Gerald McCoy Extension Sets Market for DTs Ndamukong Suh, Marcell Dareus

October 25, 2014   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

On Saturday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star defensive tackle Gerald McCoy reached an agreement on a new seven-year contract extension that will keep the former Oklahoma standout under contract through 2021.
The deal was first reported by Jay Glazer of Fox Sports:
Since arriving in Tampa via the third overall pick in the 2010 draft, McCoy has established himself as one of the game's most dominant interior defenders (Pro Bowler in 2012, 2013) and a piece upon which the franchise can continue to build.
Therefore, the news that McCoy will be sticking around for a while should comfort Bucs fans who have suffered through the team's 1-5 start to the 2014 season. 
In addition to those fans, the deal also holds importance for other teams around the league who are staring at pending negotiations with their own premier defensive tackles. The most notable teams in that group are the Detroit Lions and the Buffalo Bills.
The Lions, of course, feature the supremely ta...

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