There has been plenty of doubt cast on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a rousing 6-2 start in 2025, the Buccaneers plummeted to an 8-9 finish and missed the playoffs entirely, losing out on the NFC South crown for the first time in five seasons.
The NFL Combine officially started on Tuesday and Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht was one of the first people to speak to the media. As usual, he was asked an array of questions that centered on everything from Mike Evans and Lavonte David to free agency and draft plans.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are looking for ways to improve after a tough 2025 season that saw them miss the playoffs altogether, ending their streak of NFC South division championships in the process.
The 2026 IndyCar Series begins this weekend with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in a Florida street race. And who better to kick off the IndyCar
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have needed an edge rusher badly for a while now. The Bucs haven't been able to get a truly dominant one since their Super Bowl-era with Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul, and it remains perhaps the biggest hole on an ailing Tampa Bay defense.
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The NFL Combine is this week, so naturally, it feels like a good time to get a new Tampa Bay Buccaneers mock draft in before all the upcoming drills and workouts change the landscape..
Mike Evans has been a Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend for quite some time. He's already accrued 12 seasons, and he had 11-straight 1,000-yard campaigns prior to his 2025 season.
When Buccaneers’ wide receiver Mike Evans is the guy yelling at the defense to step it up, you know something is missing. Jason Licht seems to go into autopilot mode every year during the offseason, drafting a couple of “good” players here and there each season.
The veteran famously recorded at least 1,000 receiving yards for 11 seasons in a row before he was limited to just eight games this past campaign after he suffered a broken collarbone.
One catch and twenty-nine yards. That’s how close Sterling Shepard came to triggering $500,000 in contract incentives with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He didn’t hit the numbers, but they paid him anyway — every dime — after benching him for the final four games so the three young receivers he’d spent months mentoring could take his spot.
As the greater football world descends on Indianapolis for the 2026 edition of the NFL Draft Combine, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback-turned-NBC Analyst Chris Simms posited a question on his Unbuttoned podcast: Is the NFL Combine dying?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Cade Otton is making sure everyone keeps their eyes on him as the 2026 NFL offseason kicks into high gear. With free agency just around the corner, Otton took to Instagram with a post that has Bucs fans playing detective.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need to restore their defensive identity. They do not need a full teardown. One move can do exactly that. They don’t need to reinvent their offense or panic about their quarterback situation.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have plenty of areas to examine this offseason when it comes to their roster. With the NFL Combine set to begin and free agency not that far behind it, general manager Jason Licht and company will have their work cut out for them to once again become a contender in the league.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a big draft coming up. General manager Jason Licht has a lot of holes to fill, and he's going to have to decide how he aims to balance filling those holes in free agency or the NFL Draft.
The NFL offseason is ever near, with the NFL Combine set to begin before free agency gets underway shortly afterward. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers must hit in both areas if they hope to turn things around from their collapse in 2025, which saw them miss out on the playoffs entirely.
A big factor in the Bucs potentially making a trade for Raiders edge rusher Maxx Crosby isn’t necessarily about the draft capital it will cost to obtain him, though that’s still important, it’s the amount of money that Tampa Bay needs to make room for if he becomes a Buc.
Mike Evans will play in 2026, meaning his decorated NFL career is set to include a 13th season. It remains to be seen if a new Buccaneers pact will be worked out or if a first ever free agent departure is in store.
Evans has played only for the Buccaneers since they made him the seventh overall pick of the 2014 NFL Draft, and the 32-year-old has cemented himself as one of the greatest overall players in franchise history.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers experienced one of the largest collapses of the 2025 NFL season. The Bucs began the year 6-2 but finished 2-7, missing the playoffs.
The Bucs didn’t have to do it, but they did anyway. According to a post from Greg Auman of Fox Sports, Tampa Bay has paid wide receiver Sterling Shepard his bonus money even though he didn’t fully reach his numbers.
If the Bucs let Cade Otton walk in free agency, they may already have his replacement in-house. What happens at tight end will be one of the biggest storylines to follow as it relates to the team’s offensive needs.
Teddy Bridgewater didn't play a lot of football in 2025 as Baker Mayfield's backup on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster. He only featured in four NFL games last season, throwing for 62 yards and a 53.3% completion rate.