The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to have some competition at multiple spots in 2026, especially after a brutal downturn during the second half of last year's season.
The Cleveland Browns signed LB Benton Whitley to a contract, per the NFL’s Official Transaction Wire. Whitley, 27, wound up going undrafted out of Holy Cross following the 2022 NFL Draft.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2026 season facing one of the biggest offensive transitions in recent franchise history. For the first time in over a decade, the Buccaneers will take the field without longtime star wide receiver Mike Evans.
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Following 12 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wide receiver Mike Evans opted to sign with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency. Throughout his time in Tampa Bay, Evans shared the field with Chris Godwin in all but three seasons, forming one of the NFL’s most productive receiving duos.
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While this Buccaneers’ wide receiver room isn’t as good as it has been before, there are a lot of solid guys here. Granted, it’s more dependent on potential than it has also been in the past production.
The Buccaneers are looking to rebound on defense and one of their new coaches is doing everything he can to make it happen. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn’t just overhaul their roster this offseason – the coaching staff underwent significant turnover, too.
Jalen McMillan faces the challenge of maintaining stability in Tampa Bay’s receiving corps without Mike Evans, and he’s coming back from an injury that almost ended his career.
There were times where it never felt like Bucs wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. truly got out of the gates last season. A gruesome ankle injury suffered the year before forced all of Godwin’s offseason to be about recovery and improvement.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers only added one cornerback this offseason in the form of fourth-round pick Keionte Scott, but other than that, they did little to curb one of the main areas that haunted them a season ago.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2026 season with one of the NFL’s most intriguing running back situations. On the surface, the position appears settled.
Pads are on and players have taken to the practice fields as organized team activities are under way. This is a great chance for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to integrate their new players and coaches.
The Dallas Cowboys officially signed WR Jaden Smith, per the NFL’s Official Transaction Wire. Smith, 24, signed with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent out of Nevada in July 2025.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a number of players they hope to step up in 2026, but perhaps none of those breakout seasons would be as impactful as a potential one from Emeka Egbuka.
Yaya Diaby has seen the Bucs make a complete overhaul to their defense on the first and second levels, especially across the defensive line. It started in free agency with the signing of defensive tackles A’Shawn Robinson and Rakeem “Nacho” Nunez-Roches along with outside linebacker Al-Quadin Muhammad.
Yaya Diaby is entering a contract year with the Buccaneers and he’s been very productive over his three years in the NFL. Just how much will Nick Herbig’s pay day affect Diaby’s future negotiations with the Bucs?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are into Week 2 of their three-week Organized Team Activities, or OTAs. While it's just June practice and the most important work will begin in training camp, OTAs are a great opportunity for players to get some early scheme install down and prepare themselves for the rest of the offseason.
After 12 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wide receiver Mike Evans decided to join the San Francisco 49ers in free agency. For all but three of his seasons in Tampa Bay, Evans played alongside fellow receiver Chris Godwin.
Buccaneers WR Jalen McMillan fractured three vertebrae in his neck after landing on his head during a preseason game. He was able to make a brief return at the end of last season, but more will be expected of the former third-round pick now that WR Mike Evans has left town.
Jalen McMillan’s task is to keep an outside receiver role functional for Tampa Bay without Mike Evans defining the entire structure, a year after an injury that nearly ended his career.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka had 63 receptions for 938 yards with six touchdowns in his rookie season in the NFL. With Mike Evans signing with the San Francisco 49ers, Egbuka’s numbers should go up in his second season.