After designating him with the franchise tag a few months ago, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed kicker Connor Barth to a four-year deal according to the team's twitter page.
K Connor Barth, who received the franchise tag in March, signed a new four-year deal with the Buccaneers today.
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@TBBuccaneers) May 17, 2012
Last season, Barth was 26 for 28 on field goals and hit all 23 extra points. Barth also hit 17 of those field goals from 40 yards or more, three from over 50 yards with a 55 yard field goal against the Houston Texans on November 13 as a season and a career long.
Barth went undrafted out of college after playing for the North Carolina Tar Heels. He was signed by the Buccaneers in 2009 and has never missed and extra point and has also hit nine 50 plus yard field goals.
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