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Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett is ready for a playoff run.
"I'm instantly thinking we're going to be a contender," he said to ESPN (h/t Mark Maske of the Washington Post). "We're going to be a playoff contender. And that's all I wanted, was to play winning football again and try to get a championship. So that's a step in the right direction."
Barrett's comments come after Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported the Buccaneers reached a contract agreement with future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady.