The Buccaneers have agreed to terms with outside linebacker Randy Gregory on a one-year deal, the team announced Wednesday.
Financial details were not disclosed, but a source informed Jeremy Fowler that Gregory’s contract is valued at $3 million, with the potential to reach $5 million based on incentives.
This move addresses the Buccaneers’ need at outside linebacker following the departure of Pro Bowler Shaquil Barrett.
Barrett was released as a cost-saving measure and later signed with the Miami Dolphins this offseason. However, the acquisition of Gregory does not prevent Tampa Bay from considering drafting a player at the position.
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Originally a second-round draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys out of Nebraska in 2015, Gregory ended last season with the San Francisco 49ers, who had acquired him in a trade with the Denver Broncos.
Over the course of the season with both teams, Gregory accumulated 3.5 sacks, 20 combined tackles (14 solo), six tackles for a loss, 10 quarterback hits, and a pass defended in 16 games, including three starts.
In 2022 with the Broncos, Gregory recorded 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 12 combined tackles (seven solo), 2 tackles for a loss, and 7 quarterback hits. Prior to his tenure with Denver, Gregory spent five seasons with the Cowboys, amassing 16.5 sacks and 19 tackles for a loss.
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Gregory’s career has been plagued by suspensions. He was suspended for 14 games in 2016 for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, missed the 2017 season, two games in 2018, and all of 2019 due to multiple violations.
He was reinstated in 2020 and, the following year, was asked to join the Cowboys’ players council, the team’s intrasquad leadership committee.
In three postseason games with the 49ers, including 32 snaps played in Super Bowl LVIII, Gregory recorded five combined tackles (three solo) and a tackle for a loss.
