The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2026 season with Baker Mayfield as their quarterback again. However, with contract extension talks having stalled ahead of training camp for the two sides, Mayfield is now set to be a free agent at the end of the season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ defense delivered an early sequence that helped establish the tone for the preseason game against the New York Jets. The Buccaneers went on to beat the Jets 24-16 due in part to Garnes pick-six.
Baker Mayfield has never exactly needed extra motivation. Now the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback appears to have plenty of it coming from multiple directions.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels made a favorable first impression in his 2026 preseason debut, drawing praise from head coach Todd Bowles after the team’s 24-16 win over the New York Jets on Friday night.
Perhaps the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have something in rookie QB Jalon Daniels following his first preseason action of 2026. The undrafted rookie out of Kansas saw significant playing time in a 24-16 win over the New York Jets.
Jalon Daniels stole the show for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the New York Jets Friday night. Tampa Bay defeated New York 24-16 in its preseason opener.
The Bucs have had a long, slow, methodical plan for oft-injured cornerback Benjamin Morrison throughout training camp, as Pewter Report has previously reported .
NFL legend Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020 and led them to a Super Bowl win in that same year. It was after 18 years that the Bucs had won.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea remains at odds with the team over his contract. Vea is not practicing and wants a trade, while the Buccaneers have maintained they are not trading their veteran defensive tackle.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers opened their 2026 preseason with a 24-16 victory over the New York Jets Friday night. The result becomes even more impressive considering Tampa Bay rested every starter on offense and defense.
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 San Francisco 49ers remain one of several teams monitoring the situation surrounding Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea, who requested a trade nearly three weeks ago after contract extension talks stalled.
The San Francisco 49ers worked out three defensive backs on Friday, per the NFL transaction wire. The full list includes: Bryce Hall Corey Mayfield Troy Pride Hall, 28, is a former fifth-round pick of the Jets back in 2020.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn't hidden that he feels downright disrespected by the fact that he hasn't yet received a contract extension offer to his liking from his current employer. Mayfield remains in the final year of his existing deal heading into the 2026 season.
Dating back to March, a handful of defensive tackles have secured massive contract extensions. Those five players – Quinnen Williams, Jordan Davis, Dexter Lawrence, Jeffery Simmons and Jalen Carter – are now on pacts ranging between $24MM and $38MM per year.
Vea is set to enter the final season of a four-year, $71M contract extension he signed in 2022, and he recently requested to be traded amid his desire for a new deal and a pay raise.