Ahmad Black Signs 4-Year Deal With Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Former Florida safety and Lakeland product Ahmad Black has signed a four-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs selected Black in the fifth round of this year’s NFL Draft with the no. 151 pick overall. I am still trying to gather more information on Black’s deal with Tampa Bay, but a four-year contract should mean he is a lock to make the game day roster.

Black was the star of the Gators defense in 2010 and maybe the most valuable player of the entire team. Although we have discussed it numerous times, it is worth mentioning again: all of this from a “recruiting mistake.” Black possessed more heart than players twice his size during his time at Florida and turned his determination into a number of exceptional performances on the field.

It is more than fitting that Black – who is from just outside of Tampa – played his final game in a Gators uniform in Raymond James Stadium where he will start his professional career.

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