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On Wednesday, ESPN’s Jeff Cameron reported that Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston was preparing to receive a suspension for an incident with an Uber driver in March 2016. On Thursday, that’s exactly what happened to the Bucs signal-caller. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the NFL is going to suspend Winston for the first three games […]

Free agent safety T.J. Ward has endured a bit of a rough stretch, to say the least. Fortunately, things may have taken a turn for the better after he was cleared of all criminal charges this month. Despite his recent struggles both on and off the field, Ward is convinced he can still play at […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off a disappointing 2017 campaign. Unfortunately, their 2018 NFL season is poised tog get off to another bad start with the looming suspension of quarterback Jameis Winston. The penalty is due to Winston’s failure to report an incident with an Uber driver he was involved in a couple years […]

Gerald McCoy is one man who understands. He’s seen so much in this league that anytime he opens his mouth with a golden nugget, young NFLers must perk up and listen. “Young players, you live football.” This was the 3-technique monster’s main message to his younger Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates via Rick Stroud of the […]

With a team that has not been to the postseason since the 2007-08 season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went into the 2018 NFL Draft with a major hole to fill at the running back position. The Bucs are extremely hopeful that second-round pick Ronald Jones out of the University of Southern California will be one […]

One of the big splash-moves that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers pulled off this offseason was the acquisition of former Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in a trade from the New York Giants. However, he has been notably away from the team in the offseason workouts that cost him $250,000 due to what he has […]

Following a disappointing 2017 season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made some notable changes in the backfield to help bring much-needed stability to the offense. One of which was the selection of former USC standout running back Ronald Jones in the second round of this year’s draft. Buccaneers director of player personnel John Spytek stated […]

Newly-acquired edge pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul isn’t making any new friends at his new job. According to Jenna Laine of ESPN, the former New York Giants defensive end hasn’t attended a single day of Tampa Bay Buccaneers OTAs. Bucs head coach Dirk Koetter is, thus far, playing it cool. “We’d love to have everybody here. […]

The Philadelphia Eagles have set the precedent for what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hope to emulate in the 2018 NFL season. Not only did the Bucs make sure to re-sign their solid backup quarterback but it appears they will also be running elements of the run-pass option as well. The Eagles enjoyed great success with this […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been busy upgrading their roster this offseason after a disappointing 2017 campaign. However, the team has also spent some time tackling other issues off the field as well. General manager Jason Licht made headlines when he shaved his head in the team’s annual “Cut for a Cure” fundraiser. As a result, […]

Through the first few months of the offseason, former All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson has remained in the open market as an available commodity in free agency. There has yet to be any significant chatter about Peterson being in conversation with another team for his next landing spot in the league. However, it appears that […]

It is no secret that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off a disappointing 2017 NFL season. Fortunately, they have managed to revamp their roster with a number of star-studded additions to the defensive line. The Bucs were able to acquire the likes of defensive lineman such as Vinny Curry and Jason Pierre-Paul to play alongside […]

It has been one season since veteran wide receiver Vincent Jackson last took the field for an NFL team, and that doesn’t appear like that will be changing anytime soon. According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the 35-year-old has acknowledged on Friday morning that he is officially retired from the NFL after 12 seasons. Wide […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers know just how important quarterback Jameis Winston will be to their future. The former No. 1 overall pick has shown flashes of stardom, but he still has some things he has to learn before he can become a truly outstanding quarterback. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken believes one such lesson Winston must […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were plain bad in the red zone last season. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken knows that all too well, and he believes it’s on the entire offense to own up to the fact that they were as bad as they were. “We chose to suck. We chose not to do it as […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers have a problem—a Le’Veon Bell problem. The star running back previously pulled out the retirement card in hopes of forcing the hand of the franchise to show him the money. Bell wants a long-term contract, which he’s been openly campaigning for quite some time now. Instead, the Steelers franchise tagged him for […]

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Mike James, who is currently a free agent, failed to persuade the NFL to let him use marijuana as a painkiller. The three-year veteran told NJ.com that he became addicted to painkillers trying to deal with the pain that comes with being a running back in the NFL. After trying […]

The 2018 NFL draft kicked off with plenty of surprises on Thursday night, and the hits kept coming afterwards. Here is a look at the winners and losers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft: Losers 4. Seattle Seahawks What on earth is going on with Seattle? Their offensive line has been a […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be busy putting the final touches on their draft preparations, but they’ve found enough free time to finalize another significant roster move. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucs have agreed to a one-year contract with running back Charles Sims. Sims, 27, has spent his entire […]

