Shaq Barrett accepts franchise tag, but with a caveat

Jul 10 2020 by Bucs Nation - All Posts

 
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The league’s sack leader in 2019 has long said that he would play under the franchise tag, but as he accepts it, there’s a bit of a caveat.

One of the Buccaneers’ biggest goals this offseason was to keep their defense together, with priority No. 1 being the league’s sack leader in 2019, Shaquil Barrett. Back in March, the team took the necessary step to keep him on board, but electing to franchise tag him rather than sign him to a long-term...

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