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The Bucs made some external additions to their practice squad on the defensive side of the ball. They addressed their run defense with nose tackle Jayson Jones.

NFL News / PewterReport.com / April 18

Bucs Draft 2025 Preview + Bucs Best Bets: Edge

Pewter Report analyzes the top players in the 2025 NFL Draft with its position previews. Scott Reynolds continues the previews at the outside linebacker/edge rusher position, offering a comprehensive look at what the Bucs have and what they need off the edge.

NFL News / PewterReport.com / April 4

FAB 5: Major Takeaways From Todd Bowles, Yaya Diaby Interviews

INTRO: I was a part of two very informative and very important interviews this week. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles spoke for 30 minutes at the NFL Annual Meeting in West Palm Beach, Fla.

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The 'Last 10-TD season by NFL team' quiz

How many of the players with the most recent 10-touchdown (non-passing) season by NFL team can you name in five minutes?

The 'NFL yearly completion % leaders' quiz

The 'Most receiving yards in one NFL game' quiz

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / November 28, 2024

Bucs Open Practice Window For Edge Rusher

It may look like that help is on the way for the Bucs at outside linebacker since the team announced that they opened up the 21 day practice window for Markees Watts to come back from injury.

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / Pro Football Talk / November 27, 2024

Bucs open OLB Markees Watts' 21-day practice window

The Buccaneers designated outside linebacker Markees Watts for return from injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. It opens Watts' 21-day practice window, and he is eligible to be activated at any time during the next three weeks.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / NFLTradeRumors.co / November 27, 2024

Buccaneers Designate OLB Markees Watts To Return

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they have designated OLB Markees Watts to return from injured reserve. This opens a three-week window for him to practice with the team before he has to be added to the active roster. Watts, 24, hails from Lancaster, South Carolina, and wound up going undrafted out of UNC-Charlotte in the 2023 draft.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / October 7, 2024

Bucs Place 2 On Injured Lists, Sign Wide Receiver

As the Bucs prepare to head out of town and relocate ahead of Hurricane Milton, they also announced some roster moves on Monday afternoon. If Tampa Bay has not battled enough injuries, they will be placing outside linebacker Markees Watts on injured reserve and wide receiver Cody Thompson on the practice squad injured list.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / Pro Football Talk / October 7, 2024

Bucs place LB Markees Watts on IR

Linebacker Markees Watts won't be in the lineup when the Buccaneers get back on the field in Week Six. The team announced that Watts has been placed on injured reserve Monday.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / August 21, 2024

Markees Watts Camp Diary: That Sack Felt Good, It Was A Long Time Coming

Pewter Report’s Bucs Camp Diary, a popular training camp feature on PewterReport.com, returns in 2024. We are excited to have two very intriguing players to profile in veteran outside linebacker Markees Watts and rookie running back Bucky Irving, the Bucs’ fourth-round pick.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

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.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / August 14, 2024

Markees Watts Camp Diary: Joint Practices Have A Lot Of Tension

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / August 7, 2024

Bucky Irving Camp Diary: Getting Into Game Mode Now

Pewter Report’s Bucs Camp Diary, a popular training camp feature on PewterReport.com, returns in 2024. We are excited to have two very intriguing players

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The 'Last 10-TD season by NFL team' quiz

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The 'Active NBA PPG leaders' quiz

The 'Oldest 4,000-passing-yard seasons' quiz

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / August 3, 2024

Markees Watts Camp Diary: It’s Absolutely The Dog Days Of Camp Right Now

NFL News / PewterReport.com / July 29, 2024

Bucky Irving Camp Diary: When The Pads Come On, The Dawgs Come Out

Pewter Report’s Bucs Camp Diary, a popular training camp feature on PewterReport.com, returns in 2024. We are excited to have two very intriguing players

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / July 29, 2024

Markees Watts Camp Diary: Facing Luke Goedeke Is Nothing But Work

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / July 24, 2024

Bucky Irving Camp Diary: I Hate Being Tackled

Pewter Report’s Bucs Camp Diary, a popular training camp feature on PewterReport.com, returns in 2024. We are excited to have two very intriguing players

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / July 22, 2024

Markees Watts Camp Diary: I’m Definitely More Powerful This Year

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / April 5, 2024

Can Randy Gregory Play A Full Season Again?

Depth is important at any position in the NFL. The Bucs now have it in droves at outside linebacker after bringing Randy Gregory on board. Tampa Bay has YaYa Diaby, Randy Gregory, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and Anthony Nelson as the four experienced outside linebackers atop the depth chart.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers News / PewterReport.com / March 24, 2024

Markees Watts Is A Bucs’ Sleeper At OLB

Bucs outside linebacker Markees Watts will be spending the next couple of months preparing for battle heading into next season. In a room filled with plenty of young talent and an opportunity after the release of Shaq Barrett, Watts is aiming to make his own mark and state his case for playing time in what should be a highly competitive room.