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One Buccaneers Player Who Missed Last Season Has Jason Licht Fired Up

Buccaneers 2025 fourth-round pick David Walker has been very impressive throughout training camp to this point. Walker has been able to make a great number of plays in practice, having plenty of would-be sacks against backups and starters alike.

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'I Don’t Care Who You Are': Baker Mayfield Gets Real on Replacing Tom Brady as Buccaneers QB

Baker Mayfield has never had any real chance of escaping the Tom Brady comparisons in Tampa Bay. Brady left the Buccaneers after the 2022 season as a seven-time Super Bowl champion, and Mayfield arrived the following year with the unenviable job of taking over at quarterback.

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Will Baker Mayfield Play in Buccaneers' First Preseason Game vs. Jets?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have gone through 10 days of training camp, including their joint practice with the New York Jets on Tuesday. After all of that, it's almost time for the team's first preseason game of the year.

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Baker Mayfield addresses 'business side of football' amid contract standoff

Since June, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has not hidden that he isn't thrilled about the fact that he remains in the final year of his existing contract heading into the 2026 season. During the latest edition of the "4th and South" podcast, Mayfield spoke openly about his situation.

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Bucs Camp Insider 8/9: Ted Hurst Continues To Impress, Sacks Rule The Day

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How many of the quarterbacks to throw for 400 yards or more at least five times in their NFL career can you name in five minutes?

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Baker Mayfield Wants His 'Lick Back' in Buccaneers 2026 Season

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started out 6-2 in 2025, and things were looking up for quarterback Baker Mayfield. Mayfield was an MVP candidate, and vibes were great in Tampa Bay.

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25 stories to keep an eye on in NFL training camps

The opening of 2026 NFL training camp brings big hope for all 32 fan bases. These are the 25 developments to watch as we progress toward Week 1.

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Bucs Camp Studs And Duds: 8/11

The Bucs held their first joint practice against the Jets at Florham Park, NJ on Tuesday after a travel day on Monday. The two teams will go at it again on Wednesday before a day off on Thursday and then meeting once more in the preseason opener on Friday night.

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Bucs Camp Insider 8/11: Luke Goedeke Fights The Jets, Defense Gets INTs

The Bucs began the first of two joint practices with the Jets in Florham Park, New Jersey. The new location still brought plenty of heat with a later start at 10:00 a.m.

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Breece Hall drops 240-pound bar on not getting involved in wild practice brawls with Buccaneers

A preseason practice brawl ensued between the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. Not just one, but two. The second one involved Tampa Bay right tackle Luke Goedeke apparently throwing a helmet from 20 yards to a Jets defender.

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The significant NFL players returning from injury in 2026

Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.

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Multiple fights, an injured quarterback, and a suffocating defense highlight first Buccaneers-Jets joint practice

The first edition of Buccaneers-Jets joint practice gave us plenty to talk about, as expected. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets held the first of two joint practice sessions on Tuesday and sure enough, there is plenty to break down.

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Three most likely trade destinations for Vikings' J.J. McCarthy

The Vikings named Kyler Murray their starting quarterback for Week 1 of the 2026 season.

Kevin O'Connell addresses future of J.J. McCarthy after Murray decision

Pressure is on Kyler Murray to 'save a lot of jobs' after being named QB1 over J.J. McCarthy

Raiders' preseason opener vs. Cardinals could be Fernando Mendoza show

Todd Monken rips offense amid Shedeur Sanders, Deshaun Watson competition

Why Jaxson Dart was seemingly mad with Giants at the start of training camp

Eagles HC praises Jalen Hurts for development in new offense

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Bucs QB Injured In Joint Practice With Jets

Quarterbacks are not allowed to get hit in practice, especially joint practices. And Bucs backup quarterback Jake Browning wasn’t hit during the middle of Tuesday’s joint practice with the Jets, but he did suffer an injury.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / A to Z Sports / August 11

Bucs put one starting candidate on full blast in first 2026 depth chart

The Bucs’ depth chart has few surprises, but a message has been sent to one member of Tampa Bay’s secondary. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in preparations for their first preseason action of 2026, as they headed to New York/New Jersey on Sunday for a joint practice and Friday night game with the Jets.

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