Buccaneers Are Bringing Back Shaq Barrett!
March 15th, 2021
The sweet music is being played across social media.
Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett will be back for his third season in Tampa Bay, per well-connected JC Cornell of TheDraftNetwork.com, where Bucco Bruce Arians’ son Jake parks his fantasy football podcast. And longtime (former) ESPN reporter Josina Anderson shared that she heard the same directly from Shaq.
The only things that matter when it comes to analyzing Barrett’s value is that he is a 28-year-old durable and consistent pass rusher with low mileage on his legs, a proven playoff performer who can rush from either side and is a vital cog in the NFL’s best run defense.
Joe doesn’t care about the cost. Shaq is not a guy you let walk out of your building when you don’t have edge-rushing depth and your other pass rusher is 32 years old with annual knee issues.
The Bucs made a Super Bowl move today.
Celebrate, Bucs fans!
Shaq Barrett is coming back to Tampa. The band is staying together. Going for 2 baby.
— JC Cornell (@CornellNFL) March 15, 2021
Text from #Bucs LB Shaq Barrett just now: "I am going back to Tampa." #Donedecision.
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 15, 2021
March 15th, 2021 at 12:13 pm
Hell Yeah!!!!!!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:14 pm
Good news providing he didn’t handcuff us from signing other free agents.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:14 pm
Came from Josina Anderson first.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:15 pm
Nice Fast Update Joe !!!!
You must have been sitting by your computer waiting for this news !
Great news, now Suh and Succop !
March 15th, 2021 at 12:16 pm
Shaq going for 2!!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:16 pm
This is what happens next
-joe cries for the next 30 minutes straight… then…
-joe drinks big storm beer for the next 30 days straight
Just kidding joes.
Hope bucs kept it under 20 per
March 15th, 2021 at 12:16 pm
Took a week or two for Suh to re-sign last season. Don’t expect everyone this week.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
I’d imagine it was a fair deal. And that is the point.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
This is huge. That’s 4 down.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
As I posted a minute ago, get ready for the next wave of contract restructurings.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
BACK TO BACK!!!!!! Yesssssssiiiiirrrrrrrr
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
I told u guys to report it yesterday. Jordanna Barrett has been posting happy pics from the beach on Instagram
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
LFG Bucs… great news… feels good to be working to keep our own instead of doling out too much cash in the FA crap shoot
March 15th, 2021 at 12:17 pm
Woohoo!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:19 pm
It’s easy to hate agents, but Rosenhaus played it well. Obviously Shaq wanted to be back, but this tampering period is a double-edged sword. This move also prevented the Bucs from knocking on other EDGE players’ doors.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Damn….wonder what he’s getting paid.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:21 pm
Great Day in Tampa Bay!
Bowles prolly just squirted.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:21 pm
Is not drew. It’s not shaq.
Bucs likely made Shaq Barrett an offer and made it clear if he doesn’t take it by 12 ET Monday they’re shopping for his replacement.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:22 pm
Let’s see numbers. For shaq deal.
J. White a buc
March 15th, 2021 at 12:22 pm
4 YEARS up to 72 million 36 mil gnteed
March 15th, 2021 at 12:22 pm
4 YEARS up to 72 million 36 mil gnteed
That’s from Schefter
March 15th, 2021 at 12:23 pm
“Joe doesn’t care about the cost.” ? Hard to rationalize that statement. But we’ll see how many other (if any, fingers crossed) free agents this signing costs.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:23 pm
YEAH!!!! The BIG SHAQ ATTACK IS BACK BABY! Keeping their DOMNINANT front 7. Now Suh and Succop. Every other team in the league is not happy about this. Time to Dominate the 2021 season!! SANITY HAS PREVAILED!!! GO BUCS!!!!!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:23 pm
Todd Bowles is having multiple prostate orgasms right now
March 15th, 2021 at 12:24 pm
4 years, 72 million…18 mil. a year. Sounds fair to me.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:24 pm
That’s a team-friendly deal. I mentioned a few weeks ago that very team-friendly was in the $17 million to $18 million range. This hits the mark.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Go to spoctrac.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:24 pm
Schefter tweeted “Buccaneers are giving Shaq Barrett a four-year deal worth up $72 million that includes $36 million fully guaranteed, his agent @DrewJRosenhaus told ESPN”
really low compared to the rumors……good news for the Bucs!!!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:25 pm
4 yrs. 17$m yr. 68m.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:25 pm
Thanks gbobucsfan .
March 15th, 2021 at 12:26 pm
All you trashing Shaq in previous threads… please exit the thread now
March 15th, 2021 at 12:26 pm
Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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Buccaneers are giving Shaq Barrett a four-year deal worth up $72 million that includes $36 million fully guaranteed, his agent
@DrewJRosenhaus
told ESPN
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Hahahah
I called that and got laughed at
March 15th, 2021 at 12:26 pm
If those numbers are accurate then that’s a fair deal all the way around.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:27 pm
4 yrs 72mil
March 15th, 2021 at 12:27 pm
18 mil per is the brady discount
March 15th, 2021 at 12:31 pm
I think this was a very smart move. My limit had been 19 million, which I think is fair for one year. Locking him up for four years enabled us to get him at 18 million which is less than what the tag would’ve cost. If we had tagged him this year he would have become way more expensive to sign next year. We now have him Locked in through our foreseeable window.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:34 pm
Helllllllllllllll yeah!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:36 pm
@Bird – this is exactly what it is – the Brady discount.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:39 pm
The band is back together!
March 15th, 2021 at 12:41 pm
Cap hit this year? A little over 5 mil.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:43 pm
Gotta get Suh & Succop now.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:51 pm
Fournette, White or Williams as well.
March 15th, 2021 at 12:56 pm
This leaves close to $10 mil left on cap which means Succop, Suh and Gronk plus all other lower tier FAs can fit under what is left. I still think Fournette signs elsewhere and one of OJ/Brate ends up leaving. We likely sign White rb to a cheap 1 year deal and possibly another vet lb/DL to a cap friendly deal. We then build depth in draft, possibly trading current picks to future years when additional roster spots will be open! This will be the deepest team in the NFL by far after the roster cutting the Chiefs have already done
March 15th, 2021 at 1:04 pm
Hell F#%K Yeah
Go Bucs!!!
March 15th, 2021 at 1:06 pm
@Cobra
No doubt we gotta bring them both back!
March 15th, 2021 at 1:09 pm
We can pick-up additional cap space by extending Ryan Jensen.
Since he’s in the last year of his contract.
March 15th, 2021 at 2:12 pm
That should help keeping Suh and Nacho. Oh man is this going to be a fun offseason now.
March 15th, 2021 at 2:30 pm
How long we have waited for this franchise to be this respectable?
SuperBowl winners, Free Agent Winners. Draft Winners.
Keeping our core winners.
It all stills seems like a dream.
Like this is how other pro teams operated, but not the Bucs.
Greatest time to be a Buc Fan!!!!!
March 15th, 2021 at 3:09 pm
Wow, awesome, was hoping,but definitely didn’t expect that,how many peoples day is made today,thats awesome guys
March 15th, 2021 at 3:11 pm
Sign Suh,succup, James white and find another rb in the draft
March 15th, 2021 at 3:13 pm
Oh and definitely GRONK
March 15th, 2021 at 3:17 pm
And AB lol
March 15th, 2021 at 3:43 pm
I was wrong, I said we should have Tagged him instead of Godwin.
I am so happy he is back!