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Report: Buccaneers slated to bring back Jameis Winston in 2020

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will look to bring back franchise quarterback Jameis Winston in 2020.

NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting what many people have expected to hear for the past month, which is that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will bring quarterback Jameis Winston back for the 2020 season.

Winston, the former first overall pick of the Bucs back in 2015, came into the 2019 season playing on the fifth and final year of his rookie deal. The team wanted to see how Winston would perform playing for new head coach and quarterback guru Bruce Arians before committing to him beyond this season.

Arians, himself, deflected questions about Winston’s future just the other week, but given how the Bucs — and Winston in particular — have played over the past month, it’s not surprising to hear the team will bring him back for at least one more season. Last week, Winston became the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 450 yards in back-to-back games.

But, as Rapoport reports, it remains to be seen by what mechanism Winston is brought back. He explains the possibilities of both the franchise tag and transition tag when it comes to two of Tampa Bay’s biggest free agents, Winston and Shaq Barrett.

“The franchise tag for QBs is projected to be about $27 million, while the transition tag would be $25 million. For a linebacker, the franchise tag is slated to be almost $16 million, while the transition should be almost $14 million. Barrett may also argue (as Clowney did) that he plays more defensive end and deserves a more expensive tag. Do not discount the transition tag for Winston. Both tags are an option, but the transition tag is a potentially intriguing one.”

Either way, it sounds like Winston did enough to convince the team to roll the dice on him one more time.

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Buccaneers’ Week 16 inactives

Take a look at the list of inactives for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they head into today’s Week 16 matchup against the Houston Texans.

Here are your inactives today for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as they prepare to take on the Houston Texans at home.

The Bucs will be playing on NFL Network, meaning they have a chance to show a national audience that they are the real deal after winning four-straight games. They’ll face the daunting task of trying to extend their winning-streak without their top two receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, both of whom have been sidelined for the remainder of the year with hamstring injuries.

That means Jameis Winston will be working with a bunch of unknowns. Winston is chasing history as he’s looking to become just the eighth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards in a season. The good news for Winston is that statistically, he’s performed well in Week 16 games. The bad news, however, is that the Bucs are 0-4 in those games.

With a win today, Houston will clinch the AFC South and punch their ticket to the postseason. They have more on the line than the Buccaneers, and given Tampa Bay’s depleted offense, the Texans may have the advantage today over the red-hot Bucs.

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One NFL writer is picking the Bucs to upset the Texans in Week 16

Find out why Mike Clay of ESPN is picking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat the Houston Texans in Week 16.

Over the past month, the Bucs have looked more and more like the team we thought we were going to see at the beginning the season. They’ve gone 5-1 in their last six games following that grueling 1-4 road trip, and are definitely the team you don’t want to face in December, especially if you are looking to get into the playoffs.

That’s the case for the Houston Texans, who come to Raymond James Stadium in Week 16 looking to secure a spot in the postseason. Most sportsbooks have the desperate Texans ending the Bucs’ four-game winning-streak.

But, NFL writer Mike Clay thinks the underdog Bucs will keep their streak alive with a Week 16 upset over Houston.

Here’s Clay’s reasoning:

“The Texans pulled off an impressive win in Tennessee on Sunday, but the Buccaneers have somewhat quietly won four consecutive games, as well as five of their past six. Tampa Bay has built an offensive juggernaut, scoring at least 28 points in four consecutive games and in six of its past seven outings. This has the makings of a potential shootout, and the Buccaneers have the ammunition to come out on top at home.”

The downside for Tampa Bay is that they will be without their top two receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, both of whom will miss the remainder of the year with hamstring injuries. That means Jameis Winston will be throwing to a whole new cast of characters come Saturday.

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