Mike Greenberg ESPN host Net worth: $28 million (reported) Mike Greenberg is the host of Get Up and NBA Countdown on ESPN, Greeny on ESPN Radio, and Bettor Days with Mike Greenberg on. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. He took a one-year deal for $8 million with an additional $2 million in incentives. The five-time Super Bowl MVP freed up $19.3 million of cap space with a one-year, $25 million contract extension running through the 2022 season with three dummy/voiding years (2023 through 2025). BUCS BIG CHANCE THIS WEEK: Auman tweeted out a nugget from the New York Times playoff simulator that showed Tampa Bays postseason chances taking a big leap with a win over Minnesota on Sunday. The bet originated after Golic said he intended to enter a massive number of sheets into different pools to win the money from ESPN while Greenberg's strategy involved picking with integrity, and he insisted that any entrant should only be required to enter their "Sheet of Integrity" once. David turns 31 in January, and although hes still playing at a high level and has great value to the franchise as a leader and a playmaking inside linebacker, the nine-year veteran hasnt made enough splash plays to make the Pro Bowl. Even if Shaquil Barrett returns to Tampa Bay in 2020, it could be on a short-term deal at age 28. Donovan is the laziest Buc and not near worth $14 million. The Buccaneers were scheduled to have 25 unrestricted free agents, including several key offensive and defensive starters, with the salary cap taking a steep drop while having limited cap space. ADVANTAGE: Push. His base salary jumps to $14.5 million in 2022, and the guaranteed portion of his contract ($34.5 million) is. ), Julio Jones ($22 mill.) ), McLendon ($1.1 mill. He later worked for Chicagos WSCR radio station and CLTV regional cable news network before joining ESPN in 1996. OL Joe Haeg Three years voiding on the last day of the 2022 league year in mid-to-late March 2023 were added to David's two-year contract to keep the 2021 cap number small and $11.425 million is being prorated over the five years at $2.285 million annually, making his 2021 cap number $3.36 million since he has a $1.075 million base salary. He played last season under a one-year, $1.05 million veteran salary benefit contract at his league minimum salary, which allowed Tampa Bay to count him on the salary cap at the $750,000 second year player minimum salary. Greenberg also got some much needed help this year in helping recruit Jackie Davidson to Tampa Bay. FS Andrew Adams, LS Zach Triner This layout is hot garbage!!!! My 4 must keeps. QB Tom Brady $25 million Tristan Wirfs on 3rd/4th down this season If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising. Hmmm. With a 7-5 record, this Tampa Bay team has a chance to earn a wild card playoff spot at 10-6 or 11-5 if it can win the month of December with a 3-1 record or a perfect 4-0 mark. The co-hosts of "Pardon the Interruption," Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser, each make a hefty $6 million per year. All of that money, and all of the money that he has made at ESPN for more than 20 years, has helped him rack up a huge net worth. Just before the end of Mike & Mike, there were rampant rumors and reports of a "poisonous atmosphere" and deterioration of the relationship between Greenberg and Golic. Gronkowski and Suh will be tough calls. Best Free Agent Fits For Jimmy Garoppolo - Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With Jason Pierre-Paul turning 31 in January and entering the final year of his contract, the Bucs need some longevity at the edge rushing position. .ESPN commentators and their dogs support @GetUpESPN's Mike Greenberg's (@espngreeny) new book, benefitting pediatric cancer research via the @TheVFoundation https://t.co/lq5GrmqSRD pic.twitter.com/kTZ5JDLpaa. Heres hoping u win Mike! As for Barrett, his production has dipped this year, as he has just six sacks entering the final month of the season, and he will be hard pressed to get the $16.828 million he received this season again in 2021. The Bucs have $3 million in available salary cap room. At 6-foot-2, 214 pounds, Smith is a hard-hitting defensive back with good range and long arms. Can Antonio Brown hit any of his incentives for 2020? Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 7, 2020. Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins uses a hard snap count and drew a neutral zone infraction on Sunday against the Jaguars. Not having open locker room at One Buccaneer Place and restricted media access to players this year due to COVID-19 has forced me to do less feature segments on players and more analysis on the games. And when Cousins drops back to throw, Suh must push the pocket and win his one-on-ones with the rookie guard and get to Cousins. Its a safe bet that Fournette ($2.5 mill. Jensen and Smith no longer have guaranteed money in their contracts, which makes them vulnerable. Bucs TE Rob Gronkowski Photo by: USA Today. Davidson was hired by the Buccaneers this . The next domino to fall was Barrett. In 1996, he left Chicago for ESPN and became one of the first hosts of ESPNNEWS for the broadcast's inception. With the way things are playing outwe may even be able to land Rodgers or Stafford once Brady leaves. Throw in Marvin Jones, Jr. (31) and A.J. Wirts to LT is great and get a good RT in free agency or with our next first pick. 3:21 pm ET. 6. In addition to listening to the Pewter Report Podcasts on PewterReport.com you can also subscribe to the free podcasts at PodBean by clicking here and on SoundCloud by clicking here. ), Griffin ($1.64 mill. Listen below and follow the Pick Six podcast for a daily dose of everything you need to follow pro football. Jefferson ran a 4.43 at the NFL Scouting Combine and is slightly faster than the 30-year old Thielen, who ran a 4.45 when he entered the league eight years ago. Great analysis once again Scott. Davis, who ran a 4.53 in the 40-yard dash at the Combine before posting a 4.44 time at his pro day, is a better match up against Thielen from a size and physicality standpoint. Offensive tackle Rounds 1-3. Im sure the Buccaneer organization got many millions from the CARES Act and so did the NFL. And now Greenberg, per ProFootballTalk.com, has the parameters he needs to work magic over the next few months. Both Cappa and Whitehead will earn around $2 million next year instead of their original base salary of $920,000. The Buccaneers head into a tumultuous offseason, current estimated to hold the worst cap situation (-$55M) in all of football. In 2020 he also began hosting a radio show called "Greeny" on ESPN. A big benefit to "pay as you go" contracts is there aren't any residual salary cap charges or dead money when a player is released during the latter years of the deal once the guarantees have expired, provided the contract hasn't been restructured to create cap room by converting salary into signing bonus. If Ndamukong Suh doesnt return in free agency, defensive tackle becomes an immediate need because of that vacancy. Excellent job except for Brady getting a push. Smith has 13.5 career sacks, including a half sack in last weeks game against Jacksonville. The Bucs could consider cutting Smith and freeing up $14.25 million in cap room and moving Tristan Wirfs to left tackle next year, as right tackles are easier to find in the draft or in free agency. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Gronkowski's 2021 cap number is $3 million. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/reg/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. This Tampa Bay team might actually make the playoffs something Raheem Morris 10-6 Bucs team came perilously close to in 2010, and something Dirk Koetters 9-7 squad almost achieved in 2016. ILB Lavonte David RB Leonard Fournette I dont often comment, but had to acknowledge the quality of this Fab 5. Add in a $1.25 million base salary, and you get his 2021 cap number of $5 million. Yet at age 31 and in a declining cap year and playing a position that doesnt get paid a lot, David may have to settle for a modest raise and an average of $12 million to help the team contend for a Super Bowl in 2021 and 22. Tampa Bay doesnt have a replacement for Jensen, who has played well over the past two years, on the current roster, so its harder to imagine the team parting ways with him as a salary cap casualty despite him set to make $10 million in 2021, including a $750,000 roster bonus in March. Mike Evans signed a 5 year, $82,500,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including $55,008,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,500,000. 9. While its too early to pinpoint Tampa Bays exact personnel needs without knowing exactly who will return and who wont in free agency due to the looming salary cap crunch, we can take a macro approach when looking at the roster not just for 2021 but for 2022, as the team does to see where more talent is needed. A graduate of Kansas State University in 1995, Reynolds spent six years giving back to the community as the defensive coordinator/defensive line coach for his sons' Pop Warner team, the South Pasco Predators. Castonzo, who is 32, retired following the 2020 season. Mike Greenberg probably best known for being the former host of the weekday ESPN Radio and TV show, the Mike & Mike show which ran for 18 years until ending in 2017. . They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. We also get your email address to automatically create an account for you in our website. Mike Greenberg is general manager Jason Licht's right-hand man when it comes to contracts. