Jason Licht Singles Out Ben Bredeson Return
November 30th, 2025
Bucs GM Jason Licht
The Bucs had big-money edge rusher Haason Reddick return to the lineup today along with electric running back Bucky Irving after long absences.
Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht had another guy in mind before kickoff.
On the official team pregame radio show, Licht acknowledged those big names returning and he expected a boost from Reddick and Irving. But Licht was all about his left guard getting back for the opening whistle after two missed games.
“Low key, I’m very, very really extra excited to have Ben Bredeson back,” Licht said. “He’s kind of the leader of the offensive line group.”
Licht credited Bredeson for dealing with so much as it related to all the shuffling of the offensive line earlier this season.
The Bucs’ line did not have its best day against the Cardinals today, but Bredeson seemed to have a strong effort. Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke had hiccups, and Joe refers to right guard Dan Feeney as the most dangerous man in Tampa, and not in a good way.
Still the line did more than enough to win. Joe can’t hang huge right-in-your-freakin’-hands drops by Chris Godwin and Emeka Egbuka on third downs on the O-line.
Joe would like to see the Bucs give third-string right guard Michael Jordan a sniff at starting for Feeney.