{"id":752833,"date":"2026-02-15T01:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/752833\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T01:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T01:16:27","slug":"lavonte-david-i-still-got-a-lot-of-football-left-in-me-joebucsfan-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/752833\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavonte David: “I Still Got A Lot Of Football Left In Me” – JoeBucsFan.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\tLavonte David: \u201cI Still Got A Lot Of Football Left In Me\u201d
\nFebruary 14th, 2026 <\/p>\n

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Will Lavonte David play a 15th season for the Buccaneers?<\/p>\n

He addressed that this week. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel good. You know, I\u2019m healthy. I\u2019m happy,\u201d David told the\u00a0Caps Off<\/a> podcast, recorded after the Super Bowl. \u201cI\u2019m undecided [on retiring]. I\u2019m genuinely undecided, like I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know. I still got a lot of football left in me. I know that for sure. I still love the game. I know that for sure. The other side is I want to spend more time with my daughter. She\u2019s in school, so [I\u2019ve been] taking her to school and it\u2019s a good feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joe has watched all the David interviews since the Bucs were eliminated from the NFC South race. This week, David sounded a lot more interested in playing than he did in past weeks.<\/p>\n

A month off tends to refresh a 36-year-old linebacker.<\/p>\n

Yes, the Bucs are holding a roster spot for David and have welcomed him back, so he told FanDuel TV<\/a>. David is a pending free agent and the free agency dinner bell rings Monday, March 9, though David can be re-signed at any time.<\/p>\n

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