Barrett (Achilles) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.
After suffering a torn Achilles in Week 8 versus the Ravens, Barrett is officially done for the season. The 30-year-old will finish the 2022 campaign with 31 tackles, including three sacks, while also forcing a fumble over eight games. In his absence, Anthony Nelson will likely operate in a starting role at outside linebacker moving forward.
Barrett was forced to exit Thursday's contest against the Ravens with an Achilles injury, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
Head Coach Todd Bowles clarified after the game that Barrett suffered an Achilles injury and that it could be serious. The linebacker was carted to the locker room during the third quarter of the matchup. Expect Carl Nassib and Anthony Nelson to see larger roles if Barrett is sidelined for an extended period.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Forced out Thursday
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Barrett was ruled out for the remainder of Thursday's game against the Ravens with an ankle injury, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.
Barrett recorded four tackles and a sack before going down with an ankle injury early in the third quarter. The veteran outside linebacker was then checked out on the Buccaneers' sideline before being carted to the locker room, according to Greg Auman of The Athletic, and his next chance to play will come against the Rams on Sunday, Nov. 6. In Barrett's stead, expect Carl Nassib and Anthony Nelson to play increased roles against Baltimore.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Will play Sunday
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Barrett (illness) will play Sunday against the Steelers.
Barrett popped up on the injury report Saturday due to an unspecified illness. However, the veteran linebacker is feeling well enough to play, and he should fill his usual role at starting outside linebacker.
Barrett complied five tackles (three solo) and was credited with a quarterback hit during the Buccaneers' 21-15 win over the Falcons in Week 5.
Barrett drew even with multiple players for second on the team in stops while tying his own season high in the process. The veteran only has a pair of Week 2 sacks to his name thus far, but his average of 4.2 tackles per contest puts him on pace for a career-best 71 stops over a 17-game season.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Healthy and set for regular season
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Barrett, who recorded a solo tackle in the preseason finale against the Colts on Saturday night, made it through training camp and preseason healthy and once again projects for a pass-rush-heavy role out of his starting right outside linebacker spot.
Barrett logged double-digit sacks for the second time in his career last season, tallying 10 quarterback takedowns after slipping to eight in 2020. The veteran once again proved highly durable in 2021 as well, seeing action in 15 regular-season games and then bouncing back from a December knee injury to suit up in both the Buccaneers' postseason contests. Additionally, with Tampa Bay declining to bring back the veteran duo of Jason Pierre-Paul and Ndamukong Suh this offseason, Barrett's pass-rushing acumen could prove even more critical in 2022, which certainly has the potential to up his already robust IDP value further.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Not listed on injury report
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Barrett (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation heading into Sunday's wild-card matchup with the Eagles.
Barrett was limited during the first two practices of the week, but he was able to log a full session Friday and has been cleared for Sunday. As expected, the veteran pass rusher will return for the playoffs after missing the final two games of the regular season. He's recorded 51 tackles and 10 sacks in 15 appearances this year, so his presence should be a big boost to Tampa Bay's defense
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Limited Wednesday
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Barrett (knee) was estimated as a limited participant at Wednesday's walkthrough, Carmen Vitali of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
The 29-year-old was activated off of the COVID list Tuesday and was estimated as limited Wednesday as the Bucs gear up to face the Eagles on Sunday. Barrett is still working his way through a knee injury, but it seems likely that he will be available for the team's wild-card game this weekend.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Terrorizes Allen in Week 14 win
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Barrett recorded three tackles (two solo), including 1.5 sacks, and was credited with five quarterback hits overall in the Buccaneers' 33-27 overtime win over the Bills in Week 14.
Barrett's final numbers underscore what a thorn in the side of Josh Allen he was throughout the afternoon. The pass-rushing specialist is now up to 9.0 sacks on the campaign, surpassing his 2020 total by one. Barrett has 3.5 of those takedowns in the last three contests and is now just 12 tackles away from surpassing the career-best 58 he recorded during his 2019 debut campaign in Tampa Bay.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Racks up pair of sacks
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Barrett compiled eight tackles (five solo), including two sacks and an additional tackle for loss, in the Buccaneers' 38-31 win over the Colts on Sunday. He also recovered a fumble.
It was a stellar all-around IDP performance by Barrett, who was much more active on the tackling front than usual and ended up coleading the team in stops alongside Jordan Whitehead. The veteran pass-rushing linebacker hadn't gotten to the quarterback since Week 7 prior to Sunday, and he now is just a half-sack away from tying the eight he compiled across 15 games last season.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Another sack in Week 7 win
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Barrett logged four tackles (three solo), including a sack, in the Buccaneers' 38-3 win over the Bears on Sunday.
