The Buccaneers made the pivotal move of extending stalwart right tackle Luke Goedeke on a four-year deal Tuesday.
Originally reported by Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the NFL Network provided additional details of it being $90 million over 4 years — a $22.5 million APY with $50 million guaranteed.
Goedeke, who was slated for free agency next year, receives the third-highest deal for a right tackle in all of football, and it’s become
well-deserved. Originally entering the league as a second-round pick from Central Michigan in 2022, the Bucs initially planned for him to replace Ali Marpet at left guard but that backfired immensely when Goedeke was one of the worst in the league. An end-of-season move back to his original right tackle position yielded much more encouraging results, and he’s ascended to one of the NFL’s best in that timeframe.
The 26-year-old is now poised to be in Tampa Bay through the 2029 season, which aligns with All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs. Wirfs, also 26, just signed an extension last August that made him one of the NFL’s highest-paid offensive linemen. Arguably a top-2 overall tackle tandem, the Bucs have created excellent protection for quarterback Baker Mayfield as he looks to continue his career-best stretch of play.
As a whole, the Bucs’ offensive line is all under contract for multiple seasons. Cody Mauch’s rookie deal runs through 2027, Graham Barton’s through 2028 (2029 if the fifth-year option is excercised), and Ben Bredeson through 2028.
