The Tampa Bay Buccaneers would love to keep one of their best offensive linemen, but it’s going to be tough.
Per Mike Giardi of NFL Network, the Bucs want to keep Ryan Jensen, but it may be too costly. It sounds like Jensen wants a deal similar to what Joe Thuney got last year.
Tampa Bay would love to keep Ryan Jensen, per league source, but Jensen could command a deal similar to the one Joe Thuney got a year ago (KC).
— Mike Giardi (@MikeGiardi) March 13, 2022
For reference, that deal was for five years and is worth $80M with $32.5M of it guaranteed.
Jensen is expected to be one of the best offensive linemen available in free agency. He’s coming off a four-year $42M contract with the Bucs and hasn’t missed a regular-season game with them.
He snapped the ball to Tom Brady for the last two seasons and was named to the Pro Bowl after a stellar 2021 campaign.
Those two things will increase his value and teams such as the Bengals, Jets, or Dolphins could be options for him. Heck, even the Steelers could be interested if they want to move Kendrick Green to guard.
No matter where Jensen goes, he’s going to get paid handsomely.
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