INTRO: A news report from NFL insider Tony Pauline broke on Thursday that said Mike Evans’ chances of returning to the Bucs was “less than 50-50” this season because the future Hall of Fame receiver wants to play for a legit Super Bowl contender.
Coming into the week, each Pewter Reporter took the liberty of picking a player at the 2026 Senior Bowl who we were most excited to watch. I chose Clemson edge rusher T.J.
The Bucs are now just over a week away from the 2026 East-West Shrine Bowl and two weeks away from the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl. Draft season is fully upon us even if the NFL playoffs are still headed to their pinnacle.
Bucs outside linebacker Yaya Diaby had seven sacks to once again lead the team in that defensive category. Diaby’s 7.5 sacks were the most in Tampa Bay during the 2023 season, which was Diaby’s rookie campaign.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ 2025 season was a massive disappointment. Even when you consider the unprecedented amount of injuries to key players, the reality
A once-promising year has seen the Bucs fall from 6-2 to 7-8. Much can be said about how Tampa Bay has collapsed, with the discussion starting with head coach Todd Bowles.
The Bucs know the margin for error evaporated weeks ago. After Tampa Bay finally snapped its losing skid, the defense knows it starts and ends with them.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers welcome the New Orleans Saints for a crucial divisional showdown. The Buccaneers came out on top in their earlier meeting, crushing the Saints 23-3.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter Week 10 with plenty of momentum and the attention of oddsmakers. Sitting at 6-2 at the halfway mark of the 2025 season, the Buccaneers hold the second spot in the NFC playoff race and continue to prove they’re legitimate contenders.
The Bucs defense is currently tied for fifth in the NFL with 25 sacks, including 15 in the last three games, and that’s even after not playing a game this week.
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.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are licking their wounds after a tough Monday night loss. Now they go on the road again, this week to play the New Orleans Saints in a divisional rivalry.
The ankle and knee injury that outside linebacker Haason Reddick suffered will all but certainly keep him out for this Sunday afternoon’s game against the Saints and possibly beyond.
While quarterback Baker Mayfield added another comeback to his Tampa Bay resume, it was the Bucs' pass rush — led by Yaya Diaby — that set the tone against the Jets.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker YaYa Diaby is off to a fantastic start in the 2025 season. Through three games, Diaby leads the league in quarterback pressures.
In 2023, the Buccaneers spent five of their eight draft picks on the defensive side of the ball. On Sunday against the Falcons, three of those players will start for Tampa Bay. In the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Bucs selected relentless pass-rushing defensive tackle Calijah Kancey.
Larry Foote's return to coach the Bucs outside linebackers has already paid dividends to the room. Foote is bringing a more direct, "hands-on" approach to a position group that struggled to finish plays in 2024.
Reddick signed a one-year contract with the Buccaneers this offseason, coming off a rather forgettable 10 games he played as a member of the New York Jets last season.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker YaYa Diaby was carted off the practice field Thursday with a left ankle injury. "We'll see what the prognosis is as we go forward and take some more tests," head coach Todd Bowles said.
YaYa Diaby has only been in the NFL for one season, but he's already well on his way to having a potentially impactful career. The former Louisville outside linebacker and current Tampa Bay Buccaneer put together a great rookie campaign in 2023, and he's starting to earn respect at the national level.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been looking to turn their pass rush around for a while, and outside linebacker Yaya Diaby could be a big part of that. Diaby was drafted in the third round in 2023 out of Louisville, and he made a big impact immediately for the Bucs.
Yaya Diaby is the latest member of the Buccaneers to discuss what quarterback Baker Mayfield has meant to Tampa Bay since he first signed with the club in March 2023.
After a solid showing in week 16 and winning rookie of the week, Yaya Diaby is making a case to be considered the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. With plenty of games left, as long as he plays like he did Sunday, he will make a strong case.