The offseason is fully underway for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With the NFL season almost fully wrapped up with the Super Bowl right around the corner, the Bucs have begun getting things in place for next season.
The Panini Senior Bowl’s slogan is “The draft starts in Mobile!” Pewter Report spent the past week in Mobile, Alabama, so you guessed it – it is officially draft season!
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2026 offseason is shaping up to be one of the most crucial periods in recent memory, as the franchise tries to erase the stench of 2025's failures by improving to the point where it is viewed as a playoff-caliber team once again.
How many of the offensive skill-position players to be named a Pro Bowler for the 2025-26 season (including the players replaced AND their alternates) can you name in five minutes?
Carlton Davis III won his first Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during his six-year tenure with the organization back in 2020 and will now be playing in his second Super Bowl with the New England Patriots as they face off against the Seattle Seahawks.
Some franchises' best efforts have not led to victory parades or even Super Bowl berths. Because of untimely injuries, unfortunate circumstances, or myriad other reasons, many teams' plans throughout NFL history have not produced the desired result.
Former Bucs head coach Bruce Arians is scheduled to undergo open-heart surgery on Friday, February 6 in Philadelphia. Arians revealed the news on the Today show last week on NBC when he and former Buccaneers and Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski were guests to promote a Super Bowl commercial about prostate cancer screening.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are gearing up for another important offseason, finishing 8-9 and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019. The Bucs need depth all across the board, but defense should be a particularly big part of their plans in 2026 and beyond.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a storied run with quarterback Tom Brady, winning a Super Bowl with the greatest quarterback of all time during the three years he was with the Bucs in 2020-22.
Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans has been the engine of Tampa Bay’s offense for over a decade, but that could be coming to an end. He's an unrestricted free agent this offseason, and there’s a chance he could decide to take his talents elsewhere for the first time in his professional career.
With Zac Robinson taking over as their offensive coordinator, the Buccaneers recently made two other key hires on that side of the ball, per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
With the Super Bowl set to kick off in less than a week, it's that time of year when NFL mock drafts start to appear. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers must hit on talent to help fix some of the issues that plagued them in 2025 and will be picking from the middle of the pack once the NFL Draft begins in April.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers started out 2025 hot, moving to 6-2 before their bye week and establishing themselves as one of the NFC's best football team. That's not what they'll be remembered for, however — they'll be remembered for what happened after.
Much has been made about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' recent draft classes and the lack of depth that the Bucs have on offense and defense as a result. There is certainly still work to do on both sides of the ball for general manager Jason Licht, but that doesn't mean he hasn't had some hits in the NFL Draft as well in recent years.
Mayfield dealt with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder during the second half of the 2025 season as the Buccaneers endured a brutal collapse en route to missing the playoffs.
The Tampa Bay Lightning's Sunday night win wasn't just a big deal because it was over their division rival, the Boston Bruins, or because it took place outdoors at an NFL stadium; it was a big deal because it made franchise history.
There’s no doubt that the NFL has changed over the past few years, and it’s always been about protecting the player in all three phases of the game. There have recently been talks that the league plans on changing the kickoff rules once again after injuries began to rise this past season.
A lot is riding on the 2026 season for Todd Bowles and the Bucs. A 6-2 start went to waste in 2025 thanks to a 2-7 finish over the second half of the season, and as a result, Tampa Bay missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
While it seems likelier than not that Sean McDermott will sit out the 2026 campaign, that won’t stop teams from approaching the former Bills head coach about new opportunities.