Bucs Nation Podcast: What does the Antonio Brown signing mean for the Bucs. roster size salary cap cap hit overages bonuses cap space; 19: $81,500,000: $80,930,960: $1,150,000: $632,500: $569,040 © 2020 SPORTSOVERDOSE.COM All rights reserved. Because that’s exactly what this unit is. First, I believe the team will start by cutting Gerald McCoy. Tampa Bay’s roster outlook for the 2020 offseason. Do they cut Brate? RG Alex Cappa If there was any part of the Bucs’ game that was struggling, it was the offensive line. From 26 votes. Decision(s) to be made: Yikes. With Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, and Gronk, did the Buccaneers need to add Antonio Brown? For this exercise, I’m going to simply navigate Tampa Bay’s roster as it currently stands while cross-referencing how many spots per position were carried over onto 2019’s starting 53. Brate is due $7 million dollars next season and that is simply too much for a backup tight end. The good thing is that the Bucs are extremely flexible with who they currently have when it comes to money. Fortunately, the Buccaneers do have options. No Dead Cap G Aaron Stinnie - $660,000 salary = $660,000 cap hit for 2020. The question is just how many. The cutting of Brate would bring the number to $35.5 million. Edwards was the only cat to stay healthy in 2019 and still had his fair share of struggles. Our data provider is having technical issues, live scoring and stats are impacted. The Bucs need to try their best to bring all three back, but it’s highly doubtful that happens. Updated salary cap situation for Tampa Bay. Buccaneers signing Antonio Brown didn’t make sense in March, but does now, Things change, which is why AB is now a Buccaneer, Second Half Open Thread: Buccaneers at Raiders, First Half Open Thread for Week 7: Buccaneers at Raiders, Buccaneers at Raiders: Week seven inactives, Buccaneers at Raiders: Five Bold Predictions. Outside of Barber, the Bucs are free to do whatever they want when it comes to who is backing up/splitting time with RoJo. The franchise tag is estimated to be right around $27 million in 2020. Now, you can’t cut everyone with no dead cap because then you obviously need to fill a lot of holes, but other cuts will be made. Search for: Recent Posts. Haha. I used spotrac.com for all of my information, so if you have any problems, take it up with them. Decision(s) to be made: Jameis Winston is the obvious decision, here. They also need to consider building depth in a major way after last year. There doesn't seem to be any recent rumors or news. Brate is a good football player, but he is replaceable and that $7 million dollars could go a long way in solving some secondary or offensive line issues. The next move that many people expect is DeSean Jackson to be on his way out. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. The cap hit of $13 million simply doesn’t line up with the production at this point in his career and frankly, the Buccaneers just can’t afford to pay him that kind of money with all their other needs. That focus will be turned to their own roster in the early stages of the offseason. Factor in Donovan Smith and possibly Kwon Alexander and that number shoots down to about $30 million. Decision(s) to be made: This unit got better and better as the year went on, but the Bucs should still consider bringing in a solid veteran to start or at least to provide depth. Regardless, the Bucs will likely look at adding more to the receiving corps. All three players will be looking for a deserved bump in their salaries, and with good reason. The two most obvious cuts up next would be William Gholston and Mitch Unrein.