College: Colorado St. (College Stats) … What areas must the Buccaneers address to improve Tom Brady's supporting cast?Now that the dust has settled on the opening wave of signings and trades in the new league year, Adam Schein spotlights nine moves that will have the biggest impact on the 2020 NFL season.Free agency frenzy is a hectic period on the NFL calendar that has a language all its own. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2014. The 27-year-old has 38 tackles (28 solo), six forced fumbles, one interception and a league-leading 14.5 sacks through 12 games.Barrett is up to 12.5 sacks and five forced fumbles on the year and also has an interception. Barrett isn't likely to win the grievance, but it is possible player and team could settle on a number somewhere in the middle.Scott was relaying reporting from NFL Network colleague Ian Rapoport, who confirmed Friday that Barrett will ink the contract that guarantees him a minimum of $15.8 million for 2020.
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