[fusion_t The Bucs have revamped several parts of their roster in various areas. No overhaul was bigger or will have a direct impact on Tampa Bay’s chances to be successful and make the postseason than what general manager Jason Licht did at the inside linebacker position.
Prior to the 2023 season, Baker Mayfield appeared to be running out of opportunities in the NFL. After being traded by the Cleveland Browns to the Carolina Panthers ahead of the 2022 campaign, Mayfield was later released and finished the season with a brief stint alongside the Los Angeles Rams.
The Buccaneers’ 2026 schedule is a very favorable one in terms of layout and construct. They received some additional news that puts their Week 4 matchup against the Packers on notice.
The Bucs’ 2026 schedule is here. Opponents were officially set at the end of last season, leaks followed some four(ish) months later and now we have the full slate for the 2026 NFL season as of Thursday night.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had their opponents and the location of their games set for a while now, but now, the team has filled in the rest. The NFL's schedule release is finally here, and with it, every NFL team figures out the day, week and time they'll be playing their opponents.
After a complete letdown of a 50th season in 2025, the Bucs enter Season 51 in 2026 looking for a big bounce-back campaign. Things will look much different for Tampa Bay this year without Mike Evans — who left for San Francisco via free agency in March — and the recently retired Lavonte David.
The early-round picks get most of the headlines, but the later rounds are where championships are often built. These 25 late-round picks from the 2026 draft have a chance to make impacts as rookies and beyond.
It appears as though Tampa Bay will have the eyes of the nation on them mid-season when they head up to the Windy City. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, like the rest of the league, will have their 2026 NFL schedules released to the public by the league on Thursday night.
The Bucs went through plenty of trials and tribulations throughout last season. When it came to battling injuries, the team was hit hard across the board all year long.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield's NFL career looked unstable prior to the 2023 season. He was traded by the Browns to the Carolina Panthers before the 2022 season, and then he was released from Carolina and ended up doing a very small stint with the Los Angeles Rams at the end of the year.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, like the rest of the NFL, will reveal their schedule on Thursday at 8 p.m. That reveal will give the exact dates and times for each matchup that Tampa Bay will undergo during the regular season.
Most recently, Mayfield suffered a significant injury to his non-throwing shoulder in a Week 12 defeat this past fall, and that issue seemingly bothered him through early January as the Buccaneers ultimately missed the playoffs.
Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys have high expectations going into the 2026-27 season, and for good reason. They're "America's Team," and not making it to the playoffs, again, wasn't representative of what this franchise can do.
Plenty of unsigned veterans attended rookie minicamps around the NFL this past weekend on a tryout basis. Long snapper Scott Daly was among them. Daly was in place with the Buccaneers during their rookie camp, as noted by Fox Sports’ Greg Auman.
The Buccaneers announced three roster moves on Saturday, releasing RB Michael Wiley and signing undrafted linebackers Caden Fordham and Javin Wright. Wiley, 25, originally caught on with the Commanders as an undrafted free agent out of Arizona in 2024.