Source - Tampa Bay Buccaneers to re-sign CB Carlton Davis to three-year, $45 million deal

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to re-sign cornerback Carlton Davis to a three-year, $45 million contract, a source told ESPN.

Davis' contract also includes $2.5 million for playtime/per game bonuses, the source said.

Davis joins center Ryan Jensen as impact Buccaneers free-agents to stay in Tampa after quarterback Tom Brady's announcement that he would play this season after briefly being retired.

Davis, whose 47 pass breakups since 2019 are tied with James Bradberry for most in the NFL, missed seven games with a quad injury last season before returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13. The team's No. 1 cornerback, Davis allowed a 53.4% completion percentage when targeted as the nearest defender last year, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.

Despite starting only 10 games, Davis, who turned 25 in December, still led the Bucs with 11 passes defended last season. He was second in the league in that category in 2019 and 2020 with 19 and 18, respectively.

He became the leader of the Bucs' secondary when the Bucs transitioned into a more press-heavy defense under defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, which more fit Davis' strengths as a 6-foot-1, 206-pound physical corner.

After being selected in the second round of the 2018 draft, the knock on Davis early in his NFL career was that, while he showed a knack for being around the football, he wasn't getting interceptions. That changed in 2020, however, as he notched a career-best four interceptions in 101 pass-coverage snaps, which led all NFL cornerbacks during the regular season.