Barrett got to the quarterback for the fourth straight game, a fantasy-friendly stretch during which he's also posted at least four tackles in three consecutive contests. The veteran linebacker is up to 5.5 sacks on the season with his current surge, leaving him just 2.5 shy of his 2020 tally, which took him 15 games to accomplish.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Sticks with Tampa
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Barrett is re-signing with Tampa Bay on a four-year, $72 million contract that includes $36 million guaranteed, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Barrett's eight sacks and 16 QB hits in 2020 represented a huge drop-off from 2019 -- 19.5 and 37, respectively -- but he more than made up for it in the playoffs with four sacks and eight QB hits. He and Jason Pierre-Paul form an impressive edge-rush duo in a blitz-happy defense, so it won't come as any surprise if Barrett returns to double-digit sacks in 2021. Barrett will turn 29 in November but has only been a full-time starter for two years now.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Productive in narrow loss
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Barrett tallied three solo tackles, including one sack, an additional quarterback hit and a forced fumble in the Buccaneers' 27-24 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday.
Barrett found a way to churn out a productive IDP stat line despite what was a mostly forgettable day for the Buccaneers defense. The veteran linebacker's forced fumble was particularly timely, as it came when he separated Patrick Mahomes from the ball at Tampa Bay's 15-yard line as the Chiefs appeared on the way to adding to their 17-0 lead. Barrett now has six sacks on the season, a figure that, while still a far cry from the 19.5 he recorded in 2019, does put him into second place on the team behind Jason Pierre-Paul's 8.5.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Two sacks in Week 3 win
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Barrett recorded six tackles (five solo), including two sacks, and was credited with three tackles for loss overall in a 28-10 win over the Broncos on Sunday.
Making his return to the city where he played the first four seasons of his career, Barrett made a splash with his first two quarterback takedowns of 2020. One of those resulted in an early fourth-quarter safety, making it a stellar all-around fantasy day for the veteran linebacker. While he's way off the pace of last season's 19.5-sack season thus far, Barrett is on track for what would be a career-high 75 tackles after recording 14 stops through three games.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Signing franchise tag
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Barrett is set to sign his franchise tender with the Buccaneers, Jelani Scott of NFL.com reports.
Scott was relaying reporting from NFL Network colleague Ian Rapoport, who confirmed Friday that Barrett will ink the contract that guarantees him a minimum of $15.8 million for 2020. However Rapoport added that Barrett will also be filing a grievance via agent Drew Rosenhaus to be officially classified as a defensive end, a strategy that, if successful, could net him an additional $2 million in salary for the coming season. The veteran pass rusher may ultimately have a valid argument, considering he came off the edge frequently in his 2019 debut campaign in Tampa and racked up a career-best and NFL-high 19.5 sacks on his way to garnering second-team All-Pro honors.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Not expected to hold out
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Barrett intends on signing the franchise tag if he and the Buccaneers are unable to work out a long-term deal, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Barrett remains hopeful both parties can reach an agreement on a new contract but now is willing to accept the franchise tag if it comes down to it. Previously, it was reported that he was uncertain about signing it. It sounds look he's come to terms with how negotiations are difficult given the NFL's uncertain financial future in the current sports landscape. The 27-year-old recorded 55 tackles (42 solo), one interception and a career-high 19.5 sacks in his first season with Tampa Bay last year.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Caps season as sack leader
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Barrett recorded six solo tackles and three sacks during Sunday's 28-22 overtime loss to the Falcons.
Barrett's destructive three-sack finale makes him the first Buccaneer to ever conclude the regular season as the NFL leader in sacks. In his first season with Tampa Bay, Barret also managed to surpass Warren Sapp's previous franchise record of 16.5 sacks. Barrett wraps up his record-breaking 2019 campaign with 58 tackles (45 solo), 19.5 sacks, two defended passes, one interception and six forced fumbles across 16 contests. He'll reprise his role as a leader in Tampa Bay's defense in 2020.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Just two tackles in loss
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Barrett made two tackles (one solo) in Saturday's 23-20 loss to the Texans.
The game marked Barrett's first without a sack in five contests and his lowest tackle total since Week 11. He'll look to break the Buccanneers' franchise sack mark Week 17 against the Falcons.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Reaches 14.5 sacks
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Barrett had three tackles (two solo), to sacks and a forced fumble in Sunday's win over Jacksonville.
Barrett played only 47 offensive snaps -- his second-lowest total of the season -- but still managed to produce his third multi-sack game of the season. The 27-year-old has 38 tackles (28 solo), six forced fumbles, one interception and a league-leading 14.5 sacks through 12 games.
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Buccaneers' Shaquil Barrett: Fantastic season continues
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Barrett was credited with three tackles (three solo) and a sack in Sunday's win over the Cardinals.
The 26-year-old has been enjoying the best season of his career so far, racking up 31 tackles and a whopping 11.5 sacks through the first nine games. Barrett will look to keep his phenomenal season going next week when he and the Buccaneers take on Drew Brees and the potent Saints offense.
