BUCCANEERS RUMORS & GOSSIP

And they don’t need a successful running game to do so. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are building an offense around their play-action game. And it’s working. That’s the only conclusion I can draw from Football Outsiders’ data on offenses and play-action: only five teams ran more play-action than the Bucs did, and the Bucs were the second-best play-action offense around. At...

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Rice probably won’t get in, sadly. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers like their Pro Football Hall of Fame players, and they like to boost them too. Last year, they really tried to get John Lynch in after years of him getting close but not in. This year, they decided to focus on Simeon Rice, the pass-rusher we keep forgetting about. And Scott Smith makes a pretty convincing case. Read...

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The Buccaneers have significant depth at the running back position. How could Jacquizz Rodgers, Charles Sims and/or Jeremy McNichols affect your fantasy team?

The Bucs have a very good chance of getting there. Over at NFL.com, Elliott Harrison is dealing in some supposedly bold predictions. Apparently, bold now means “the Bucs will make the playoffs”. I mean, I guess I’m happy with that prediction, but to call it ‘bold’ seems a bit much. Now, “the Bucs will win the Super Bowl”, that would be bold. Or even “the Bucs will...

It’s reasonable for the Buccaneers to think they’re on the cusp of something. In fact, if the new overtime rules were in place last season, they’d have been a playoff team (since their loss to the Raiders was a tie at the 10-minute mark, and that would have given them the edge over the Lions…

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander has turned his back into a mural of his own life with an epic tattoo.He shared this work of art on his Twitter account Sunday, and we must say, it’s very nice. We’re not sure who the angel is supposed to be, but whoever it is appears to be wearing a Chicago White Sox uniform. Clearly, Alexander believes he was put on this earth to...

After an involved off-season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have set themselves up to have a breakout year in 2017. The team added key components to both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, filling out and polishing their already impressive roster. Veteran wide receiver DeSean Jackson and rookie tight end O.J. Howard join the Bucs’ offense, adding two more weapons to an already...

One of the highlights of every NFL preseason is HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be featured in 2017’s version and HBO has released a second trailer to get us pumped up. It will be interesting to see which veterans, as well as incoming rookies get the attention this year. That’s something we’ll have to wait to find out about.But until the August 8 debut...

Miko Grimes is at it again. Usually, she says what she has to say on Twitter. For a change, a respected national media outlet has given her a platform for her over-the-top (and at times factually inaccurate) musings. In an interview with Jack Dickey of SI.com, the wife of Buccaneers cornerback Brent Grimes claims that…

He may be barely a hair taller than Isaiah Thomas, but Brent Grimes has still got his hoop dreams.A feature Wednesday by Jack Dickey of Sports Illustrated on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback and his outspoken wife Miko revealed that the 5-foot-10 Grimes recently retiring from the NFL to pursue a career on the hardwood.Per Dickey:In the off-season, though, Brent did consider retiring...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2017 NFL Draft with a $65 million salary cap to fill and high hopes that the lump sum would help them improve on their previous 9-7 season. With their new tight end O.J. Howard straight out of the University of Alabama, they have already made great strides towards attaining their goal. Howard’s contemporary style of play combines versatility...

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers forewent signing a running back this off-season, they showed their commitment and content with their current running back core. There were rumors surrounding the Bucs interest in a running back earlier in the off-season, but they turned out to be false. The team brought in free agent RB Adrian Peterson for a workout and visit, but chose not to sign him...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2017 NFL season with high expectations. A team on the rise, it welcomed DeSean Jackson to the fold this past March. Fellow receiver Mike Evans has high hopes about joining forces with one of the best deep threats in the NFL for the past decade. “This is going to be awesome,” Evans said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. “Obviously...

Count Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston as one of those happiest his team will appear on this year’s edition of HBO’s "Hard Knocks."Considered a distraction by some, Winston has already gone out of his way to get the cameras involved in his offseason process, suggesting to some he’ll try to use the show as a way to launch himself into global superstardom.Here’s...

Florida has not had a good NFL team in a very long time, and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins have uninspiring rosters. How uninspiring? I forgot about the Buccaneers for the first 10 minutes of writing this article.That, combined with a lot of northern transplants, means that fans in Florida don’t really want Jaguars, Buccaneers and Dolphins jerseys...

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All of the reports coming out of Tampa Bay Buccaneers camp indicate nothing but good things for running back Doug Martin.NFL Network’s Mike Garofolo relayed word from Tampa Bay general manager Jason Licht with yet another positive report on Martin, who ended last season suspended for a violation of the NFL drug policy.“I had a conversation with [Licht]. He said, ‘[Martin] looks...

The New York Jets continue to clean house.The Jets are parting ways with veteran wide receiver Eric Decker, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Schefter says the team has told the wide receiver they will either trade or release him this week.News of the Jets’ split with Decker comes the same day the team surprisingly announced the release of veteran linebacker Davis Harris.The Jets...