The news that Tom Brady is joining the Bucs to be their next starting quarterback has caused plenty of excitement to the masses in the Tampa Bay area. The Bucs, who haven’t been to the playoffs in 12 seasons, have become the center of attention in the national  media. 

This brand new attention thanks to Brady brings two more things – larger attendance, and a higher price to see the greatest of all time play.

With all this new interest in the Bucs and a want for tickets, the price for season tickets have grown. Greg Auman of the Athletic reported that prices for Bucs season tickets have increased by as much as 15 percent for non-club seats. Prices for the best possible upper level seats went up to $135 and the best seats at the lower level have went to $255 in that time. For a fanbase that has seen their favorite team lose for over a decade, the change of price could be well worth it to see the Bucs finally make the playoffs again.

Raymond James Stadium – Photo by: Getty Images

The Bucs were 30th in the NFL in fan attendance last year with 51,898 fans in attendance per game. And realistically, at lot of the time those fans in the crowd would be rooting for the other team. 

Raymond James Stadium became a place too accustomed to playing host to fans of their opponents traveling to Florida to see their team play, especially if they were from the Northeast. The Bucs home game against the Giants in 2019 comes to mind, when the stadium was filled with a sea of blue. 

But that will all change now with Brady at the helm and expectations for the Bucs about as high as they’ve ever been. Almost instantly, demands for Bucs season ticked have soared with fans waiting on a virtual line on their laptops and mobile devices that is over 6,000 people long, and counting. 

You can see here from WFLA that just two days ago on St. Patrick’s Day the wait for Bucs’ season tickets was 6,771. 

One free agent signing at the most important position in football has turned the Bucs from an afterthought to the team that will have the most attention each week from outsiders. Things are going to be a little different in Tampa Bay this season.