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Record 13 wide receivers snapped up in first two rounds of NFL draft
A wide receiver draft class advertised as historic has lived up to its billing. An NFL-record 13 receivers were chosen in the first two rounds of the 2020 NFL draft, surpassing the previous record of 12, set in 2014 in a draft that included Pro Bowlers Odell Beckham Jr., Mike Evans, Davante Adams and Jarvis […]
Continue readingSources: QB Jameis Winston, Saints discussing contract
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and the New Orleans Saints are discussing a deal, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Sunday. According to Yahoo Sports, a one-year contract is close to being finalized. Winston was displaced in Tampa Bay when the Buccaneers signed Tom Brady last month. By doing a one-year deal with […]
Continue readingPatriots trade Rob Gronkowski to Buccaneers for 4th-round pick
The New England Patriots have agreed to trade Rob Gronkowski to the Buccaneers in a deal that reunites the retired tight end with Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. Gronkowski’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Tuesday on SportsCenter that the five-time Pro Bowler has been “really invigorated” physically since he retired from football nearly 13 months ago. […]
Continue readingClassic ESPN NFL draft broadcasts: Watch the first round of the 1989, 2005, 2014 and 2017 drafts
Before the 2020 NFL draft kicks off Thursday, ESPN is re-airing the first rounds of four classic NFL drafts this week. Round 1 of the 1989, 2005, 2014 and 2017 drafts will air on ESPN2 and the ESPN app beginning Monday. Three of the four broadcasts will be shown in prime time. NFL draft analyst […]
Continue readingFive NFL teams trending up, and where they upgraded most this offseason
The bulk of NFL free agency is in the rearview mirror, which means we have a much better feel for the teams that will be contenders during the 2020 season. Yes, the NFL draft will have an impact, but that process is a bit of a crapshoot and we shouldn’t be making drastic changes to […]
Continue readingThe Bucs built it, Tom Brady came. Now what? Inside the GOAT’s ultimate gamble
Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson — that’s what the “Field of Dreams” fans inside the Tampa Bay front office called their pursuit of Tom Brady. John Spytek, director of player personnel and a former Brady teammate at Michigan, came up with the name for good reason. More than any other franchise in American sports, the Buccaneers […]
Continue readingThe great Belichick-Brady betting debate: Who is more valuable?
Twenty-to-one. Those were the New England Patriots’ odds to win the Super Bowl entering last season’s playoffs. They were the longest Super Bowl odds the Patriots had faced in a decade. Flash-forward three months: Tom Brady is in Tampa Bay, while Bill Belichick remains in New England with an uncertain quarterback situation and an uninspiring […]
Continue readingDeflategate science fair project comes back to haunt Buccaneers fan
TAMPA, Fla. — Ace Davis was warned by his mother that his fourth-grade science fair project last year would come back to haunt him and his father, Chris. It has. The science fair project — one in which Ace raised the question, “Is Tom Brady a Cheater?” based on findings from Deflategate — garnered national […]
Continue readingTom Brady pitched himself to Bucs brass, Tampa Bay GM says
TAMPA, Fla. — It didn’t take much of a sales pitch from general manager Jason Licht and coach Bruce Arians to bring Tom Brady to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In fact, it was Brady who did most of the talking. Appearing on ESPN’s Get Up on Monday, Licht told Mike Greenberg that in their first […]
Continue readingBruce Arians says Antonio Brown on Bucs not happening
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is putting an end to any speculation that his team will be signing free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown, even with Tom Brady now its starting quarterback. On the “Tiki and Tierney” show on CBS Sports Network Thursday, Arians was asked by Tiki Barber about the likelihood […]
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