The Buccaneers have secured their starting tackles for the next half decade.
Tampa Bay has agreed to terms with right tackle Luke Goedeke on a four-year, $90 million extension that includes $50 million in guaranteed money, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.
At $22.5 million per year on his new deal, Goedeke's extension vaults him into the top four in annual average salary, landing slightly ahead of another tackle who received an extension this offseason, Green Bay's Zach Tom.
Goedeke arrived in Tampa Bay as a second-round pick out of Central Michigan in 2022 and was forced into a starting left guard job after projected starter Aaron Stinnie suffered a torn ACL during preseason action. A year later, he was able to return to the position he knew best, manning the right tackle job and allowing the Buccaneers to move All-Pro Tristan Wirfs to the left side to form what has since been Tampa's starting tackle pairing.
Goedeke thrived at tackle, posting consecutive Pro Football Focus grades of 73 or better in 2023 and 2024 and showing improvement in 2024, ranking 30th among all tackles. Those two seasons were enough to convince the Buccaneers to lock up Goedeke for the long haul just five days before he begins the final season of his rookie contract.
