Contract-Year Focus
March 6th, 2025
Guard Luke Goedeke
Remember when Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht talked about how some players “need a carrot” in front of them to achieve greatness?
Joe is not saying beastly Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke is that guy, but he is entering a contract year and Joe has been told Goedeke is laser-focused on having a monster season.
Goedeke was fantastic last year when not sitting out five games with a concussion.
A workaholic reputation follows Goedeke at One Buc Palace. Attend training camp and you’ll see Goedeke glued to real-time practice film. He’s not the guy who waits to watch it after practice.
Building his body? Tristan Wirfs will tell you Goedeke is stronger than he is, and Joe may always remember Cody Mauch telling a story on the Buccaneers Radio Network last year about how Goedeke arrives at the weekly offensive line dinner with food — and eating it.
Keep in mind the dinner is at a restaurant and linemen gorge intentionally with a teammate often picking up the tab.
After hearing how hard Goedeke is preparing and plans to prepare for 2025, Joe wonders again if Graham Barton’s comments about a possibly imminent new Goedeke contract were born from knowledge versus speculation.