Buccaneers GM Jason Licht would love to have WR Mike Evans back, but said he’s earned the right to see his options in free agency. (Greg Auman) Licht didn’t
So I have finally decided to write another article. Things have been busy for me, and not so busy for the Buccaneers. However, I realize with the Combine here now is as a good a time as any to warm up the keyboard.
While NFL free agency begins in just about two weeks, teams can re-sign their own players at any time. So, what’s the latest with Lavonte David and the Bucs?
Evans was limited to just eight games this past season after he suffered a broken collarbone in October, and he recorded 30 receptions for 368 yards with three touchdowns over those contests.
As NFL rules have changed, defensive backs' job descriptions have transitioned. Here is our best attempt at identifying the premier DB performer in each NFL franchise's history.
There has been plenty of doubt cast on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a rousing 6-2 start in 2025, the Buccaneers plummeted to an 8-9 finish and missed the playoffs entirely, losing out on the NFC South crown for the first time in five seasons.
The 2026 IndyCar Series begins this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in a Florida street race. And who better to kick off the IndyCar
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have needed an edge rusher badly for a while now. The Bucs haven't been able to get a truly dominant one since their Super Bowl-era with Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul, and it remains perhaps the biggest hole on an ailing Tampa Bay defense.
The NFL Combine is this week, so naturally, it feels like a good time to get a new Tampa Bay Buccaneers mock draft in before all the upcoming drills and workouts change the landscape..
Mike Evans has been a Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend for quite some time. He's already accrued 12 seasons, and he had 11-straight 1,000-yard campaigns prior to his 2025 season.
When Buccaneers’ wide receiver Mike Evans is the guy yelling at the defense to step it up, you know something is missing. Jason Licht seems to go into autopilot mode every year during the offseason, drafting a couple of “good” players here and there each season.
The veteran famously recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards for 11 seasons in a row before he was limited to just eight games this past campaign after he suffered a broken collarbone.
One catch and twenty-nine yards. That’s how close Sterling Shepard came to triggering $500,000 in contract incentives with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He didn’t hit the numbers, but they paid him anyway — every dime — after benching him for the final four games so the three young receivers he’d spent months mentoring could take his spot.
As the greater football world descends on Indianapolis for the 2026 edition of the NFL Draft Combine, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback-turned-NBC Analyst Chris Simms posited a question on his Unbuttoned podcast: Is the NFL Combine dying?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton is making sure everyone keeps their eyes on him as the 2026 NFL offseason kicks into high gear. With free agency just around the corner, Otton took to Instagram with a post that has Bucs fans playing detective.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to restore their defensive identity. They do not need a full teardown. One move can do exactly that. They don’t need to reinvent their offense or panic about their quarterback situation.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have plenty of areas to examine this offseason when it comes to their roster. With the NFL Combine set to begin and free agency not that far behind it, general manager Jason Licht and company will have their work cut out for them to once again become a contender in the league.
Evans has played only for the Buccaneers since they made him the seventh overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, and the 32-year-old has cemented himself as one of the greatest overall players in franchise history.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers experienced one of the largest collapses of the 2025 NFL season. The Bucs began the year 6-2 but finished 2-7, missing the playoffs.