The Buccaneers have too many questions for Tom Brady to return to the area. The first part of the story is over.
Russell Gage will stay in the South but will be catching passes from Tom Brady.
A source told Jeremy Fowler that the free-agent receiver intends to sign with the Buccaneers on a three-year, $30 million contract that includes $20 million guaranteed.
A source told Field Yates that the Buccaneers addressed a major need at guard on Tuesday by acquiring Shaq Mason from the New England Pats for a fifth-round draft pick.
The remaining two years of Mason's contract call for him to earn a base salary of $6.5 million in 2022.
After Ali Marpet announced his retirement, the Buccaneers had openings at both of their starting guard spots.
The drop-off at the No. 3 receiver spot last season was due to the fact that Brown was kicked off the team. When taking on a bigger workload, Tyler Johnson had some struggles.
Gage had back-to-back seasons of 700-plus yards for the Atlanta Falcons in 2020 and 2021.
Gage missed three games and was not fully healthy until the second half of the season after he injured his ankle in Week 2. He caught 11 passes for 130 yards in the final two months. He had nine catches for 126 yards and a touchdown in the season finale.
Gage set career bests in yards per reception, catch percentage and yards per target.
After four seasons with the Falcons, he was drafted in the sixth round of the 2018?
Mason spent the first seven years of his career with the Pats. Mason has played in 103 regular-season games and 13 playoffs.
The team already lost starting left guard Ted Karras in free agency and starting right tackle Trent Brown is a free agent.
In dealing Mason, the Pats fill a void on their draft board and get a seventh pick. They pick up $6.3 million in salary-cap space. The space will be helpful for the Pats because they have been tighter to the cap.
Georgia Tech's Mason was a fourth-round pick by the New England. He developed into a reliable pass-protector in the NFL after playing in a run-based offense in college.
The report was contributed to by three people.
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