The uniform, in an apropos touch, did not come off easily. While his teammates moved around the dressing room in quiet conversation following Tampa Bay’s 23-20 last-second loss to Washington in the NFC wild-card round Sunday night,

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have many difficult questions to answer this offseason before they prepare for the 2025 season. One that no one wants to think about is, "Will Lavonte David be back in Tampa Bay for 2025?

Lavonte David doesn't need to make one more tackle or break up one more pass to put himself in the absolute upper echelon of the greatest players in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' five-decade history. Just the fourth man to play 13 seasons as a Buccaneer, David has amassed Hall of Fame credentials and been a team captain for more than a decade running.

There are many questions now that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-8) are in the off-season following 23-20 its Wild Card loss to the Washington Commanders (13-5).