More Teams. More Games. John Fox and Tedy Bruschi break down the teams they’d like to see make trades before the deadline. (1:19) The NFL trade deadline is fast approaching. Teams have until Oct. 30 to negotiate deals, and as we saw last year with the Cleveland Browns’ bungled attempt to trade for AJ McCarron, […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) TAMPA, Fla. — With the dust settling on the 2023 season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — largely considered a success by ownership — the team will turn its […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. The “Around the Horn” panel explains why Todd Bowles not using his last timeout against the Lions was a terrible decision. (1:45) TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said his team not using its final timeout in the Bucs’ 31-23 divisional round playoff loss to the Detroit Lions […]
Continue readingIt was 2014. He’d just become general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he knew his team needed a quarterback. “See, I just got hired. … I was kind of the lone ranger that year,” said Licht, who hadn’t gotten to know his scouts yet outside of meetings. “I would just lock myself in […]
Continue readingMusic from the visiting locker room at Raymond James Stadium reverberated as players quietly gathered themselves. They were outplayed at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. The offense couldn’t convert on third down and turned the ball over four times, while the defense struggled with tackling and couldn’t get off the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Damien Woody joins “SportsCenter” to break down Joe Flacco‘s impressive performance against the Jets. (1:41) A little over a month ago, quarterback Joe Flacco was sitting at home — not on a NFL team for the first time since his last year of college at Delaware in 2007. The Cleveland Browns […]
Continue readingMayfield threw for 283 passing yards and two touchdowns to lift the Buccaneers to an 8-7 record and one victory away from an NFC South title, providing an exhilarating twist to a career that included four different teams in the last calendar year and a one-year, prove-it signing last offseason. The Buccaneers, seeking to fill […]
Continue readingTo kick off a two-game Saturday schedule, the Pittsburgh Steelers routed the Cincinnati Bengals, whose playoff hopes also took a hit. Later, the Buffalo Bills took control of their playoff destiny with a narrow victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, who were playing their first game since firing coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom […]
Continue readingMayfield was getting lengthy postgame treatment in the locker room — so much so that he missed his own media availability at the podium and instead did it at his locker. He was limping significantly, barely able to put weight on the injured ankle. “He finished the rest of the game, but I’ll have to […]
Continue readingCoach Todd Bowles said Friday that inside linebacker Lavonte David and cornerback Jamel Dean will both be out after David suffered a groin injury and Dean an ankle injury last week against the San Francisco 49ers. Bowles said it’s unclear how long David and Dean will be out, and both are “day-to-day, week-to-week.” “Lavonte and […]
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