2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 2020 season is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 45th in the National Football League and their second under head coach Bruce Arians. They will attempt to improve upon their 7–9 record from the previous season and make the playoffs for the first time since 2007. They will also attempt to become the first team to play in the Super Bowl on their home field.

2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Head coachBruce Arians
General managerJason Licht
OwnerThe Glazer family
Home fieldRaymond James Stadium
Uniform

On March 20, 2020, the team agreed to terms with former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.[1] The Buccaneers also traded for Brady's former Patriots teammate, tight end Rob Gronkowski.

The team unveiled new uniforms on April 7, 2020, their first uniform change since 2014. The new uniforms are similar in design to the ones they wore from 1997 to 2013.[2]

Roster changes

Free agency

The Buccaneers entered free agency with the following:[3]

Unrestricted
Position Player 2020 team Date signed Contract
OLB Sam Acho
FS Andrew Adams Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 24, 2020[4] 1 year, $1.01 million[4]
DT Beau Allen New England Patriots March 20, 2020[5] 2 years, $8 million[5]
TE Antony Auclair Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 16, 2020[6] 1 year, amount TBA
RB Peyton Barber Washington Redskins March 26, 2020[7] 2 years, $3 million[7]
OLB Shaquil Barrett Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 16, 2020[8] Franchise tagged for 1 year, $15.8 million[8]
T Demar Dotson
QB Blaine Gabbert Tampa Bay Buccaneers April 2, 2020[9] 1 year, amount TBA
T Jerald Hawkins
T Michael Liedtke Washington Redskins May 9, 2020[10] 1 year, amount TBA
WR Jaydon Mickens Tampa Bay Buccaneers May/June, 2020 1 year, amount TBA
ILB Kevin Minter Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 25, 2020[11] 1 year. $1.18 million[11]
WR Bryant Mitchell Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 19, 2020[12] 1 year, amount TBA
OLB Carl Nassib Las Vegas Raiders March 27, 2020[13] 3 years, $25 million[13]
DE Rakeem Nuñez-Roches Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 20, 2020[14] 1 year, $2.25 million[14]
OLB Jason Pierre-Paul Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 17, 2020 1 year, amount TBA
WR Breshad Perriman New York Jets April 1, 2020[15] 1 year, $8 million[15]
CB Ryan Smith Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 30, 2020[16] 1 year, $1.75 million[16]
SS Darian Stewart
SS Orion Stewart
DE Ndamukong Suh Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 26, 2020[17] 1 year, $8 million[17]
G Earl Watford
T Josh Wells Tampa Bay Buccaneers May 5, 2020[18] 1 year, $910,000 thousand
QB Jameis Winston New Orleans Saints April 28, 2020[19] 1 year, $1.1 million[19]


Signings
Position Player Previous team Date signed Contract
QB Tom Brady New England Patriots March 20, 2020[20] 2 years, $50 million[20]
T Joe Haeg Indianapolis Colts March 21, 2020[21] 1 year, $2.3 million[21]
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2019 season.

Trades
Player/picks acquiredFromDate tradedPlayers/picks tradedSource
TE Rob Gronkowski
7th-round pick		New England PatriotsApril 21, 20202020 compensatory 4th-round pick (139th overall)[22]

Contract extensions

Releases/waivers

Retirements

Draft
Main article: 2020 NFL Draft
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
113 Tristan WirfsOTIowafrom Indianapolis via San Francisco
245 Antoine Winfield Jr.SMinnesota
376 Ke'Shawn VaughnRBVanderbilt
5161 Tyler JohnsonWRMinnesota
6194 Khalil DavisDLNebraska
7241 Chapelle RussellLBTemplefrom New England
245 Raymond CalaisRBLouisiana-Lafayettefrom San Francisco

Draft trades

  • The Buccaneers traded their 2020 first-round and 2020 fourth-round selections to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for San Francisco's 2020 first-round (via Indianapolis) and 2020 seventh-round selections.[23]
  • The Buccaneers traded their 2020 seventh-round selection and wide receiver DeSean Jackson to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for Philadelphia's sixth-round 2019 selection.[24]

Undrafted free agents
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Undrafted Free Agents
Player Position College Notes
Michael DivinityLBLSU
Cam GillLBWagner
Javon HaganSOhio
John HurstWRWest Georgia
Travis JonsenWRMontana State
Nick LeverettGRice
John MolchonGBoise State
Parnell MotleyCBOklahoma
Josh PearsonWRJacksonville State
Nasir PlayerLBEast Tennessee State
Benning Potoa'eDLWashington
Zach ShackelfordCTexas
Reid SinnettQBSan Diego

Staff
Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff
Front office
  • Owner/president – Estate of Malcolm Glazer
  • Co-chairman – Bryan Glazer
  • Co-chairman – Edward Glazer
  • Co-chairman – Joel Glazer
  • General manager – Jason Licht
  • Director of player personnel – John Spytek
  • Director of football operations – Shelton Quarles
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Biehl
  • Director of pro scouting – Rob McCartney
  • Director of football administration – Mike Greenberg
Head coaches
  • Head coach – Bruce Arians
  • Assistant head coach/Run game coordinator – Harold Goodwin
  • Assistant to the head coach – Mike Chiurco
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Anthony Piroli
  • Speed and conditioning – Roger Kingdom
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Michael Stacchiotti
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Chad Wade
  • Assistant strength and conditioning - Maral Javadifar

