EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached two-year deals with ex-Steelers running back Kenneth Gainwell and former Lions linebacker Alex Anzalone, sources told ESPN on Monday.Gainwell agreed to a $14 million deal, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Anzalone reached a $17 million deal with the Bucs, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.Gainwell earned team MVP honors for the Steelers last season after leading the team with 73 receptions on 85 targets. He racked up a career-high 1,023 yards from scrimmage and scored eight touchdowns.Gainwell, 26, initially joined the Steelers on a one-year, $1.79 million contract after spending the first four years of his career as a backup with the Philadelphia Eagles.Though he split backfield snaps with running back Jaylen Warren, Gainwell had a significant impact on the offense as a pass-catching back. He played 50% of offensive snaps, while Warren also played 50%. Gainwell was also one of the team's primary kick returners and averaged 24.3 yards in 26 returns.Initially selected in the fifth round of the 2021 draft by the Eagles, Gainwell has 21 career touchdowns and a career average of 4.4 yards per carry and 6.9 yards per reception. He was also part of the Eagles' Super Bowl LIX-winning team.The nine-year veteran has been a starter since joining the Lions in 2021 and has 490 total tackles, 9.0 sacks and three interceptions in four seasons with the team.Anzalone started in all 16 games that he appeared in for Detroit last season and logged the team's second-most tackles (95), including four for loss.After he expressed disappointment last offseason with how contract negotiations with the Lions had gone, Detroit adjusted Anzalone's contract for the 2025 season, adding $250,000 to his base salary, boosting it to $6.25 million, which they also guaranteed. He then was voted a team captain for the fifth straight year.Anzalone spent his first four seasons with the New Orleans Saints, who took him in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.ESPN's Brooke Pryor and Eric Woodyard contributed to this report.
