It’s well known Bucs’ ability to re-sign their players every season is creepy. What’s even more impressive is that they can not only engrave them in new deals, but also return them to bargain deals.
General Manager Jason Licht and the front office have shown trust in their players, reciprocating with the royalties that these players have shown when they reach the open market.
In particular, one move has attracted high praise from local and national media.
WRS has been paid recently, and Chris Godwin is “very cheap.”
Bucs WR Chris Godwin and GM Jason Licht, Photo by Cliff Welch P/R
Bucs Wide Receiver’s Chris Godwin returned to Tampa Bay in a three-year, $66 million deal. With the wide receiver being paid out recently, Godwin has the chance to re-up for $22 million a year and become one of the best deals he has signed this offseason.
If it was necessary to remind him how dominant Godwin was before he fell, he recorded 50 receptions for 576 reception yards and five touchdowns. just Seven games.
ESPN’s Seth Walder scored over 60 signatures and transactions, He’s on his list number 9. In the A-grade, Godwin re-signs with the only team he played.
Not only did the Buccaneers get Godwin back, they’ve got him back for quite a bit cheaper.
Godwin was the best wide receiver available in the apparently starvation market when the negotiation period began on March 10th. He had not existed for a long time. Taking advantage of Tee Higgins’ new contract averages $28.75 million a year, DK Metcalf costs $30 million a year, and second-round pick Davante Adams costs $23 million a year, it’s a bargain to get Godwin back at this price. It is important for Baker Mayfield to have a second playmaker to target beyond Mike Evans to the health of Tampa Bay’s offensive.
Of course, Godwin has its risks. He’s just 29 years old and is away from an ankle injury that limited him to only seven games in 2024. However, he has been away from his best season since torn the ACL at the end of the 2021 season. price.
Bucs took home WR Chris Godwin and signed Olb Haason Reddick for a bargain
Seth Walder is not the only national reporter who considers Chris Godwin’s deal to be stealing. Carmen Vitali of Fox Sports considers him to be his biggest bargain to date, and external linebacker Haason Reddick also ranks seventh on Vitali’s list.
Bucs Olb Haason Reddick – Photo by Cliff Welch/Pr
Godwin’s payday looks good from a Bucs perspective, but Reddick, who gets Reddick, also has the opportunity to pay a big dividend next season.
We are entering an era where the top pass rush is winning $40 million a year (see Miles Garrett’s New Deal with the Browns). It wasn’t long ago that Reddick had stacked his bags. He arrives at a low cost based on what happened with the Jets last year, but the Bucs are a team where players play hard and reward them.
Look at quarterback Baker Mayfield.
It wasn’t long ago that Mayfield signed a one-year contract to prove himself before becoming a $100 million man. If Reddick returns to his 2020-2023 form, he will have the opportunity to get a bigger deal from Tampa Bay or elsewhere. Anyway, these two moves are the latest examples of the value the Bucs have found in free agency, and they have every opportunity to be rewarded in a great way.
