The man responsible for putting together talent on the Buccaneers roster will be sticking around for a bit.
A report from Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud says the Bucs signed general manager Jason Licht to an extension through 2022. The deal includes a club option for 2023 and it runs parallel with the deal head coach Bruce Arians signed.
However, this deal had already happened some time ago.
A few days after hiring Arians, the team signed Licht to a new five-year contract, including a club option for 2023.
Terms of the contract are undisclosed, but it’s clear that without Licht remaining as GM, the Bucs may have had a tougher time talking the 66-year-old Arians out of retirement.