The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have not had an ideal start to the 2026 season, to say the least. The team is sitting at 0-2 after disappointing losses to the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns.
After many claimed that T.J. Hockenson was washed last year due to a different role, he’s already proven his ability this season. When the Minnesota Vikings take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon\, all eyes will be on Kevin O’Connell’s offense.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have waived 23-year-old defensive lineman Deshawn McKnight with an injury settlement, ending the rookie’s brief stay in Tampa before he ever appeared in a regular-season game, via the NFL transaction wire.
Buccaneers’ Defensive Back Zyon McCollum enters Week Three after a strong start to the 2026 season statistically. The Buccaneers defensive back has recorded 12 tackles through two games.
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.
Buccaneers’ Safety Antoine Winfield Jr. enters Week Three looking to make a bigger impact against the Minnesota Vikings. Winfield has recorded 13 tackles through Tampa Bay’s first two games.
While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback Kyler Murray revealed that he felt "good pretty quickly" after he went down with his head injury earlier this month.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0-2, and Baker Mayfield has played a major role in their disappointing start. Tampa Bay opened with a 33-27 loss against Cincinnati after losing four fumbles.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 0-2, and the pressure surrounding head coach Todd Bowles is already intensifying. The Pewter Pirates entered the season with division-winning expectations.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kyler Murray are kindred spirits. They both played at Oklahoma, both won the Heisman Trophy, and both were drafted No.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the season with significant expectations surrounding the team. Two weeks later, those expectations have been replaced by plenty of questions after an 0-2 start.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers need Baker Mayfield to find the answer before Minnesota’s pressure finds him. The Bucs enter Sunday at 0-2 after a 23-19 loss to Cleveland, and their quarterback now faces a Minnesota Vikings defense that has made blitz pressure its calling card.
The Washington Commanders hosted P Jack Browning for a tryout on Thursday, per the NFL Transactions wire. The Texans hosted Browning for a workout in August, but he left Houston without a contract.
In the NFL, patience is a luxury few are afforded. Entering Week 3, some coaches and players are already feeling the heat after slow starts. Below, we take a closer look at five that must turn things around this weekend.
The Bucs fell to 0-2 on the season when they suffered a 23-19 Week 2 loss at home to a Cleveland Browns side that was blown out to the tune of 34-10 the previous Sunday.
Todd Bowles’ Bucs defense has struggled to cover tight ends. That’s a fact – not an opinion. And there is plenty of evidence to back up this assertion – evidence that apparently escaped Bowles at the podium during Wednesday’s press conference.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have not gotten off to a good start this season, and the hope is that they can get on track before things get worse. Rueben Bain Jr.’s latest update might not make things better at the moment, as he’s not practicing today, according to Greg Auman of FOX Sports.
Now that we have two data points on every team in the NFL, we can better assess which struggling teams are in real danger and which ones will be totally fine. Let's break down some teams with concerned fan bases and rank them on the panic meter.
Murray completed just three of five pass attempts for 18 yards with an interception before he was knocked out of Minnesota's Week 1 game against the rival Green Bay Packers on Sept. 13.
It's no secret that many members of the NFL community thought that first-year Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken would bench Watson in favor of second-year pro Shedeur Sanders if Watson played poorly in Sunday's game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.