The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been adding to their wide receivers room lately, and they just landed a veteran who has history with Baker Mayfield.
The Bucs signed former New York Giants wideout Sterling Shepard on Thursday, bringing in another player to a bit of a crowded room. Tampa Bay also signed former Seahawks wideout Cody Thompson, but unlike Thompson, Shepard has had a lot of experience in the NFL over eight seasons.
As reported by FOX Sports’ Greg Auman, Shepard will be on what is called a Veteran Salary Benefit contract, or a VSB for short. With this, he’ll make $1.21 million in 2024 and will receive at most a $167,500 bonus alongside that. It’s cheap for a wideout with a lot of experience and history with the starting quarterback, as Mayfield played with Shepard at Oklahoma when the two were in college.
