Shaquil Barrett Fantasy

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers activated outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett from the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday, while linebacker Devin White remains on the list. Barrett should be available to play in the wild-card playoff game against the Washington Football Team on Saturday night, which will give an already improved Tampa defense more firepower this weekend. Barrett has 43 tackles, eight sacks, four passes defensed and two forced fumbles in 14 games this year for the Bucs. Getting White back will be crucial for this defense if they advance deeper into the postseason. The Buccaneers Defense will be one of the most popular fantasy choices in playoff formats this weekend against a Washington offense that could be using backup Taylor Heinicke in tandem with an injured Alex Smith (calf).

Jan. 6th • 7:01 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass-rusher Shaquil Barrett is signing his franchise tender on Friday and has filed a grievance against the team that he should be tagged as a defensive end and not as a linebacker. The franchise tag for a linebacker pays around $15.8 million, while the tag for a defensive end pays around $17.8 million this year. Barrett and the Bucs are not close to a long-term extension and the hope is that they can find common ground on a one-year deal moving forward. Most teams aren't looking to shell out tons of cash on extensions with COVID-19 potentially negatively affecting the salary cap in 2021 and beyond. The 27-year-old was fantasy relevant for the first time in his career in 2019, recording a whopping 19.5 sacks, 58 tackles and 81 total pressures. But can the pass-rushing linebacker do it again? He had 14 combined sacks in four seasons with the Broncos prior to last year. Barrett will need to continue being a sack monster in order to maintain relevance in IDP leagues.

Jul. 10th • 7:54 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett is holding out hope for a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline, but he isn't holding his breath. "Long-term will probably be pretty hard with the situation of the world right now. I think we're working on a deal, but it probably won't be long (term)," Barrett said on Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic and unsure nature of next year's salary cap is making it hard for franchise tagged players to sign multi-year deals. If a long-term deal isn't worked out, Barrett plans to sign his tag. Barrett had 19.5 sacks in a full-time role for the first time in his career in 2019 and is set to earn $15.8 million in 2020 under the tag. Like the Bucs, fantasy owners in IDP leagues would like to see the pass-rusher have another great season before trusting him as a starting linebacker.

Jun. 30th • 11:25 AM