The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are struggling. They're 0-3 to start the season, and what's worse, they're set to start a backup quarterback in UDFA rookie Jalon Daniels on Sunday.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The Buccaneers have started giving David Walker more opportunities, and the young edge defender has responded with production. His season began without a defensive snap against Cincinnati.
Vita Vea asked the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a trade in July. The Bucs answered a few weeks later with a one-year, $30 million extension that tied the defensive tackle to Tampa Bay through 2027, and the matter looked settled.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Bucs defense was the bright spot in the team’s third consecutive loss last Sunday with outside linebacker David Walker and defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson leading the way.
The Green Bay Packers will travel to take on the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, looking to bounce back after a 35-14 thrashing against the Atlanta Falcons in their Lambeau Field season opener.
The Green Bay Packers enter Week 4 with a disappointing 1-2 record and are looking to turn things around. To do so, they’ll have to overcome a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team desperate for a win, sitting at 0-3.
Bucs undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels talked about the advice that QB Baker Mayfield gave him as he heads into his first career start. “He simply put it as, ‘You’ve been dreaming of this opportunity,‘” Daniels said, via the team’s website.
The Bucs lost a lot with two veterans this past offseason. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a hot mess right now after falling to 0-3 last weekend with a loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan suffered a PCL sprain in Sunday’s loss to the Vikings, according to ESPN’s Jenna Laine, with an early projection of a six- to eight-week absence.