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AFC East
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NYJ
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CIN
CLE
PIT
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WAS
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GB
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ATL
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NO
TB
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ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Current roster
Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Active/Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Unrestricted FAs


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 5, 2020
Depth chart • Transactions
79 active, 1 free agent(s), 7 unsigned

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Preseason

The Buccaneers' preseason schedule was announced on May 7,[25] and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 August 14 7:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field WFLA
2 August 22 8:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars Raymond James Stadium CBS
3 August 29 7:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Raymond James Stadium WFLA
4 September 3 7:30 p.m. at Cleveland Browns FirstEnergy Stadium WFLA

Regular season

Schedule

The Buccaneers' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[26]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 13 4:25 p.m. at New Orleans Saints Mercedes-Benz Superdome Fox
2 September 20 1:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Raymond James Stadium Fox
3 September 27 4:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High Fox
4 October 4 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Raymond James Stadium CBS
5 October 8 8:20 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox/NFLN/
Amazon Prime
6 October 18 4:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers Raymond James Stadium Fox
7 October 25 8:20 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium NBC
8 November 2 8:15 p.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium ESPN
9 November 8 8:20 p.m. New Orleans Saints Raymond James Stadium NBC
10 November 15 1:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
11 November 23 8:15 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Raymond James Stadium ESPN
12 November 29 4:25 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs Raymond James Stadium CBS
13 Bye
14 December 13 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Vikings Raymond James Stadium Fox
15 December 20 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
16 December 26 or 27 TBD at Detroit Lions Ford Field TBD
17 January 3 1:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Raymond James Stadium Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 6 to 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game at the Detroit Lions will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[27]

References
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  2. Smith, Scott (February 27, 2020). "Buccaneers to Introduce New Uniforms in 2020". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. "Buccaneers UFA". Spotrac. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  4. Auman, Greg (2020-03-22). "Bucs safety Andrew Adams' new contract to return for 2020 is one year, $1.01-million. Qualifies for minimum salary benefit -- minimum for his experience is $910,000, and with MSB would only count $750,000 for cap purposes". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  5. Caplan, Adam. "#Patriots are signing former #Buccaneers DT Beau Allen: deal is for 2 years, $8m max total, source said". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. Stroud, Rick. "#GoBucs agreed to terms with TE Antony Auclair on a one-year deal". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. Auman, Greg. "Peyton Barber gets a two-year deal with the Redskins worth $3 million, including $600,000 guaranteed. Made the Bucs as an undrafted rookie four years ago, led team in rushing twice". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
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  9. Rapoport, Ian. "Source: Tom Brady has his backup. Blaine Gabbert is going back to the #Bucs on a 1-year deal". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  10. Tessler, Brett. "Just agreed to terms with the Washington Redskins on a 1-year deal for my client Mike Liedtke. 5-year vet has spent the last few seasons in Tampa Bay and can play every position on the offensive line". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  11. Wilson, Aaron. "Kevin Minter (Buccaneers), $1.187 million one-year deal, $137,500 roster bonus 3rd day after contract execution, $1.05M base salary, veteran minimum salary benefit". twitter. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  12. Rapoport, Ian. "Bucs agree to terms with WR Bryant Mitchell on a 1-year deal, per source". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  13. Rapoport, Ian (2020-03-17). "Carl Nassib goes the #Raiders for 3 years and $25M, source said. He gets a whopping $17M fully guaranteed at signing on a deal that has a max value of $28M". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  14. Caplan, Adam. "#Buccaneers and DT Rakeem Nunzez-Roches agreed to 1-year deal for up to $2.25m ($1m gtd), source said. Could see more time with Beau Allen signing with Pats". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  15. Schefter, Adam. "Former Bucs' WR Breshad Perriman is signing with the Jets on a one-year deal for worth up to $8 million, including $6 million guaranteed, per". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  16. Auman, Greg (2020-03-27). "Bucs have completed a deal to bring cornerback and special-teams ace Ryan Smith back on a one-year contract worth $1.75 million. $1m is guaranteed, with a chance to earn another $500,000 in incentives as well. Big part of Bucs' kick coverage unit last four years". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  17. Rapoport, Ian. "#Bucs DL Ndamukong Suh is expected to re-sign on a 1-year deal worth $8M, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo. He wanted to return to play for DC Todd Bowles, and it should be done soon". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  18. Auman, Greg. "Josh Wells' one-year deal to return to Bucs for depth at offensive tackle is for the veteran minimum salary of $910,000". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  19. Yates, Field. "Jameis Winston's one-year contract with the Saints carries a base value of $1.1M, per source. He got a $148,000 signing bonus, a base salary of $952,000 and $3.4M is available in incentives. Jameis prioritized the chance to learn and grow as a player". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  20. Schefter, Adam. "Tom Brady's contract details with Tampa, sources tell ESPN: 2 years, $50 million deal, all guaranteed, that also includes another $9 million in incentives - $4.5 million in incentives per year. The contract also prohibits and trades". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  21. Rapoport, Ian. "For the #Bucs and OL Joe Haeg, it's a 1-year, $2.3M deal that gives him a chance to make $3.3M, source said. The versatile lineman will help". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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