Overview
- Dean reduced his 2025 pay from $12.5 million to roughly $4.5 million with up to $750,000 in bonuses, with one outlet reporting $4.25 million in base pay.
- The restructure leaves 2026 without guarantees and positions him to hit free agency next offseason rather than in 2027.
- He said he accepted the cut because he is comfortable in Tampa Bay and wanted to avoid the disruption of joining a new team and city.
- Dean started Week 1 and logged six tackles and three passes defensed over 74 snaps, earning Todd Bowles' praise for his press-man technique despite a dropped interception.
- Tampa Bay extended Zyon McCollum and drafted Benjamin Morrison and Jacob Parrish, and Bowles said Morrison is expected to suit up Monday with a special teams role and potential defensive snaps.