The Buccaneers have agreed to a one-year extension with backup quarterback Ryan Griffin, locking him up through the 2018 campaign, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link).
Griffin, 27, was tendered at the original level as a restricted free agent earlier this year. As such, he’d been scheduled to earn $1.797MM for the 2017 season, but that figure could now be adjusted, tweets Stroud. Since entering the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Tulane in 2013, Griffin has spent time with the Saints’ practice squad and Tampa Bay’s active roster, but has never thrown appeared in a professional game.
Griffin has been set to serve as the Buccaneers’ third quarterback behind Jameis Winston and Ryan Fitzpatrick, but it’s possible he could begin the season on injured reserve after suffering a shoulder injury in Tampa Bay’s preseason opener. The Buccaneers could potentially designate Griffin as an IR/return player, allowing him to return to the club midway through the season.
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