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The news regarding the Bucs for once this week isn’t all COVID-19 related. Some of it is, but not all of it, and that starts with the Bucs’ NFL sack leader, Shaq Barrett. While Barrett has decided that he will sign the franchise tag, but he has filed a grievance in order to get paid as a defensive end rather than a traditional linebacker.

The salary cap situation can go askew over the next few seasons due to the pandemic impacting revenue for this NFL season, so Barrett’s situation has to be analyzed even further than it normally would have to be.

The other big name that has popped up for the Bucs was Donovan Smith, who recently posted on instagram that he is unsure whether or not he will decide to play this season due to concerns over the coronavirus and him having a kid on the way.

Was it the right idea to post his thoughts without giving a definitive answer yet? What will Tampa Bay do if he doesn’t play this season. Hear that plus our thoughts on the Bucs potentially letting in a limited number of fans to the stadium this season in this new Pewter Nation Podcast.