Tampa Bay’s defense is plenty banged up through three weeks, but one potential return for this weekend against Green Bay sounds encouraging. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense delivered an improved performance on Sunday in a 23-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Jalen McMillan has battled through multiple setbacks in his young career. The third-year wide receiver entered this season looking to build on his promising rookie production after a neck injury derailed his sophomore campaign.
The Buccaneers lack a true boundary presence in their passing game. Could a tight end or wide receiver be the answer in the first round? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a problem on offense, and it goes beyond pass protection.
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.
Baker Mayfield’s aggressive play style and injury history create an urgent need in Tampa Bay, and the Buccaneers cannot afford to wait on a draft pick to solve it.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Kenneth Gainwell to a two-year, $14 million deal in March, expecting him to be a weapon next to Bucky Irving. Three games in, the Bucs are 0-3, Baker Mayfield is out at least three weeks with a dislocated thumb, and Gainwell has barely touched the ball.
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Jalon Daniels is about to make his first NFL start, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers just brought in a quarterback who already knows the language. The Bucs signed Brett Rypien to their practice squad Tuesday, per Pro Football Talk, and the most important line on his resume isn’t a stat.
Recently, I had a chance to sit down with Buccaneers starting running back Kenny Gainwell. We were able to speak on a variety of topics, including how he has been adjusting to his time with the Buccaneers and teaching players like Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added veteran quarterback Brett Rypien to the practice squad Tuesday after he visited the team’s facility, giving the club extra depth while starter Baker Mayfield recovers from a dislocated thumb.
The Buccaneers have changed quarterbacks multiple times over the past decade, but in that span, they have enjoyed Eli Manning/Philip Rivers-level QB health.
The Green Bay Packers fell to the Atlanta Falcons 35-14 in Week 3, crushed by a standout performance from star running back Bijan Robinson. On Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the run defense’s task shouldn’t be as tough, but they could still be exposed.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached the point every team tries to avoid: an 0-3 start, a stalled offense and a quarterback change forced by injury. Baker Mayfield is expected to miss a minimum of three weeks after dislocating his right (throwing) thumb in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Per the NFL transaction wire, the Buccaneers hosted QB Brett Rypien for a visit. The team needs help at quarterback with Baker Mayfield‘s thumb injury that is expected to sideline him about three weeks. Undrafted rookie QB Jalon Daniels won the No.
Pewter Report president Hugh MacArthur, a life-long Bucs follower and NFL fan, offers up his weekly thoughts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the rest of the league each Tuesday on PewterReport.com in The Dirty Dozen column.
The Bucs are signing Ifeatu Melifonwu to a one-year deal, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Melifonwu had been on Tampa Bay’s practice squad all season and was elevated for the first three games.
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.