What The JPP Restructure Means For The Bucs

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers and defensive end/outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul agreed to a contract restructuring today, allowing JPP to become a free agent following the season. The Bucs also freed up $4.4-million dollars under this year’s cap. For 2020, the Bucs are no longer on the hook for JPP’s $12.5-million dollar salary.

So what does that mean for the Bucs?

For starters, that does not rule out a return for Pierre-Paul in 2020, it just means the he will get to test the open market and see what his value is. The Bucs could certainly bring him back at less than what he was on the books for.

More importantly, it shifts their focus to retaining outside…