Bradley McDougald and Andrew DePaola made their return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers official on Tuesday, signing the one-year qualifying offers they had received just before the start of free agency.
McDougald, a fourth-year safety, became a restricted free agent (RFA) when that offer was extended and technically had until April 22 to seek a contract from another team, with the Buccaneers retaining a right-of-first refusal. Like the majority of RFAs, however, McDougald chose to sign the tender offer, which becomes his contract for the 2016 season. That decision puts him on a path to become, potentially, an unrestricted free agent next offseason.