Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie linebacker Josiah Trotter is quickly earning a larger role in the defense. During Thursday night’s 24-16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, Trotter played 59 of 60 defensive snaps, according to PFF.
Josiah Trotter said in August that he would stay on the field for a fifth down if football had one. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are taking him at his word.
This is the ninth season that Bucs Record Watch has existed in some form or fashion, yet it feels a lot different as Tampa Bay opens up its 2026 season Sunday afternoon against the Bengals in Cincinnati.
How many of the pairs of teammates to go over 150 receiving-yards in the same NFL game can you name in six minutes?
In the NFL, Cover 4 refers to a defensive coverage that aims to cover four deep zones on the field. Following that lead, I’m going to provide you with the same coverage of the Bucs – your favorite football team.
Quarterback is the most important position for an NFL team. That wasn’t always the case, but it has been the case for, you know, 50 years at this point essentially.
Pewter Report’s Camp Diary series is back for the Bucs’ 2026 training camp in a new format with video interviews in addition to partial transcriptions.
Buccaneers OLB Lavonte David announced his retirement from the NFL in March after 14 years in the league, but admitted he’s had some second thoughts after Tampa Bay added Rueben Bain Jr.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a silhouette of Lavonte David in their draft room under a phrase that reads "I Am That Man." Not only was David known for
Even though Lavonte David retired in March, he says he will be there for the Bucs' newly-drafted LB Rueben Bain Jr.
The Bucs find themselves in an intriguing position heading into the 2026 season, almost as if they’re teetering on a tight rope trying to get from one destination to another.
Lavonte David final broke his silence this month and reshaped the narrative around Tampa Bay’s collapse. The Super Bowl LV captain revealed that Baker Mayfield, who signed a $100 million deal in March 2024, played all 17 games of the 2025 season through multiple injuries.
From Billy "White Shoes" Johnson to Deion Sanders to Devin Hester, here are the greatest return men for each of the NFL's 32 teams.
It was a rough offseason for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as far as franchise legends are concerned. The team lost two of them — wide receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David.
For a piece published on Friday, The Athletic's Mike Sando spoke with unnamed NFL executives who shared some gloomy outlooks regarding how the Buccaneers have changed since the end of the 2025 season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a pair of locker-room leaders and longtime members of the organization this offseason.
Lavonte David spent 14 years in the NFL – all with the Buccaneers. Upon announcing his retirement on Tuesday, it cemented that his entire career would be with one team here in Tampa Bay.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without another familiar face moving forward.
If Lavonte David plays in 2026, it will only be for the Buccaneers. The veteran linebacker will either re-sign with Tampa Bay or retire this offseason, agent Ron Butler said during an appearance on WDAE (via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times).
The 2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered their Week 9 bye at 6-2, but they then suffered seven losses over eight games that ultimately caused them to miss the playoffs.
With linebacker Lavonte David and wide receiver Mike Evans scheduled to hit the open market in March, the Buccaneers are facing the departures of two franchise icons.
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The Buccaneers were demolished on "Sunday Night Football."
Mayfield guided the Bucs to a comeback victory for the fourth time in five games as Tampa Bay notched a last-second 38-35 win at the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.
During a Monday night appearance on the Buccaneers Radio Network, Tampa Bay veteran linebacker Lavonte David gave his opinion of what went wrong for the hosts during their Week 4 matchup.
Pewter Report’s Bucs Training Camp coverage is sponsored by USF Football Get your season tickets to see the Bulls by visiting USFBullsTix.com The 2025 season kicks off Thursday night, August 28 against Boise State!
Numerous members of the Bucs have noted over the past couple of years how Mayfield has been an ideal replacement for Brady following Brady's "for good" retirement in February 2023.
J.J. Watt has received plenty of recognition for being one of the best defensive players to ever take an NFL field, and the former Houston Texans star believes one current linebacker deserves more of it.
David made a bold claim about the Tampa Bay squad that fell to Washington in the wild-card round as he reflected on how he dealt with that heartbreaking defeat.
The Buccaneers are re-signing their standout linebacker.
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