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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a rather disappointing 2022 NFL season. They made the playoffs despite a losing record, though that certainly was not something they planned. However, with the talent on their roster, there is no doubt that they will be looking to bounce back in 2023. In this article, we will make four […]

It’s rare for major NFL news to break in the middle of the night, but just that happened in the early hours of Friday morning. Specifically, reports emerged that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star receiver Mike Evans are “at an impasse” in extension talks. Later on, Evans’ agent said in a statement that if […]

The time is ticking for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ relationship with Mike Evans. The star wide receiver has now set a deadline on when the team needs to reach an extension with him. This on its own doesn’t mean that Evans is gone after this season. However, recent reports about Evans leaving the Bucs after […]

Mike Evans has put the pressure on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to get a contract extension done before the start of the 2023 season. Evans, in a statement released by his agent on Friday, has imposed a September 9 deadline– one day before the team’s Week 1 game against the Minnesota Vikings- for contract negotiations […]

It is hard to imagine Mike Evans not wearing a Tampa Bay Buccaneers uniform. Well, fans might be wise to start preparing for such a reality, as contract talks between the veteran wide receiver and organization “have produced no progress and seem to have reached an impasse,” according to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released their initial 53-man roster on Wednesday. Five wide receivers, including Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, made the team’s initial 2023 roster. Evans, who earned four Pro Bowl selections during his time with the Buccaneers, will return for his 10th season with Tampa in 2023. They were joined by running backs Rachaad White, […]

In the actual NFL, the running back spot may be the most devalued position today. In fantasy football, on the other hand, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Running back is arguably the most important position in fantasy, with wide receiver being the only true competition. They may not put up as many points […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going with two quarterbacks on the active roster for the 2023 season. Less than a week after naming Baker Mayfield the winner of the starting quarterback job, the team has released third-stringer John Wolford. At the 53-man roster deadline Tuesday afternoon, Mayfield and Kyle Trask will be the only quarterbacks […]

As teams across the NFL prepare for Week 1, they must make difficult decisions to trim down their roster. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are no different, having to make one of those tough choices on Kurt Warner’s son. Tampa Bay decided to release Kade Warner, via Pewter Report. Warner, who plays wide receiver unlike his […]

Tom Brady is often considered to be the greatest football player to ever play the game and a big reason for that is because of his Super Bowl success. Brady finished his career with seven Super Bowl victories, more than any other player in NFL history. He won six with the New England Patriots and […]

Ryan Jensen might have played his last down in the NFL. Last season, the former Pro Bowl center suffered a knee injury that kept him out of the entire season. Now… the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have ruled Ryan Jensen out for the season by placing him in the Injured Reserve list, per Ian Rapoport. Unfortunately, […]

Recently, Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets took the field for a joint practice against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in preparation for the upcoming season. During the scrimmage, Rodgers produced a viral moment when he correctly anticipated what a Buccaneers defender was about to do. “You’re not coming. Back up,” quipped Rodgers, per One […]

It wasn’t exactly a surprise when Baker Mayfield was named the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ starting quarterback. Although Tampa Bay suggested early in training camp that Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask were neck and neck, the former No. 1 overall draft pick was the heavy favorite to win the Buccaneers’ quarterback competition. Now that there’s no […]

After seeing their NFL Preseason winning streak snapped, the Baltimore Ravens face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It is time to continue our NFL Preseason odds series with a Ravens-Buccaneers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Ravens went into their game with the Commanders winners of 24 straight preseason games, but they fell 29-28 to Washington. The […]

Baker Mayfield was recently announced as the top dog in the quarterback room for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over Kyle Trask. Despite Trask losing the competition, Bucs offensive coordinator Dave Canales believes that both quarterbacks are starting caliber talents in the NFL, reports ProFootballTalk’s Myles Simmons. “[A] little bit there in the middle of camp, […]

The Detroit Lions have done an incredible job of filling out the roster with talent all over the field. But there’s one potential weak spot that could be filled with a last-minute trade before Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season. While the Lions could have a great season and win the NFC North without […]

Baker Mayfield had a decorated college football career that saw him win the Manning Award and the coveted Heisman Trophy. Unfortunately, the 2018 first overall pick has yet to translate that in the NFL, due to injuries. However, he is set to change that after signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year, $8.5 […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are rolling with Baker Mayfield as their starting quarterback to begin the 2023 season. Mayfield beat out Kyle Trask to take the starting role following the retirement of Tom Brady. The Buccaneers have a very solid supporting cast around him in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Rachaad White and Chase Edmonds. Paired […]

The San Francisco 49ers named Sam Darnold the backup quarterback behind Brock Purdy, leaving Trey Lance as the third string quarterback. With that said, it now begs the question where the Niners should send Lance should they decide to move him. The 49ers quarterback situation has been interesting to follow over the past few years. […]