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. The Vikings other wins since November have come against the Lions (4-8), the Bears (5-7), the Panthers (4-7) and the Jaguars (1-10) last week in overtime. Ive never been much interested in the salary cap analysis and all of the what-if scenarios. Bucs QB Tom Brady and Rams DT Aaron Donald Photo by: USA Today, Brady, who has an 89 grade from PFF this season, has thrown 11 interceptions this season with six of them coming at the hands of opposing safeties, including five of his last seven INTs. Flood the Defensive Line with draft picks. When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. It's more justifiable for the Buccaneers because they are the reigning Super Bowl champions, ended a 13-year playoff drought last season and Brady, who will be 44 in August, recognizes he doesn't have a lot of football left in his career. After 'Mike and Mike' came off the air in 2017, Greenberg emerged as ESPN's more valuable asset. Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer typically rushes four defensive linemen and plays a good deal of Cover 2 zone behind the line. And second, it keeps the hierarchy in place with Godwins deal being less than Evans, who averages $16.5 million per year. TE Antony Auclair There may also be conditional guarantees in the third contract year. Some star players on good teams that are scheduled to make in excess of $10 million will simply be cut because their cap room will be needed to get under the salary cap. . His annual salary is reported to be . Evans is faster than Dantzler, so look for him to be put in pass-catching situations further down the field where Dantzlers lack of speed can be exposed, rather than on underneath routes. QB Ryan Griffin What are the going to do about the QB situation? LT Donovan Smith $14.25 million.. Wow, what has he done this season to earn that pay? The problem is that the Vikings only have 21 sacks on the season, and five of those belong to Yannick Ngakoue, who was traded to Baltimore in October. Michael Robinette Greenberg was born on August 6, 1967, in New York City. PewterReport.com's Jon Ledyard and Taylor Jenkins discussed the re . There is a cost to manipulating the salary cap with the dummy/voiding years the Buccaneers and other teams are using so liberally this offseason. ), Haeg ($2.3 mill. The tradition stuck and thousands of listeners tuned in every year to see who made the best picks. 3. Yes, Brady and Gronk fell into our laps; Im thankful for that but its mostly because as a franchise under Licht and BA we were going nowhere and could afford to put all our chips into a two year SB orRead more , great fab 5. but please, change the format back to the old one, Kind of like the new format cleaner look, easier on the eyes just gotta get used to it. He said he turned down bigger contract offers to remain in Tampa. at DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches The Colts and Raiders have been the biggest proponents of this structure besides the Buccaneers. You get bad breaks from good shots, and good breaks from bad shots. year window with the GOAT. We dive into each position group, breaking down contract statuses, potential restructures, extensions, cuts, & more. One of the reasons why Minnesota has been so successful over the last six games while registering five wins is because the team has started strong and finished strong, too. TE Cameron Brate $6.5 million About $35.1 million of dead money on the cap . Keep in mind that Greenberg will use at least two years worth of guaranteed money to re-sign some of these players, and he can reduce their base salary in the first year (2021) of multi-year deals for immediate relief from next years lower salary cap. A few others within the organizations scouting department are being elevated as well, with Sean Conley going from Scouting Assistant to Pro Scout and both Shane Scannell and Alex Smith moving up from their positions as Pro Scouts to both holding the title of Assistant Director of Pro Scouting. Limp to the finish line and I could envision the Glazers breaking up the band on the wayRead more . Partnered with the USA TODAY Sports Media Group|Powered by, Signed a reserve/future contract with Tampa Bay (TB), Fined $16,444 Tripping against Dallas (DAL), Fined $8,333 Roughing against Dallas (DAL). 4. Look at what happened when Marpet was out all those games. A second tag on Barrett would have been $20.64 million because the NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement-mandated 20 percent increase would have applied to Barrett's $15.828 million linebacker designation in 2020 and the $1.372 million from the settlement of his grievance to be classified as a defensive end for franchise tag purposes. 