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2020 salary cap officially set at $198.2 million per club

The NFL has officially announced the salary cap for the 2020 league year.

The new league year is set to begin next week (as of now), and today, we finally have word of what the official salary cap will be for teams in 2020.

Take a look.

What does this mean for the Buccaneers? Well, the team will have around $80 million in cap room to play with this offseason, which puts them at a huge advantage. Despite the fact the Bucs finished just 7-9 in 2019, their 4-2 finish shows they are trending in the right direction. They may just be a quarterback away from getting back to the playoffs for the first time since 2007.

Tom Brady is, of course, the big fish they are looking to land. The six-time Super Bowl champion has been linked to the Bucs, and if Brady wants to build his legacy further, Tampa Bay offers him a great chance to do just that. As Dianna Russini of ESPN reported last week, Brady has two big wants from any new team looking to sign him — input on the roster and play-calling decisions. The Bucs are apparently willing to do both. Plus, they have plenty of money to offer the Golden Boy.

Stay tuned…

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Buccaneers willing to ‘give Tom Brady the things he needs’ to sign him

When it comes to QB Tom Brady, it appears the Buccaneers are ready to pull out all the stops to sign the six-time Super Bowl champ.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven’t been to the postseason since 2007, and haven’t won a playoff game since their victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII following the 2002 season. But this offseason could change all that.

The Bucs have lots of cap room to make a splash in free agency, and the big fish out there right now is quarterback Tom Brady, who has been linked to Tampa Bay thanks to their high-powered offense and veteran head coach. While picturing Brady in a Bucs uniform may be hard for some, Bucs fans are dreaming of seeing him don their new threads in 2020.

While Brady will have plenty of suitors once free agency starts next week, Dianna Russini of ESPN reported last week on “Get Up!” that the Golden Boy has two big “wants” that he’ll be looking for in his new team — control over the roster and making decisions on play-calling. And, according to Russini, the Bucs seem more than willing to comply.

Per Russini:

“I talked to Tampa Bay. They would love to have Tom Brady. They are willing to give Tom Brady the things he needs, he wants.”

John Breech over at CBS Sports points out the fact, too, that next year’s Super Bowl will be played in Tampa Bay, meaning Brady, if he signs with the Bucs, would have a chance at being the first quarterback ever to play a Super Bowl in his home stadium.

While the Super Bowl may be a bit of a reach, if Brady were to get the Bucs back to the postseason that would be a huge victory for the franchise and only add to Brady’s legacy. If you are Tampa Bay, you pull out all the stops to get a guy like Brady.

And, apparently, it seems they are going to do just that.

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Report: Bucs going all in on QB Tom Brady

See why Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times feels the Bucs are strong contenders to land QB Tom Brady once free agency starts.

Free agency begins next week, but that doesn’t mean the rumor mill is slowing down. One of the hottest free agents out there will be quarterback Tom Brady. The six-time Super Bowl champion may very well end up leaving the only team he’s ever played for, and one place he could wind up is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Not only do the Buccaneers have the offensive assets to lure Brady to the Sunshine State — a pair of 1,000-yard receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and a tight end in O.J. Howard ready to have a breakout year — but playing for a guy like Bruce Arians may be a breath of fresh air personality-wise for Brady, especially when you consider the demeanor of Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

And, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucs are “going all in on Tom Brady.”

Per Stroud:

“It’s true. The franchise that has not reached the postseason in 12 years will do almost anything to land the quarterback who has been to the playoffs for 11 straight seasons and won six Super Bowls.”

Stroud also points out the fact that the Bucs have roughly $80 million in cap space, the fourth-most of any team, so they have what it takes to outbid virtually every other team.

As I wrote about last week, the NFL should want Brady in Tampa Bay since it would provide us with Brady vs. Drew Brees and Brady vs. Matt Ryan twice next season in the NFC South. It’s a ratings bonanza the league should be hoping comes to fruition.

Stroud says the Bucs could also pursue Philip Rivers and Teddy Bridgewater, making it increasingly clear that neither Arians and the Bucs no longer think of Winston as the long-term solution. And, while Brady will be 43 next season and may only have one or two years left in him, having a six-time Super Bowl champion under center may get the Bucs back to the postseason sooner rather than later.

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Could Tom Brady be under center for the Buccaneers in 2020?

Could the future Hall of Famer end up finding his way to Tampa Bay this offseason?

As crazy as it sounds, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have a chance — albeit a slim one — of landing the future Hall of Fame quarterback this offseason.

Brady, whose New England Patriots were eliminated by the Tennessee Titans in a stunning upset over Wild-Card Weekend, is set to be a free agent. And, while it may be hard to fathom him leaving the Patriots, nothing is set in stone right now.

As Sports Illustrated points out, one betting site has the Bucs listed as the seventh-best bet to land Brady.

When you really think about it, though, Tampa Bay should be much higher on the list. Can you imagine giving Brady receivers like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin? Plus, Brady found the greatest success hooking up with tight end Rob Gronkowski in New England. He could easily help revive the career of O.J. Howard in Tampa Bay, especially when you consider the fact that the Patriots inquired about Howard at the trade deadline before the Bucs told them no.

I know a lot of people will be quick to dismiss the Bucs as a landing spot for Brady simply because the Bucs have been… well, the Bucs over the past decade. They haven’t been to the postseason since 2007 and winning seasons are few and far between. But, given the experienced coaching staff and the fact that Bruce Arians has worked with guys like Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger, Brady could certainly benefit from playing in an Arians system.

Plus, if Jameis Winston can throw for 5,000 yards in a season playing for Arians, can you imagine what Brady could do?

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