When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Vincent Jackson to a five-year, $55 million contract last offseason, it was clear they expected him to earn the money.
Jackson did that by instantly becoming a true No. 1 wide receiver. But he also put in plenty of time. Jackson was on the field for 93.04 percent of Tampa Bay’s 1,049 offensive plays.
The only other wide receivers with higher playing-time percentages in 2012 were Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald (97.91 percent), Detroit’s Calvin Johnson (96 percent) and Atlanta’s Roddy White (93.21).
Here’s a look at the breakdown of playing-time percentage for the rest of Tampa Bay’s offense:
Tackle Donald Penn 99.81
Quarterback Josh Freeman 98.86
Guard/center Jeremy Zuttah 97.04
Tackle Demar Dotson 93.99
Guard/center Ted Larsen 80.36
Running back Doug Martin 78.27
Tackle Jamon Meredith 75.79
Wide receiver Mike Williams 85.61
Tight end Dallas Clark 54.15
Tight end Luke Stocker 51.38
Wide receiver Tiquan Underwood 42.42
Guard Carl Nicks 42.14
Fullback Erik Lorig 40.23
Running back Danny Ware 13.73
Tight end Nate Byham 13.54
Running back LeGarrette Blount 8.77
Tackle Jeremy Trueblood 7.63
Receiver Arrelious Benn 7.34
Guard Derek Hardman 3.43
WR Preston Parker 3.3
WR Chris Owusu 2.29
WR Roscoe Parrish 1.53
Center Cody Wallace 1.43
Quarterback Dan Orlovsky 1.14
Wide receiver Sammie Stroughter 1.14
Receiver David Douglas 0.57
Tight end Danny Noble 0.57
Guard Roger Allen 0.1
