O.J. Howard's 5th-Year Bucs Contract Option Exercised After Gronkowski Trade

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hanging on to tight end O.J. Howard for a bit longer.

The Athletic's Greg Auman reported Wednesday that the Bucs are picking up Howard's 2021 fifth-year option, as was expected before Tampa acquired Rob Gronkowski from the New England Patriots for a fourth-round pick.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.

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