Reports: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Give Bruce Arians, Jason Licht New Contracts

After delivering Tampa Bay a Super Bowl, Arians gets a bonus while Licht receives an extension.

Jason Beede | Jun 7, 2021

When you help lead your franchise to its second-ever Super Bowl championship, you get rewarded.

That's why it wasn't surprising when news broke Monday that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have given head coach Bruce Arians and general manager Jason Licht new contracts, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Sources: The #Bucs have agreed on a revised contract for Super Bowl-winning coach Bruce Arians that includes a pay raise, while GM Jason Licht also has a new deal that ensures he’ll be in Tampa Bay for multiple years. Well-deserved for the champs. 🏆 🏆 🏆
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 7, 2021

The new deal for Arians, 68, only includes a pay raise for the remaining years of his contract, according to Greg Auman of The Athletic. He signed a four-year deal with the Buccaneers in 2019 that contains a fifth-year club option for the 2023 NFL season. Arians, already one of the oldest coaches in the league, would be 70 by then.

As for Licht, the Bucs GM is receiving "an unspecified extension," according to Auman. The new deal "ensures that he'll be in Tampa Bay for multiple years," Rapoport said. Licht also signed an extension in 2019 that would keep him in his current role until 2023.

I can confirm the Bucs have given Bruce Arians a pay raise but no new years on his deal, while GM Jason Licht has an unspecified extension. https://t.co/LiLaN2wdRm
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) June 7, 2021

Re-working the contracts of key members inside the Tampa Bay organization has been the common theme this offseason. In mid-March, the Bucs revised quarterback Tom Brady's contract to create cap space and lock him in through the 2022 season.

Arians and Licht aren't the only ones who have been rewarded this summer either. Prior to the end of May, the Bucs announced they had promoted various members of the organization, including scouts and player personnel staff.

Mandatory minicamp begins Tuesday for the Bucs and runs through Thursday.

Stay tuned to AllBucs for further coverage of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' mandatory mini-camp, and other news and analysis.

Published Jun 7, 2021

JASON BEEDE

Jason Beede serves as the Deputy Editor for AllBucs. Beede comes from 247Sports where he covered the UCF Knights for three years. In addition, he served as an intern twice at the Orlando Sentinel. Beede graduated from UCF in Spring 2020 with a B.A. in Journalism.