5 takeaways from Lavonte David’s press conference

Financial terms of the contract were not disclosed, but the extension is worth $50.25 million and includes $25.56 million in guaranteed money, according to reports Sunday night. A second-round pick in 2012, David has been selected to the All-Pro team, but has not made a Pro Bowl. While last season could count as a regression for the 25-year-old out of Miami, Fla., it would be hard to find another player who would chalk up 146 combined tackles, one sack and four forced fumbles as being an off year.

“I can’t say enough about Lavonte’s professionalism and his commitment to our team throughout this entire process”. Tampa Bay has been locking up its defensive stars recently, with defensive tackle Gerald McCoy getting taken care of a year ago.

“Yesterday, when we came close to doing the deal, Lavonte needed to sign off on it. So his agent, Ron Butler, wanted Lavonte to get on the phone”.

Did you know about the house he planned to buy? All I’m saying is that the Buccaneers paid a little bit too much for him, but it was far from the worst thing that they could have done.

“There’s several reasons why we’re excited about extending Lavonte, but first and foremost, he’s a phenomenal player”, Bucs general manager Jason Licht said via the team’s official website.

David, entering his fourth season, was a second-round draft choice in 2012.

The defense is suspect in the secondary, but David and McCoy give head coach Lovie Smith a talented base to work from. During his time with the Seahawks, McDaniel started 29 of 32 regular season games and contributed 83 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery.

“That’s five interceptions, five sacks every year for a great linebacker”, Smith said.

The Alabama native somehow managed to be a dual-athlete in his two years at FSU whilst garnering all of that football success.

The deal, which the Bucs said makes David the highest-paid 4-3 outside linebacker in the NFL, goes through the 2020 season.