If you want to call it the icing on the cake, you can, but as of Thursday, the Bucs finally inked running back Ronald Jones and finalized their 2018 rookie draft class as official Buccaneers.
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Per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Jones signed a four-year deal worth a total of $7.072-million, which included a signing bonus of $3.223 million.
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I didnt realize second rounders got paid that much. Good for him.
you think 1.77 mil a year is a lot?
Yupp. The top 10 get paid like 1rd top 10 like a fraction of their wage
I hope Barber and Jones have a very good season.
wnbo395, I’m impressed. How much did u make last year.
I was really sitting on pins and needles over this signing.
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