The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Shaquil Barrett have agreed a $ 72 million four-year deal to keep pace with the reigning Super Bowl champions, agent Drew Rosenhaus told Adam Schefter of ESPN.
The deal includes $ 36 million fully guaranteed, according to Rosenhaus. The contract also includes escalators – related to sacks and playoff appearances – that could increase Barrett’s annual earnings, a source told ESPN’s Jenna Laine.
Barrett played last season under a $ 15.8 million franchise and recorded eight sacks in 15 games and led the NFL with 74 pressures, according to ESPN Stats & Information. The former Pro Bowler was recently rated the ninth best free agent available by ESPN.
Barrett was outstanding during the Tampa Bay championship, recording three sacks in the NFC championship game and another in the Super Bowl LV to go along with the four hits of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The 28-year-old Barrett has 41.5 sacks, 15 forced kicks and 266 attacks in 92 regular-season games over seven seasons. He led the NFL with 19.5 sacks in 2019.
Jenna Laine, ESPN, contributed to this report.