Tony McDaniel heads to Tampa

Posted by Mike Florio on August 10, 2015, 7:06 PM EDT
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The Seahawks couldn’t afford defensive tackle Tony McDaniel. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers can.

Per a league source, McDaniel has signed a one-year deal with the Bucs, eight days after being cut by Seattle in the wake of quarterback Russell Wilson and linebacker Bobby Wagner going from six-figure guys to eight-figure tycoons.

McDaniel can make up to $2.5 million, which was the amount of his base salary in Seattle.

McDaniel appeared in 32 regular-season games and six postseason games with the Seahawks over the last two years, starting 34 times. He’ll compete for playing time across from Gerald McCoy, whose presence should make it easier for McDaniel to create some havoc.

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27 responses to “Tony McDaniel heads to Tampa”

  2. Ummm, everyone important is signed for multiple years with the exception of Okung, Sweezy and Irvin and we are already grooming replacements. Carroll and Schneider rarely make mistakes… The Hawks will contend for years and continue to embarrass Green Bay

  3. Could be a quality pickup to the Dline rotation.. I hope the Bucs make a dramatic turnaround always exciting to see a team climb from the cellar.

  5. They need to stop wasting money on rotational players who cant rush and focus on the O Line.

    Sign Mathis. There’s still plenty of cap even after Lavonte’s extension. This is starting to get ridiculous

  6. Good for him. He was a solid contributor, but like my old car, it was time to let him go and let the young guns step up and play.

    and for those of you that are waiting for the Seahawks fire sale, you have a long wait…. as long as the Salary Cap continues to go up 12 – 15m a year, the Seahawks will be just fine.

  7. Good luck to him, he was a strong contributor that will be missed.

    “they better hope their Packer trained GM has some magic left in him…”

    The fact that the GM locked up literally the entire core nucleus of the team to long term deals in their primes is pretty impressive, no?

    I mean, you have to also give him credit for bringing in guys like Tony McDaniels/Alan Branch/etc who were considered afterthought free agents with few teams interested in them at all but then became widely respected players after their stints in Seattle.

  8. You will love “Big Amigo” down in Tampa. He was extremely dependable, and a rock solid digger in Seattle. I blame Russell Wilson that he is gone, cause it was definitely not a permormance based decision. He actually reminds me of a taller version of another former Seahawk in TB, Clinton McDonald. Lavonte David’s (and your whole LB corp’s) week just got better than it already was.

  9. Da’quan Bowers can’t be happy about that. Seriously though the Bucs DT’s are Gerald McCoy, Henry Melton, Clinton McDonald, and an up and coming young guy named Akeem Spence. Pretty solid middle. Hopefully Lovie and Leslie can develop an edge rusher.

  10. Bucs continue to pick up solid pieces to right the ship-yea I said it- 1 year of some growing pains and we will be right where ‘Hawks are now. Solid pick up after we lost a d lineman last week!!🙌🏻

  12. Surprised his old coach, Quinn, didn’t make a play for him. Atlanta needs all the help they can get. Makes you say..hmmmm….

  15. Just find another guy and fill him full of PED’s and you’ll never miss good ol’ what’s-his-name.

  17. Last time McDonald and McDaniel played DT together they won a super bowl as one of the all time best defenses…. So, there’s that. I

  18. This allows them to rotate Melton inside and outside on the line, which should help him stay explosive. That defense is coming together and seeing that they lost many games by a score or less, I’m thinking it wasn’t a big problem to start with. People just remember the couple of blowouts, but their offense not being able to score consistently was the big problem. Fix that offensive line, get better running production, and the turnovers should come just because that’s what Lovie’s defenses do, and this team should be on their way. Still think the Panthers are the team to beat and want to see what Quinn can put together on defense in that division, but the Bucs are on the rise.

  20. tbone4444 says:
    Aug 10, 2015 7:18 PM

    Ummm, everyone important is signed for multiple years with the exception of Okung, Sweezy and Irvin and we are already grooming replacements. Carroll and Schneider rarely make mistakes…

    (Insert random last play of Super Bowl comment)

  24. dwoofer says:
    Aug 10, 2015 8:30 PM

    Just find another guy and fill him full of PED’s and you’ll never miss good ol’ what’s-his-name.-
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    Reaaly stale material. The Hawks haven’t had a PED infraction in more than 2 years. Wonder how your team matches up? Share with us your team and I’ll tell you.

  25. Tony McDaniel is perfect to either line up next to Gerald McCoy or to spot McCoy and provide a nasty one-two punch. Akeem Spence is out for most of the year, so at worst, he is a very solid replacement. The Bucs have been placing Henry Melton at DE during practice, so this is something to watch. George Johnson and William Ghoulston are the current best bets at DE…so this is their best chance to show some impact on the edge. This is a huge signing for the Bucs, and with all the respect I have for the Seattle D line, think Bucs fans will be happy.

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