Don’t you dare do it. Don’t you dare think these quarterbacks could actually slide in the epic event we’ve come to worship since the early days of ESPN and the 1983 class, the magnificent NFL Draft. Think back to the last few drafts. A year ago, there wasn’t much at the position. Mitchell Trubisky was scooped […]

Since entering the league, quarterback Jameis Winston has held down the starting job for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has been the constant driving force for the franchise on the offensive side of the ball. However, his contract situation has become an underlying factor as he’s set to play in the fourth year of his […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston just finished his third season in the NFL and still has much to learn about the game. After playing in 32 out of 32 games in his first two years, he missed the first three games of his career last season due to a right shoulder injury. As part […]

Hello, Odell Beckham Jr. Your starring role in one of the latest NFL featured social media films has nothing on the newest one. Like OBJ’s “in the bed with pizza” video, Tampa Bay Buccaneers young cornerback Vernon Hargreaves can now tell a similar story. In the following video that was released originally on Instagram, Hargreaves […]

Earlier this week, the New York Giants made the decision to trade former Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a pair of 2018 draft picks. It was a move that had no precursor to there being any rumblings about his future in New York being in jeopardy. In fact, […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a splash this offseason by trading their third and fourth-round picks in exchange for New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul and a fourth-round pick. Needless to say, Pierre-Paul has come a long way from the fireworks incident that nearly ended his career. According to ESPN’s Jenna Laine, he got choked up when […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made it quite clear this offseason that their plan is to improve the roster mostly on the defensive side of the ball. This was once again the case on Thursday morning with the Bucs’ surprise acquisition of former Pro Bowl defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul from the New York Giants. The […]

The New York Giants have already swung one big trade this offseason which landed their defense’s quarterback in linebacker Alec Ogletree. And now, they’ve swung another one which will send pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ESPN’s Adam Schefter supplied the details of the big trade. Another blockbuster trade: Giants trading DE […]

Following the addition of Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett from the Seattle Seahawks, the writing was on the wall for veteran defensive end Vinny Curry’s tenure with the Philadelphia Eagles. Shortly thereafter, Curry was released by the Eagles after spending his first six years in the league with the team. This immediately put him […]

Earlier this offseason, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the decision to part ways with former Pro Bowl running back Doug Martin after six seasons. This has immediately put the team on the market to locate a possible replacement for Martin through free agency. There are several intriguing options that are available for the Buccaneers to […]

Over the last few days, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have put forth a concerted effort toward keeping aboard several of their proven veteran players. This has seen the front office ink both star wide receiver Mike Evans and tight end Cameron Bates to lucrative long-term extensions. However, much of their issues came on the defensive side […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are coming off yet another disappointing 2017 campaign that saw them miss the playoffs for the 10th straight season. It has once again put the franchise in a position to recalibrate the roster over the offseason to finally push the team in the right direction next season. The front office has […]

Since the start of the offseason, there was ongoing talk with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers surrounding star wide receiver Mike Evans’ contract situation with the team. He was set to enter the final year of his rookie deal on a fifth-year option worth $13.2 million, which heightened the internal push to something done. There had yet to […]

That strange Jon Gruden-Oakland Raiders-Tampa Bay Buccaneers tri-connection just keeps on marching on. And now, it comes in the form of the Raiders running back needs. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the new boss man of the Raiders met with former Bucs running back Doug Martin and reportedly came away extremely “impressed with […]

The Seattle Seahawks are set to make several major moves that could include the departure of a few cornerstone players on the roster. Much of this is expected to impact the defensive side of the ball. Among the players anticipated to be on the move is All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman, as various reports have suggested that […]

The 2017 season proved once again just how important the backup quarterback position truly is. As a result, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers locked up theirs for the foreseeable future. There had been some speculation regarding the future of Bucs quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick going into the offseason. According to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Fitzpatrick and the […]

Over the last few weeks, it became clear that the Seattle Seahawks were going to move on from star defensive end Michael Bennett. The Philadelphia Eagles eventually put together the best deal to land the three-time Pro Bowler, but they weren’t the only team in the running. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, the New England […]

This past week, the Los Angeles Rams made the decision to move on from former Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Quinn by shipping to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a pair of picks in the 2018 NFL Draft. Leading up to that transaction there had been plenty of ongoing discussions that the team was […]

It was an eventful 2017 NFL season for Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety T.J. Ward. He joined the Bucs after being waived by the Denver Broncos late last offseason for salary cap purposes. However, it was not long before Ward became upset with his lack of role within the defense. As a result, his brief stint […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans were on the receiving end of a little scare when they heard that their quarterback, Jameis Winston, was in a car accident. He may not have progressed as much as they had hoped he would last season, but injuries on or off the field are always an awful matter. As it […]