TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have given general manager Jason Licht a one-year contract extension, which will keep him with the team through 2019, a source confirmed to ESPN.
The news was first reported by the website JoeBucsFan.com.
Under Licht, the Bucs have gone 22-42 and now have to contend with a three-game suspension of starting quarterback Jameis Winston.
But at NFL owners meetings in March, co-chairman Joel Glazer cited Licht's draft classes as reason for optimism.
"I think always the best sign is when you draft a guy and re-sign him, when you're re-signing your own players -- that's a good sign that you're drafting well," Glazer said.