Table of Contents

About the Author: Matt Matera

Avatar Of Matt Matera
Matt Matera joined Pewter Report as an intern in 2018 and worked his way to becoming a full-time Bucs beat writer in 2020. In addition to providing daily coverage of the Bucs for Pewter Report, he also spearheads the Pewter Report Podcast on the PewterReportTV YouTube channel. Matera also makes regular in-season radio appearances analyzing Bucs football on WDAE 95.3 FM, the flagship station of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Latest Bucs Headlines

The Bucs are getting a boost to their 2020 salary cap, as ESPN’s Field Yates reports that Tampa Bay has restructured the contract of starting left guard Ali Marpet. In order to create $4.125 million in cap space, the Bucs will convert Marpet’s salary into a bonus.

Marpet signed a five-year, $54 million deal back in 2018, and has been well worth the investment as one of the best offensive guards in the league. Marpet has a grade of 88.2 on the season from Pro Football Focus, which ranks third among all guards. He has three years remaining on the deal.

The Bucs are no strangers to opening up more cap room by restricting other players’ contracts. They did so with Mike Evans in September of both this season and last season, along with Cam Brate back in March.

Tampa Bay did recently make an addition to the roster by trading for nose tackle Steve McLendon, but his salary will be less than $1 million for the rest of the season. Creating this much cap relief could potentially mean that another move is on the horizon.

Behind Enemy Lines: Morris States Case For Job, McCaffery's Return On Hold
Bucs Cb Jamel DeanVIDEO Week 6 Most Valuable Plays: INTs Steal The Show
Subscribe
Notify of
17 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments