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  • Buccaneers' Sterling Shepard: Staying in Tampa Bay

    Shepard is re-signing with Tampa Bay for one season, according to Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.

    Known for a promising career that was derailed by a series of severe injuries, Shepard left the Giants for the first time last year and ended up spending much of 2024 as Tampa Bay's No. 3 or 4 receiver. He'll likely enter camp somewhere between fourth and sixth on the depth chart, unless Chris Godwin's recovery from an ankle dislocation comes along slower than expected. Godwin, Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan are locked in as the team's top three wide receivers, leaving the likes of Shepard, Trey Palmer and Rakim Jarrett to compete for depth roles.

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  • Buccaneers' Charlie Heck: Joining Tampa Bay

    Heck has agreed to a one-year contract with the Buccaneers, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

    The offensive lineman was drafted in the fourth round by Houston in 2020, played out his rookie deal with the Texans and spent time with three different organizations -- Houston, Arizona and San Francisco -- between training camp and the conclusion of the 2024 regular season. Heck has 23 starts in 50 career NFL games, with 13 of them coming in 2021 with a rebuilding Houston team that finished 4-13.

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  • Buccaneers' Anthony Walker: Heads to Tampa Bay

    Walker (knee) signed a one-year contract with the Buccaneers on Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    Walker and fellow interior linebacker K.J. Britt effectively swapped places between Tampa Bay and Miami, both signing one-year contracts with the other's former team Thursday. Across 14 regular-season appearances (eight starts) with the Dolphins in 2024, Walker compiled 68 tackles (34 solo), including 1.0 sacks and two passes defensed (including one interception). He missed the team's final three games due to a knee injury but figures to be ready for the start of offseason activities with his new squad.

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  • Buccaneers' Kindle Vildor: Gets one-year deal in Tampa Bay

    Vildor signed a one-year contract with the Buccaneers on Thursday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

    Vildor started two of his 17 regular-season appearances with Detroit in 2024, and he now figures to handle a similar key depth role at cornerback for Tampa Bay. The 2020 fifth-round pick also has the ability to work as a reliable contributor on special teams.

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  • Buccaneers' Kyle Trask: Slated to back up Mayfield again

    Trask and the Buccaneers agreed Wednesday on a one-year, $2.787 million contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    Trask will spend his fifth straight NFL campaign with Tampa Bay after the organization selected him in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The 27-year-old has yet to see much action outside of the preseason, taking just 32 offensive snaps and completing four of 11 pass attempts for 28 yards over seven abbreviated appearances during the regular season. Trask is slated to serve as the backup to Baker Mayfield again in 2025.

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  • Buccaneers' Greg Gaines: Sticking in Tampa

    Tampa Bay will sign Gaines to a one-year, $3.5 million contract, Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports.

    Gaines was about as productive on a per-snap basis in 2024 as he was in his first season with the Bucs in 2023, and his role didn't truly shrink, but his numbers were slightly deflated because he missed two games in the middle of the season with a calf injury. He figures to play a moderate, nonstarting role on the interior of Tampa Bay's defensive line again in 2025.

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  • Buccaneers' Anthony Nelson: Sticking with Tampa Bay

    Nelson is in line to re-sign with the Buccaneers on a two-year, $10 million contract, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

    Nelson, a 2019 fourth-round pick, has played his entire NFL career in Tampa Bay and now gets an opportunity to stick in familiar surroundings. The rotational linebacker has put together three consecutive seasons with at least 40 total tackles, and he logged the second-highest defensive snap count of his career (538) in 2024.

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  • Buccaneers' Ben Bredeson: Re-ups with Bucs

    Bredeson re-signed with the Buccaneers on Monday to a three-year, $22 million contract, Andrew Harbaugh of USA Today reports.

    Bredeson signed a one-year deal with Tampa Bay last offseason and proved enough with his performance to earn a longer-term deal to remain with the Buccaneers. The Michigan product can be expected to remain the team's starter at left guard in 2025.

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  • Buccaneers' Haason Reddick: Heading to Tampa Bay

    The Buccaneers are in line to sign Reddick to a one-year, $14 million contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    Reddick is coming off a down season with the Jets in which after staging a holdout he racked up just 14 tackles (nine solo), including 1.0 sacks, one pass defensed and one forced fumble across 10 appearances. Tampa Bay appears confident in Reddick's ability to bounce back, however. Prior to his disappointing 2024 campaign, Reddick had put together four consecutive seasons with double-digit sacks.

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  • Buccaneers' Chris Godwin: Re-signs for three years

    Godwin (ankle) and the Buccaneers reached agreement Monday on a three-year contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    Godwin will stay with the only NFL team he's ever known, reportedly getting a $66 million contract that has two-thirds of the money guaranteed at signing. He would've signed an even larger deal if his fantastic 2024 campaign hadn't been cut short by a dislocated left ankle Week 7. It's a good sign that the team with the most information about his recovery was willing to give Godwin a large contract, but we still haven't seen any reports about a recovery timeline or the possibility of ligament damage in his injured ankle. Godwin turned 29 in February, after averaging a career-high 19.7 PPR points in his seven games last season. He's unlikely to approach that level of production in 2025, coming back from a major injury to rejoin a Tampa Bay offense that now has WR Jalen McMillan competing for targets and Josh Grizzard replacing Liam Coen as the play caller.

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Team Statistical Rankings

Rushing Passing Overall
Off. 149.2
(4th)
265.0
(3rd)
399.6
(3rd)
Def. 97.8
(4th)
262.6
(30th)
341.8
(18th)

Injuries

Player Injury
J. Dean DB Jamel Dean DB Knee
J. Whitehead FS Jordan Whitehead FS Neck
C. Izien DB Christian Izien DB Pectoral
S. Dennis LB SirVocea Dennis LB Shoulder
S. Dzansi OT Silas Dzansi OT Knee