1. , My Saturday morning routine is to get up early and read the Fab 4, plus the PR pimp job in Fab 5, before heading off to the grocery store. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Let's take a look at how Bucs director of football administration Mike Greenberg has been able to deviate from the norm and squeeze all of Tampa Bay's big free agents under the salary cap in a year in which the league's cap actually contracted from $198 million to $182.5 million due to the economic woes of COVD-19. "They did an unbelievable job, along . Dantzler has the fourth-highest grade among Vikings defenders from PFF with a 69.9 overall grade and a 69 grade in coverage. view Mike Evans ($23.0M) view Devin White ($20.1M) view Donovan Smith ($19.6M) view Jamel Dean ($16.6M) view Antoine Winfield Jr. ($14.3M) view Lavonte David ($9.7M) As to the Salary Cap in 2021; there is one part of the mathematical analysis we are forgetting about? The Vikings will likely blitz Brady often as they dont have a strong front four from a pass-rushing standpoint, and Brady must be aware of Harrison in those situations. Yet with veterans like Trent Williams, Alejandro Villanueva, Taylor Moton and Matt Feiler possibly available in free agency, the Bucs will weigh their options. Beat the Vikings on Sunday, that jumps up to 93 percent; lose Sunday and it drops to 56 percent for Bucs. Greenberg has been hosting the ESPN morning show Get Up since its 2018 premiere. Ive got plenty of Bucs vs. Vikings previews in Fabs 3 and 4, yet lets use the first two sections of this edition of SRs Fab 5 to check out Tampa Bays future forecast, shall we? In 2017, he signed a million-dollar contract with ESPN and would receive $6.5 million as an annual salary from the Network. Mike Greenberg's Salary and Net worth. WR Mike Evans $16.63 million He graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and started working as a sports anchor and reporter in Chicago. Godwin was kept off the open market with a $15.983 million franchise tag. Halfway through his eight games, he has 20 catches, 168 yards, 0 TDs. In 2022, Tampa Bay is slated to have a combined $11 million in cap charges for Gronkowski and Suh because of the bonus proration in their voiding 2022 through 2025 contract years. Now lets try him on some slants, crossing patterns and something deep. ), and most teams didnt want to start shelling out expensive extensions this offseason with the COVID-19 pandemic looming. Zimmer would be wise to help his rookie cornerback by doubling Evans with safety help over the top for most of the game when not blitzing. PewterReport.com will have plenty of updates on Tampa Bays salary cap situation, along with free agency previews and mock drafts in 2021 hopefully beginning in February after a deep Bucs playoff run rather than the start of January at the end of the Bucs 2020 regular season. The good news is that Tampa Bays entire offensive line and starting secondary is under contract for 2021. Samir Suleiman, Panthers director of player negotiations and salary cap manager: . His contract gives him an extra $250,000 each if he can get 45 catches, 650 yards or 6 TDs and Bucs make playoffs. Smith recently agreed to a deal that will pay him close to $8 million in salary per year, while Greenberg makes $6.5 million. Kyle Trask signed a 4 year, $5,535,337 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $1,385,700 signing bonus, $1,385,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,383,834. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired former New York Jets executive Jacqueline Davidson to serve as their director of football research. The addition of TB12 did pay off with a Super . The other players that could be under the salary cap spotlight are Jensen, who turns 30 in May, and Smith, both of whom are entering the final year of their respective contract. In the year 2017, he signed a million-dollar contract with ESPN and would receive $6.5 million as an annual salary from the Network. