Your new Bucs edge rusher.
What a day for the Bucs yesterday. Keeping key veterans and finding an edge rusher? That may be the second-best free agent haul the Bucs have ever had.
The best haul the Bucs had? Easy, 2020 when the Bucs landed Tom Brady. Case closed.
Over at CBS, Tyler Sullivan was also impressed what the Bucs did — all within the first 30 minutes of the free agency siren sounding at high noon. Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht wasted zero time.
Sullivan was impressed enough to give the Bucs [a “B” grade](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-nfl-free-agency-team-by-team-grades-seahawks-find-new-qb-bears-and-commanders-focus-on-ol/).
> **Tampa Bay Buccaneers:** B
> **Key additions:** EDGE Haason Reddick
> **Key re-signings:** WR Chris Godwin (Read more), OG Ben Bredeson
> **Key departures:** OT Robert Hainsey (Jaguars)
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> Remarkably, the Bucs were able to retain wideout Chris Godwin, despite him getting to the open market. Even with a lot of teams vying for his services, he elects to stay put and maintain what is one of the better one-two punches at receiver between him and Mike Evans for Baker Mayfield. Tampa Bay also added to its pass-rushing group with Haason Reddick on a one-year, $14 million deal. This prove-it deal could be beneficial for the Buccaneers as they’ll get a motivated Reddick playing for a bigger deal next offseason after a tumultuous season in New York.
Joe really believes Reddick will be a catalyst for the Bucs’ pass rush. Now, teams cannot just gang up on Vita Vea and Calijah Kancey. They will have to devote manpower to stopping Reddick.
Oh, and YaYa Diaby will get more single-blocking, too. If Reddick can get on a roll, opposing offenses won’t have the manpower to devote blockers to all four Bucs pass rushers Reddick, Vea, Kancey and YaYa.
And nothing helps a secondary like a good, strong pass rush. Nothing.