Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Josiah Trotter has officially earned a starting role for the beginning of his NFL career. The Bucs listed Trotter alongside Alex Anzalone as their starting inside linebackers on Tuesday’s Week 1 depth chart.
Baker Mayfield has a new contract thanks to a smart decision by the Buccaneers and it’s going to give him even more motivation to play well heading into 2026 and beyond.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin has some ties to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But could he end up coming back to the region to coach in 2027?
All 32 teams have hope for a perfect 17-0 regular season as another year begins, but the odds aren't in their favor. As the season opens, we predict the first loss for each team in 2026.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finally set to face off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1 on Sept. 13. There are plenty of things head coach Todd Bowles and the front office are excited to see when it comes to this football team, but perhaps nothing more so than their first-round pick.
As recently as ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, it was thought that Mayfield would remain in the final year of his contract through the 2026 season.
There is a major positive sign for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Emeka Egbuka but it does not by itself guarantee everything. Egbuka suffered a toe sprain during Tampa Bay’s joint practice with the New York Jets on August 12.
The sour turn that Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ contract talks took in July has finally led to a happy place. The star QB, who felt ‘disrespected’ by the team’s lowball offer back then, has inked a historic contract – the largest one in Buccaneers history – just days before the first kickoff of the 2026 season.
When Baker Mayfield showed up to Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp without a new deal, it seemed like hopes of a new extension were lost. However, on Tuesday, Mayfield and Tampa Bay agreed to the terms of a massive three-year, $165 million deal in a surprising turn of events.
Be it stars returning from late-season injuries to starter-level players who missed most or all of last season, the NFL features a host of rehab odysseys to follow as training camps near.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Tuesday that quarterback Baker Mayfield has agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2029 season that makes him the highest-paid player in franchise history.
All signs pointed to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield beginning the 2026 season in the final year of his deal. On Tuesday, however, the Buccaneers and Mayfield agreed to terms on a new three-year contract.
Buccaneers rookie EDGE Rueben Bain Jr. is the favorite to win Defensive Rookie of the Year by a lot of people, but ESPN doesn’t see it that way. And the reason why is a strange one that can easily blow up in their face.
Emeka Egbuka enters 2026 without Mike Evans lining up beside him, but he is taking into his second season something that Evans gave him: confidence. Speaking