Who are the Bucs’ most expensive players in 2022?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been one of the NFL’s most creative teams over the last few years when it comes to navigating the salary cap, and they’ve enjoyed the most successful two-year run in franchise history over the last pair of seasons.

After back-to-back playoff appearances, their first division title in more than a decade, and their second Lombardi Trophy, the Bucs now head into the 2022 NFL season with a loaded roster yet again, despite plenty of challenges when it comes to staying under the cap.

Who are the Bucs’ highest-paid players this year?

Here are the team’s biggest cap hits heading in to the 2022 season (per Spotrac):

OT Donovan Smith

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$18.4 million

LB Lavonte David

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$14.785 million

QB Tom Brady

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$11.896 million

WR Mike Evans

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$10.318 million

LB Devin White

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$9.527 million

CB Carlton Davis III

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$8.333 million

OLB Shaq Barrett

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$7.846 million

G Shaq Mason

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$7.382 million

WR Russell Gage

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$5.666 million

WR Chris Godwin

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$5 million

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