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald). I also appreciate this new, single page format for the post. He didnt start at right guard until Week 6 and has had an up-and-down rookie season with a 61.5 overall grade from PFF and a 52.9 pass-blocking grade. This meant the "pay as you go" structure used to sign Brady to a fully guaranteed two-year, $50 million deal worth up a maximum of $59 million with incentives in 2020 had to be abandoned. In 2010, he and Golic released a book titled "Mike and Mike's Rules for Sports and Life," and in 2013, Greenberg released a third book, this time a novel called "All You Could Ask For." Brady's renegotiated contract has a $20 million signing bonus. Suh hasnt gotten much love from PFF this year, as he has a modest 59.9 overall grade and a 66.6 grade as a pass rusher this season. It appears Brate and his $6.5 million salary will be an issue next year. This website is not directly or indirectly affiliated, associated, or connected in any way to Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League or the National Hockey League. Left tackle Donovan Smith, who was entering a contract year, signed a two-year, $31 million extension (running through the 2023 season) with $30 million in guarantees freeing up $10.6 million in cap space. Since voiding/dummy years weren't used with Fournette, his entire $3.25 million salary counts against Tampa Bay's 2021 salary cap. Tampa Bay will have some tough decisions to make with just over $32 million in salary space available in 2021. Trading Evans before June 1 wouldn't do much for the salary-cap situation, but it would likely net Tampa Bay useful picks in this year's draft; he won't draw as much value as Hill did last year but would still likely earn a pick somewhere in the top 50, at least. And the loss Minnesota suffered was at home against Dallas (3-8). Van Pelt also makes multi-millions, though his exact figure is. LG Aaron Stinnie The normally reliable Bailey was 2-of-4 on field goals and also missed his first extra point attempt. His current estimated net worth is $14 million and had $6 million in properties previously. section: | slug: agents-take-how-the-super-bowl-champion-buccaneers-kept-the-band-together-for-another-run | sport: football | route: article_single.us | D. Smith is a $14 million pile of heartless mediocrity, use his salary and maybe Jensens to add two other teams OL they cant afford in a down cap year. Greenberg is also a published author, having written non-fiction e.g. Thielen is second on the team behind Jeffersons 61 receptions with 57 catches for 721 yards (12.6 avg.) 10. Entering his seventh year with the Bucs, Duke Preston is going from director to Vice President of Player Engagement, a role that sees him focus on helping players grow both personally and professionally. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The most important sentence in this entire edition of SRs Fab 5 is the next one. We have a QB who is not mobile but is $ when he has time to throw. BUCS VS. VIKINGS PREVIEWED ON THE PEWTER REPORT PODCAST: The Pewter Report Podcast is energized by CELSIUS and broadcast live four episodes per week Sundays after the game with additional episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday all at 4:00 p.m. Retaining Barrett was a priority for the Buccaneers despite the franchise tag decision. And finally, the lone coaching staff promotion involves John Van Dam, who steps up from handling offensive quality control responsibilities to Assistant Tight Ends Coach. Vikings QB Kirk Cousins Photo by: USA Today. The guess here is the Bucs let Smith play out the last year of his contract and pass protect for Brady in 2021 while attempting to earn a contact extension. 5. ET to recap the Bucs vs. Vikings game and break down the Bucs playoff picture, in addition to Pewter Report Podcasts on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday to prep you for the Bucs at Falcons game next Sunday. It sounded like wishful thinking when Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians expressed his desire to "keep the band together" to try to repeat as champions a couple of days after defeating the Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV. Arians does, too. Almost every December for the past dozen years Im talking about who the Bucs might be targeting with another Top 10 pick, but this year is different. ET to recap all of the action from the previous Bucs game and get you ready for the next one. Regarding Fab 5: Antonio Brown can only run the routes hes given to run which seems to frequently be the same out route that Watson was running all the time, resulting in interceptions by Winston and Brady. Congrats to Mike Evans for being the Bucs nomination for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award! Greg Auman (@gregauman) March 17, 2022. Craving even more NFL coverage focusing on previews, recaps, news and analysis? We need a team president, a new GM, new head coach, new offensive coordinator and new scouts. ADVANTAGE: Push. There's been interest in Brown returning but the two sides reportedly aren't close contractually. He has 27 career interceptions, including four this year, in addition to 65 career pass break-ups. David, Godwin and Succop are the top priorities to bring back, followed by Barrett, Gronkowski and Suh in that order. Mike Greenberg is the best salary cap guy (actually, a cap wizard) the # . From 1993 