For this upcoming season, the Buccaneers will be returning all 22 starters from the Super Bowl after Tampa Bay’s front office worked some magic to keep everyone under the salary cap.
Coming in 2022 however, a lot of these starters and even some major role players will be off the books and will either require a new contract, or will choose to sign with someone else. For these players, 2021 is a very important year for them as this upcoming season will determine their future market value.
For players like Ndamukong Suh, Steve McLendon, and Rob Gronkowski, retirement may be on the horizon, so we won’t spend too long looking into the crystal ball for them.