A deal between the Tampa Sports Authority and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to spend as much as $100 million on improvements to Raymond James Stadium is a win for the team’s fans and for taxpayers in Hillsborough County.
After nearly collapsing two months ago, negotiations between the Bucs and the Tampa Sports Authority, which owns the stadium and leases it to the team, resulted last week in a tentative agreement for the TSA to spend $29 million on the improvements and the Bucs to spend a minimum of $58 million, though the team is expected to spend $70 million.