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 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.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin returned to practice on Thursday after missing Wednesday’s session because of an ankle injury, giving the team a positive development before Sunday’s Week 4 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
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While the Bucs injury report is still rather long, there was much more good news on Thursday’s report. Two defensive players that did not participate at all in Wednesday’s practice were back to being limited today.
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.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan has been placed on the injured reserve and is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a knee injury.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0-3 to start the season, and head coach Todd Bowles is under pressure. Last season Tampa Bay let their 7-5 record slip to 8-9, and they missed out on the playoffs as a result.
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September has changed the outlook around Tampa Bay considerably. A season that began with expectations of challenging for the NFC South has opened with three consecutive defeats and an injury to the team’s starting quarterback.
ESPN NFL reporter Jeff Darlington found himself at the center of online criticism after a recent on-air exchange. During a discussion about Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jalon Daniels, another reporter referenced Daniels’ performance in the East-West Shrine Bowl.
Jalon Daniels is going to be entering his first NFL start with a Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that is 0-3 as he tries to fill in for Baker Mayfield. Despite the pressure, Daniels made sure his message is clear ahead of the game that he knows the expectations.
The Bucs are struggling to keep their heads above the water as they start the season 0-3. Things have taken an even worse turn with wide receiver Jalen McMillan exiting Week 3’s game early with a knee injury, going on injured reserve and quarterback Baker Mayfield exiting with a dislocated thumb, costing him the next three weeks.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in a tailspin to start the 2026 NFL season. Not only have the Bucs dropped each of their first three games, but they've also lost their starting quarterback to injury.
The Bucs officially placed wide receiver Jalen McMillan on injured reserve on Wednesday. This comes after it was reported that McMillan had a PCL sprain on the same knee that he injured during training camp.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Buccaneers are signing S Ifeatu Melifonwu to the active roster from the practice squad. It’s worth noting Tampa Bay used all three gameday elevations to the active roster on Melifonwu.
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.