Every offseason, an unfortunate part of it includes players becoming salary cap casualties. The Bucs have only a projected $11 million in salary cap space, so they, more than most teams, will have some tough decisions to make.
Bleacher Report did some work on behalf of Bucs general manager Jason Licht and identified three players who could become cap casualties.
The first player they mention is a fan favorite, Jordan Whitehead, who just returned to the team in 2024. Whitehead would save the Bucs $4.5 by moving on from the veteran safety but it would create a larger need at the position. The defense also has another candidate to save the team some money in Jamel Dean.
Dean signed a four-year, $52 million contract in 2023 but starting in 2025 his contract becomes team friendly. Moving on from Dean would save the team $15.3 million which would more than double their available cap space at this moment.
Rounding things out they also mention Sean Tucker would save the team $1 million. While it doesn’t seem like a lot he does seem to be the odd man out of the backfield.