Bucs keep two key players
TE Gronkowski, LB Barrett re-sign
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers feel good about their chances of repeating as Super Bowl champions and aren’t wasting time doing whatever is necessary to retain key players to help Tom Brady pursue an eighth NFL title.
Linebacker Shaquil Barrett and tight end Rob Gronkowski, who came out of retirement 11 months ago to help Brady win his seventh Super Bowl in his first season with the Bucs, are the latest players agreeing to terms to stay with the team.
Barrett agreed to a fouryear, $72 million contract. Gronkowski will return for his 11th season with Brady on a one-year, $10 million deal — up from the $9.25 million he earned after arriving in Tampa Bay from the New England Patriots in a trade last April.
■ Broncos: Defensive end Shelby Harris agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal to stay in Denver. The team also agreed to terms with cornerback Ronald Darby on a three-year, $30 million deal.
■ Browns: Cleveland agreed to terms with safety John Johnson on a threeyear, $33.75 million deal, with $24 million guaranteed.
■ Cardinals: Arizona resigned linebacker Markus Golden to a two-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
■ Chargers: Los Angeles agreed to terms on a fiveyear contract with All-pro center Corey Linsley. The NFL Network reported Linsley will become the highest-paid center in the league at $62.5 million. Los Angeles also agreed to re-sign cornerback Michael Davis for three years.
■ Chiefs: Kansas City agreed to a five-year deal with offensive lineman Joe Thuney. The deal is worth $80 million and includes incentives.
■ Cowboys: Dallas is set to bring back defensive tackle Antwaun Woods and a pair of receivers lower on the depth chart in Cedrick Wilson and Noah Brown.
The team said on its website Monday that Woods and Wilson were expected to be offered tenders as restricted free agents while Brown had agreed to a one-year contract.
■ Dolphins: Linebacker Vince Biegel agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
■ Lions: Defensive end Romeo Okwara has agreed to a three-year, $39 million contract.
■ Panthers: Carolina agreed to terms with freeagent offensive linemen Pat Elflein and Cameron Erving. Elflein received a three-year, $13.5 million deal with $6 million guaranteed, while Erving agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract.
■ Patriots: New England agreed to sign free-agent tight end Jonnu Smith to a four-year, $50 million deal. Also, New England traded tackle Marcus Cannon to Houston in exchange for the swap of fourth-, fifth- and sixth-round picks in next month’s draft.
■ Rams: Pass-rusher Leonard Floyd has agreed to a four-year, $64 million deal to return to Los Angeles.
■ Steelers: General manager Kevin Colbert signed a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2022 draft.
■ Titans: Tennessee agreed to terms with linebacker Bud Dupree, defensive lineman Denico Autry and offensive tackle Kendall Lamm, according to a source.
■ Ravens: Free-agent guard Kevin Zeitler has agreed to a three-year, $22 million contract with Baltimore.
■ 49ers: San Francisco signed cornerback Jason Verrett to a one-year deal and has agreed on a twoyear contract with free-agent edge rusher Samson Ebukam.