to 1995, he wrote a weekly syndicated column for the California-based Copley News Service, and during that time also started reporting for SportsChannel Chicago. Brown is only averaging 8.4 yards per catch in his first four games as a Buccaneer, catching 20 passes for 168 yards with no touchdowns. His 2021 cap is $5 million. Pass rushers were the hottest commodities in free agency. We need to pick up a veteran RB with great hands and who can block too. Due to Dantzlers inexperience, Sundays game against the Vikings could be a big one for Evans. They might have to take about half of what theyre getting paid this year Gronkowski makes just over $9.7 million, while Suh makes $8 million to stick around Tampa Bay in 2021 and make another run at the Super Bowl. He's done this several times on his current deal already. DE Jeremiah Ledbetter. Vikings WRs Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen Photo by: USA Today, Bucs defensive coordinator Todd Bowles needs to resist the temptation to put Carlton Davis III, who is the teams best cover cornerback, on Jefferson, who is the most dangerous receiver in Minnesota, and instead put either Jamel Dean if hes recovered from his concussion and a groin injury or Sean Murphy-Bunting on him and then have a safety over the top to prevent the LSU product from getting open deep. But Licht and Greenberg both like and respect Smith, who is one of the toughest left tackles in the league, rarely missing games. Or they could trade him after June 1 and add $14.5 million in cap room. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. and 12 TDs. Gimme a break. In a 2020 interview with OZY, Greenberg said that his parents were writers who talked their way into being the longtime authors of Frommers South American guidebooks and that having grown up around books influenced his career ambitions. Odds & lines subject to change. 4. Brady's $20 million signing bonus, of which $15 million is deferred until 2022, and $20 million fully guaranteed roster bonus are prorated over the five years. Fournette signed a one-year, $3.25 million contract worth up to $4 million in incentives. Greenberg, who is entering his 14th year in the NFL and 12th in Tampa Bay, was promoted from director to Vice President of Football Administration. As The Athletics Greg Auman reported this week, the Bucs 2021 cap is going to be impacted by a couple of players who wont even be free agents next March. Tampa Bay is $54,453,921 over the projected 2023 cap of $225 million, give or take a couple of million, according to salary website overthecap.com. We welcome all corrections and feedback using the button below. Succop will likely want a significant raise over his $1.05 million 2020 salary even at age 35 next year, and the Bucs would likely see if he would accept double that at around $2.1 million. In 2018 he began hosting his on morning television show on ESPN called "Get Up". LT Donovan Smith $14.25 million Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. The Vikings have also outscored their opponents in the fourth quarter and in overtime by a combined score of 53-47, and Cousins has engineered fourth quarter comebacks in three of Minnesotas last four games. Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. Home | SRs Fab 5: Bucs 2021 Future Forecast Salary Cap & Roster Breakdown, Team Needs. And of course the Pewter Report Podcast is also available on iTunes and YouTube. Thielen continues to be Kirk Cousins favorite target near the end zone with 11 of his 12 touchdowns coming in the red zone. All count toward the team total. As for the rest of this season, I say we go at least 3-1 splitting the Atlanta games. Its going to be chaos out there this year with the cap hit, restructured contracts, a bounty of free agents and their agents that will be under intense pressure because there will be more competition when hunting for the few lucrative deals available. His 2021 cap number is $3.5 million. The 7-5 Bucs take the field against the surging 6-6 Vikings in a game that will have direct NFC playoff ramifications. Raymond James Stadium is a difficult stadium to kick in, especially the south end zone due to the swirling winds. Top to bottom it was a well written, insightful read and I appreciated it. Thankfully due to the decreased salary cap, the expected decrease in the franchise tag figure, which is a product of that current years cap, a down year from Godwin production-wise, and a glut of receivers in free agency, the Bucs can keep Godwin with the franchise tag or a more modest multi-year deal, while keeping Evans as the teams highest-paid receiver. The Buccaneers were projected to have approximately $13.1 million of 2021 cap space under offseason accounting rules where only the top 51 salaries (i.e.