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Former Auburn RB Peyton Barber lands new deal with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
By Adam Spencer
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Since leaving Auburn, RB Peyton Barber has carved out a nice career for himself with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, improving every season.
Last year, he ran for a career-high 871 yards and five touchdowns, adding another touchdown as a receiver.
Because of that 2018 effort, the Buccaneers announced on Wednesday that they’d be bringing Barber back for the 2019 season on a one-year contract:
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to terms with RB Peyton Barber, who led the team in rushing in 2018, on a one-year deal. The agreement was struck shortly before the start of free agency; had no deal been in place, the team could have extended a tender offer to Barber to make him a restricted free agent.
The financial details are unknown at this time, but the Bucs managed to avoid letting Barber hit free agency, where he may have gotten a multi-year deal.
Will Barber continue his upward trajectory? We’ll find out this fall, but it seems he’ll be the team’s No. 1 back again.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
