Bonzai Says:
March 11th, 2024 at 11:30 am
They’re not going to do Wirfs…because he is still under contract. Teams do not usually do early deals if they can avoid it.
At most, they might try to rework it to save money this year, but he’s already go several years of kicking the can.
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What on Earth…?
First off, there’s absolutely zero you can “rework” on the last year of a rookie contract. ZERO. You can change salary to bonus if you like, but it still makes for the exact same cap number. The only way to lower his cap number is to pay him less. TRUST ME, that is not happening.
Secondly, The Bucs, like a lot of teams, don’t like to redo SECOND contracts before they’re completed. All teams have the ability to finally rework rookie contracts after the third year. It’s the first year they can do so. Or they can do it after the fourth year. Or they can do it after the fifth-year option if they’re a first round pick.
And many teams prefer to get it done as soon as possible because the sooner you do it, the cheaper it is. Salaries are skyrocketing, so the longer they wait, the higher the contract will be. And the closer Wirfs will get to free agency, where he might just say, “eh, I’ll wait and test the market”.
Wirfs is an outstanding player and individual. If the Bucs know what they’re doing, they’ll sign him this offseason, after his third year, and make him a Buc for Life. This is what they did for Vita Vea.
March 11th, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The Bucs got a great deal. We lost a great kicker in the 90s to the Bills for a similar contract. He could’ve felted 6m a year in FA. This was a hometown discount.
March 11th, 2024 at 12:12 pm
Need to ink a two year deal with Lavonte David now
March 11th, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Love it. Ryan Succop was great inside 50; this Irish boy, McLaughlin (St Pat’s Day on the horizon), is money from anywhere. Keep the good news coming LVD.
March 11th, 2024 at 12:51 pm
Best signing yet!
March 11th, 2024 at 1:43 pm
Man, next offseason we all need to kick back and relax. There’s no doubting Licht and his team. Add a winning culture to a warm climate and no state tax is making Lichts job easier forsure but he has been delivering for like 5 straight years now.
March 11th, 2024 at 2:03 pm
Has to be one of the most successful seasons a buc kicker ever had
March 11th, 2024 at 2:13 pm
Oxycondomns Says:
March 11th, 2024 at 2:03 pm
Has to be one of the most successful seasons a buc kicker ever had
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The Bucs have had all sorts of amazing kickers over the year….
John Carney (5th all time in points scored)
Steve Christie (26th all time in FGs)
And of course, team MVP, future HOFer,
The kingpin himself, The Nigerian Nightmare Donald Igwebuike.
March 11th, 2024 at 3:12 pm
Munch – Perkins called him “Donald Kicker” because he didn’t want to have to be bothered with trying to pronounce Iggy’s last name….
March 11th, 2024 at 7:21 pm
Pickgrin – One of my all time favorite Bucs moments!
March 11th, 2024 at 10:52 pm
The most under appreciated signing in all the land. Crown this man for what he did for us last year. Absolute weapon.