There is not much more the Philadelphia Eagles need to do with the roster to make it the best in the National Football League. Weeks ahead of the 2023 season, the Eagles may already boast the league’s top roster, which is hard to argue given the success they had last season and the reinforcements they […]

Shaquil Barrett has been one of the best defensive players in the NFL over the last four seasons, giving opposing offenses nightmares. He missed a significant amount of games with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the first time in his career in 2022 and seems to want to put last season in the rearview mirror […]

Baker Mayfield is back. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft is a starting quarterback in the league again after he won that role this offseason against Kyle Trask. With Mayfield now expected to start under center for the Bucs in Week 1 of the 2023 NFL regular season, the former Oklahoma […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback over Kyle Trask on Tuesday morning. In the meantime, the Bucs longtime center Ryan Jensen might not be available for quite awhile for the Buccaneers and Mayfield, reports ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio. “Although [Ryan] Jensen passed his training-camp physical, he continues to be […]

Troubled former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown is again facing arrest, this time for unpaid child support. The former Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout can have the arrest order expunged, but he has to pay up. TMZ is reporting that a judge in Miami-Dade County ruled that Brown missed a $15,000 child support […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have officially named Tom Brady’s successor. Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles announced Baker Mayfield as the team’s starting quarterback on Tuesday, beating out third-year signal-caller Kyle Trask. It was widely expected that Mayfield would be the starter upon his signing a one-year contract with Tampa Bay in March. The veteran has […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter 2023 in the first season of the post-Tom Brady years somewhere in between a restock and a full rebuild. The team still has star wide receivers in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin and defensive standouts Devin White, Lavonte David, and Vita Vea, but outside of this group, the team is […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a key decision about their special teams unit on Monday that could determine the fate of their season at one point or another. Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers made the decision to cut Rodrigo Blankenship, leaving Chase McLaughlin as the only kicker on the roster. The Buccaneers aren’t done yet […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers outlook for the upcoming 2023 NFL campaign isn’t particularly great, thanks largely to legendary quarterback Tom Brady retiring for good this offseason. And unless he comes out of retirement again, which doesn’t seem very likely to happen, chances are they will end up being one of the worst teams across the […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is looking for answers. In a recent petition to the Travis County District Court, the 28-year-old Mayfield–who joined the Buccaneers earlier in 2023–and his wife Emily sought information pertaining to the potential misappropriation of $12 million, according to KXAN. The money was being handled by an investment firm where […]

It is another season in Tampa Bay, and there are many individual and team goals to hit. We are here to present our NFL odds series and make some Tampa Bay Buccaneers betting specials for the 2023 season. Tom Brady has retired for good this time. Ultimately, it means the Buccaneers are now scrambling for […]

Who will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ starting quarterback in Week 1? That’s the question that’s on everyone’s minds right now. It seems like a bit of a hard question, with the two choices being Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask. Amid a tumultuous off-season for both parties, coach Todd Bowles offered an update of sorts […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked up a 13-6 win over the New York Jets in their second preseason contest, but they may have lost some quarterback depth midway through the game. John Wolford, who came on in relief of Kyle Trask in this game, picked up a serious neck injury late in the third quarter, […]

Preseason is the time for players to make a name for themselves. To put themselves on the team’s radar. To prove to coaches they have earned themselves some playing time once the regular season arrives or, in the case of fringe players, that should make the final roster. Things go in the opposite direction for […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers underwent some changes with Tom Brady retiring and Leonard Fournette leaving for free agency. But, one constant is wide receiver Mike Evans, who has been a steady presence in the offense. However, this is Evans’ final year on his contract, so his future with Tampa Bay remains in question. With the […]

The NFL Preseason continues as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit the New York Jets. It is time to continue our NFL odds series with a Buccaneers-Jets preseason prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Buccaneers come in off a loss to the Steelers in week one of the preseason. It was Baker Mayfield that got the first […]

The early version of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans was a far cry from what he is today. When Evans broke into the NFL ranks in 2014, his body resembled more of a linebacker’s than a wide receiver’s. He gorged on pizza and wings back in the day. Evans also drank a ton […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage has suffered a ruptured right patellar tendon and will miss the 2023 season, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. Russell Gage will have surgery sometime this week, according to Stroud. It is a tough break for Gage, who was expected to be one of the […]

Quarterback slots have mostly been taken as the NFL season kickoff is fast-approaching. One team is not like the others as they are still trying to figure out which among their stars gets to play the starting position. The vacuum that Tom Brady left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has been huge. It is either […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets are holding joint practices in training camp ahead of their preseason tilt on Saturday, and the fights between the two teams may be getting out of control. Veteran Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans even went so far as to say he’s never seen anything like it. As the […]