Mon 3/2/15 4:27 PM

The Bucs have tendered Lansanah an exclusive-rights free agent contract, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports. With the 29-year-old Lansanah coming off a breakout season, this was a non-decision for the Bucs. A 2008 UDFA, Lansanah bounced around the league for quite some time, before finally getting his big break in 2014. He's one of the better stories in the NFL, and while he'll almost certainly start in 2015, he won't necessarily have a three-down role. Lavonte David is locked in as an every-snap superstar, and the Bucs may end up retaining starting middle linebacker Mason Foster, who can soon become an unrestricted free agent.