More Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky states his case on why Bears QB Justin Fields is going to be in the NFL MVP discussion this upcoming season. (1:17) The 2023 NFL draft is over. The league has more than 259 new players looking to make a difference on a team. These players fill important holes […]
Continue readingNEW ORLEANS — Baker Mayfield stood apart from his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates on the Caesars Superdome turf, palms covering the ear holes of his helmet, awaiting the playcall that might provide a much-needed signature moment. Just about everything about the situation said call a safe play, get the kicker ready: Third-and-goal from the Saints’ […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Chase McLaughlin puts it in from 57 yards out to put the Buccaneers ahead 20-17 vs. the Vikings. (0:46) MINNEAPOLIS — Needing just one more completion on a third-and-10 at the two-minute warning to be home free, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield found wide receiver Chris Godwin on a diving […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith says that by joining the Jets, Aaron Rodgers is “the closest thing to a savior” in the NFL. (2:07) When the Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday (4:25 p.m. ET, Fox), the game will feature the 2022 NFL Comeback Player of the Year in Seattle’s Geno […]
Continue readingThe 2023 NFL season kicks off Thursday night, when the reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs host the Lions (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). Week 1 then continues on Sunday with 14 exciting matchups — including the Cowboys visiting the Giants on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). The Bills head a little south to face […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Jenna Laine breaks down how the Buccaneers came to the decision of naming Baker Mayfield the starter for Week 1 vs. the Vikings. (1:50) The NFL wraps up its three-week preseason slate on Sunday before an 11-day countdown to kickoff the 2023 season. As expected through more than four weeks of […]
Continue readingThe San Francisco 49ers have decided Sam Darnold will be the backup quarterback to Brock Purdy this season and the team will explore all options for Trey Lance, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The 49ers traded multiple draft picks in 2021 to move up and take Lance with the No. 3 pick but […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — With one preseason game to go, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles named Baker Mayfield the starting quarterback for the 2023 season, filling the very large shoes of Tom Brady. Mayfield, the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft who has had stints with the Browns, Rams and Panthers, beat out 2021 […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Sunday that there is no timetable to name a starting quarterback for the 2023 season, and it is possible the team will enter its third and final preseason game Aug. 26 against the Baltimore Ravens without naming a starting quarterback. Right now, the expectation is […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback John Wolford suffered a neck injury in the second half of Saturday night’s second preseason game against the New York Jets in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, the team announced. Wolford has movement in his extremities, according to the Bucs. “He got his […]
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