Veteran defensive lineman announces return to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The vet is coming back to play in the Bay.

Nate Greer | Mar 24, 2022

Earlier this week defensive lineman William Gholston announced that he was coming back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year deal.

Gholston announced Tuesday evening on his agency’s Twitter page that he was coming back to Tampa Bay for his 10th season in the league.

Will Gholston aka “Too Tall” is back with the @Buccaneers for another year! @WILL_GHOLSTON2 | #TeamIFA pic.twitter.com/WN3tXDxUzb
— Team IFA (@TeamIFA) March 22, 2022

“Excited to be able to join the crew again for another season,” Gholston said.

“It’s really special for me to be able to say that because next year’s going into my 10th season. Being here all my whole career, and being able to be a pillar in the community, help out, learn so much about the environment — it just means a lot to be able to stay home."

Bucs gave Will Gholston a one-year, $4.5 million deal. He has a base salary of $1.5 million, and they used four void years to split a $3 million bonus over five years, reducing his 2022 cap number to $2.1 million.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) March 24, 2022

The former fourth-round pick in the 2013 draft said earlier this year that he wanted to finish his career as a Buc - something that isn’t done much anymore in the land of free agency.

Coming off one of his best seasons in his career where he had 36 tackles, 4.5 sacks, and seven tackles for loss, it was important for Tampa Bay to resign William as Ndamukong Suh and Steve McClendon remain unsigned.

William is the second longest-tenured Buccaneer after linebacker Lavonte David.

Stay tuned to BucsGameday as we continue to track the free agency moves Tampa Bay is making as they look to make another run to the Super Bowl in 2022.

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Published Mar 24, 2022

NATE GREER