Source: Lavonte David to re-sign with Buccaneers on 1-year offer
Linebacker Lavonte David is returning for his 13th season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, consenting to a 1 year, $9 million agreement, a source informed ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
The agreement has an optimal worth of $10 million, the source stated.
David ends up being the 3rd essential gamer to go back to the Buccaneers, who formerly re-signed star pass receiver Mike Evans and consented to a brand-new agreement with beginning quarterback Baker Mayfield.
After his agreement ended in 2022, David went back to the Bucs on a 1 year offer worth $7 million. David led the group with 134 takes on and 17 takes on for a loss and had 4.5 sacks, a forced fumble and 5 pass breaks up.
David, 34, was the only gamer in the NFL in 2023 with 100-plus takes on, 15-plus takes on for a loss and 3-plus sacks. David's 17 deals with for loss are the 2nd most in a single season by a gamer age 33 or older given that the stat was very first tracked in 2008, behind just J.J. Watt's 18 in 2022. David's 1,035 solo deals with are one of the most of any gamer in the NFL given that 2012 and 11th most considering that the NFL started tracking this metric in 1994. His 18 fumble healings are likewise the most in the NFL considering that 2012, while his 28 required fumbles are 4th most.
A second-round draft choice by the Bucs in 2012, David was called a group captain for 10 straight seasons. His 181 regular-season video games are 2nd most in franchise history behind Pro Football Hall of Famer Ronde Barber (208 ), while his 11,863 protective snaps are the most in franchise history. He is the franchise leader in forced fumbles (28) and fumble healings.
Off the field, David's Lavonte David Foundation offers college scholarships and school products to trainees showing monetary requirement in Hillsborough and Miami-Dade counties.
ESPN's Jenna Laine added to this report.
