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Feb 15, 2022

Second year in a row, Bucs have three players getting nice bumps in final year of their rookie contracts due to NFL's Proven Performance Escalator incentive. Sean Murphy-Bunting, Jamel Dean and Mike Edwards each will make $2.54 million, a bump of $1m+ from their original deals. - — Greg Auman (@gregauman) February 15, 2022 - - - Three defensive backs for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are getting a salary increase for the 2022 season, thanks to an NFL incentive rule. - Sean Murphy-Bunting, Jamel Dean and Mike Edwards will all make $2.54 million next year, and increase of over $1 million in salary for each player, per The Athletic’s Greg Auman. - This comes by way of the NFL’s Proven Performance Escalator incentive, which rewards non-first round picks who perform at a high level with extensive playing time over the first three years of their rookie contract with a financial bump in the final year of that deal. - All three players were key in helping the Bucs win the Super Bowl in 2021, and Tampa Bay will want to keep them around, since they’re all set to hit free agency next offseason. - - List - - Ranking the Bucs' most important free agents to re-sign - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Bucs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Bucs Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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