Buccaneers GM: 'We're gonna f------ win this thing again'
Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht vowed to deliver another championship Wednesday while celebrating his team's Super Bowl LV victory.
"The owners - the Glazer family - they've given us the resources to keep all of you guys together, and to keep you next year," he told the players in front of a crowd of fans, according to The Athletic's Greg Auman. "And we're gonna f------ win this thing again, alright?"
The Buccaneers paraded by boat around the Hillsborough River following their 31-9 win over the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs at Raymond James Stadium. The title marked the second in franchise history and first since the 2002 season.
"Anybody who says, 'Run it back' - bullshit," head coach Bruce Arians said, according to PewterReport's Taylor Jenkins. "That was Kansas City's bullshit. We going for two. We going for two, and we ain't stopping, alright? We're going to keep this band together, and they know how to win."
A number of key Bucs players are set to hit free agency, including Shaq Barrett, Lavonte David, Chris Godwin, and Leonard Fournette.
Arians interrupted David's speech to tell fans the veteran linebacker "ain't going nowhere," and later told Godwin "your ass ain't going nowhere either."
Barrett, meanwhile, declared he'll return on a new contract after playing the 2020 season on a franchise tag.
"I'm coming back, baby," he exclaimed, per PewterReport. "I love y'all."