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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Signs deal with Bucs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Sean Tucker, who had been a restricted free agent, on Monday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.Tucker recorded 320 yards on 86 carries in 17 games during the 2025 regular season, while working behind Bucky Irving and Rachaad White. While White is now with the Commanders, the Bucs added Kenneth Gainwell to their backfield via free agency last month, and the presence of the former Steeler sets the stage for Tucker to remain the team's No. 3 RB in 2026.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Gets RFA tender
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are giving Sean Tucker a restricted-free-agent tender, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.Reports last week suggested the Bucs wouldn't use the tender and would allow Tucker to become an unrestricted free agent. They ended up using the tender despite signing RB Kenneth Gainwell to a two-year contract with $10 million guaranteed. Tucker could still leave Tampa Bay if another team gives him an offer sheet and the Bucs opt not to match, but the more likely scenario is some kind of agreement to stick around for another year as the No. 3 RB.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Set to hit free agency
Sean Tucker won't be tendered a contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a restricted free agent, so he will become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins March 11, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports.Tucker had only 320 rushing yards in 2025 as part of a backfield that also included Bucky Irving and Rachaad White, but the 24-year-old running back out of Syracuse led the team with seven rushing touchdowns. Given Tucker's effectiveness in the red zone in 2025 after he averaged 6.2 yards per carry on 50 regular-season rushing attempts in 2024, he should garner some interest on the open market and could work his way into part of a backfield platoon depending on his landing spot.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Quiet finish on offense
Sean Tucker rushed four times for minus-4 yards in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 16-14 win over the Panthers on Saturday. He also returned three kickoffs for 57 yards.Despite his forgettable finish to the season, Tucker rushed for a career-high 320 yards and seven touchdowns on 86 carries while adding an 8-34-1 receiving line and a career-high 597 kickoff return yards across 17 games. He logged only 36 more rush attempts than in 2024 despite the fact that Bucky Irving missed seven games due to foot and shoulder injuries. However, Tucker became a preferred red-zone option down the stretch with 24 touches. He will presumably have an inside track on the No. 2 role in the backfield next season with Rachaad White expected to depart in free agency.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Rushes for eight yards in loss
Sean Tucker rushed two times for eight yards in Tampa Bay's loss to Miami on Sunday.Tucker failed to reel in his lone target in the passing game. Tucker has been handling goal-line duties for the Bucs. Part of a three-way committee in the backfield, Tucker carries extremely minimal fantasy value ahead of a Week 18 date with the Panthers. He's a touchdown-or-bust proposition with Bucky Irving healthy.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Vultures another TD opportunity
Sean Tucker rushed four times for three yards and a touchdown in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 23-20 loss to the Panthers on Sunday.Tucker logged four carries and netted single-digit rushing yardage for the second straight game, but he got into the end zone for a third consecutive contest via a one-yard run with under seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. Tucker's compact 5-foot-10, 210-pound frame appears to have carved him out his current red-zone role, but he'll likely remain a TD-dependent fantasy option in a Week 17 road matchup against the Dolphins.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Gets into end zone Thursday
Sean Tucker rushed four times for seven yards and a touchdown in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 29-28 loss to the Falcons on Thursday night. He also returned two kickoffs for 42 yards.Tucker logged three more touches than Rachaad White behind Bucky Irving, who lapped the Buccaneers' running backs with 16 carries. The third-year back was extremely inefficient in a limited sample, but Tucker did manage to score for the second straight game on a one-yard run to cap off an 11-play drive late in the first quarter. The usage of Tucker and White behind Irving remains hard to predict on a game-to-game basis, capping the upside of both reserve backs heading into a Week 16 road matchup against the Panthers on Sunday, Dec. 21.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Gets into end zone in loss
Sean Tucker rushed seven times for 29 yards and a touchdown in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 24-20 loss to the Saints on Sunday.Tucker was third in rush attempts behind Bucky Irving (15 carries) and Rachaad White (11 carries), but the third-year back was the only one of the three to get into the end zone on the ground via a one-yard run just before the midway point of the third quarter. Tucker's boost in playing time and opportunity was encouraging, considering he'd been held to no gain on just two rush attempts against the Cardinals in Week 13. Tucker will aim to maximize whatever touches he sees in a favorable Week 15 home matchup against the Falcons on Thursday night.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Disappears in Week 13 win
Sean Tucker rushed twice for no gain and wasn't targeted in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 20-17 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.Tucker and Rachaad White each logged just two carries in the return of Bucky Irving from a seven-game absence, which could be a sign of what's to come down the stretch of the season. Tucker had logged double-digit carries in three of the previous four games with Irving sidelined and proved worthy of additional work, but it remains to be seen how many touches behind Irving will be left over for Tucker and White week to week moving forward.
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Buccaneers' Sean Tucker: Leads Tampa Bay's backfield
Sean Tucker rushed the ball 12 times for 42 yards in Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Rams. He added one reception on two targets for four yards.Bucky Irving (shoulder) remained inactive, leaving Tucker and Rachaad White to split work out of Tampa Bay's backfield. Tucker led the way with 13 touches as compared to eight for White, though White was surprisingly the more efficient back. Tucker did manage decent gains of seven and nine yards early in the game, but he couldn't come close to replicating his impressive Week 11 showing. Reports suggest that Irving has a chance to return in Week 13 against Arizona, which would send Tucker back to a reserve role.