The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed their first-round draft pick, center Graham Barton, to a rookie deal worth around $14 million fully guaranteed. Barton, the 26th overall pick, expressed earlier his expectation of the contract being finalized, which has now been officially signed. Barton, who played left tackle for the past three seasons at Duke, is transitioning back to center. The team is confident in Barton's ability to bolster the offensive line, with a focus on improving the running game. Additionally, the Buccaneers have signed second-round draft pick outside linebacker Chris Braswell, leaving only one draft selection unsigned.
First-round pick Graham Barton signs with Bucs. https://t.co/8TRxAvuzkN
Buccaneers sign first-round C Graham Barton on rookie contract that includes around $14M guaranteed, per @MikeGarafolo https://t.co/bQwjY62p1T https://t.co/TmCzZkwaK1
The #Buccaneers have agreed to terms with C Graham Barton on his rookie deal: four years, around $14 million fully guaranteed. The 26th overall pick told reporters earlier he expected the contract to be done today. Now officially agreed to and signed. https://t.co/EsxHvGuM7Z
Bucs sign second-round OLB Chris Braswell. https://t.co/j0c2OAvqr0
Buccaneers ink second-round LB Chris Braswell to rookie contract https://t.co/jN7cYLC5Gl https://t.co/9lBqzj1Fa9
The Bucs have officially signed their second-round draft pick, outside linebacker Chris Braswell. Six of seven draft selections have been signed. All that’s left is center Graham Barton, their first-round pick.
Tampa Bay’s defense will be good with their down lineman, now that Vita Vea is in shape. Calijah Kancey could be a star by season’s end. He’s bigger too. The secondary is happy to have Jordan Whitehead back at safety to pair with Antoine Winfield.
The Bucs have to run the ball better, but that is a focus of the offense going into the season. Graham Barton will help that in the middle of their offensive line. TE remains a soft spot, but they aren’t awful there.
Watched the Bucs practice this week at minicamp and a lot of people are sleeping on that team. They will win the division again. Much bigger and tougher on the offensive line, and Baker Mayfield is settled in at QB. The players love him from what I am told.
Bucs quarterback-center exchanges, but this time with Graham Barton (No. 62) snapping to Baker Mayfield. Barton played center his freshman year at Duke but spent the last three seasons at left tackle so there is a learning curve still for him. https://t.co/yNCxmIaovM