Dotson should be under contract through the 2019 season. Terms were not released. “They work their (tails) off and are very consistent players, very good players in the league, and you know what you’re getting out of them every day on the playing field, on the practice field”.
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In 2012, Dotson started 15 games and was part of an offensive line that tied for the third-fewest sacks allowed in the National Football League (26), while helping pave the way for rookie running back Doug Martin’s 1,454 rushing yards – the second-most in a single season in franchise history. A year ago, he sought a new contract and held out of organized team activities.
The added security will certainly make this season a bit easier on Dotson on the mental side of the game, as the injury left him “disheartened” previous year, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t hungry to make it to the postseason for the first time.
And on top of that, even though he has been named the starting right tackle Dotson has also entered this season with a bit of a chip on his shoulder to prove that previous year is behind him.
The move also allows Dotson to play this year without the contract situation on his mind.
To put it mildly, Dotson didn’t have a signature play during his one season at Southern Miss.
The 30-year-old Dotson signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent in 2009.
Dotson showed enough promise to earn a spot on the practice squad, then the active roster for the final nine games. An injury to right tackle Jeremy Trueblood gave Dotson a chance to start.
“So I think that [if] we buy in and do what he tells us to do, I think as a collective unit we can be better”.
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“I think that we’ve got everything that it takes”.
