TAMPA, Fla. — Not long before he turned 44 on Tuesday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady took a handoff out of the backfield, tucked the ball and dashed forward. He then mimicked Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott‘s spoon-to-mouth “feed me” gesture as he jogged back into formation. It was a mere run installation and […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady on Wednesday said he knew as early as April 2020 that he’d need offseason surgery on his left knee. “It was an injury I dealt with since last April-May,” said Brady, who had the procedure after leading the Bucs to a Super Bowl title in February. […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — When I was about 5 years old and started to show an interest in football, I asked my dad, “Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a real football team? Like a real one?” That was when Bucco Bruce and Creamsicle jerseys weren’t the cherished heirlooms and retro fads they are today. They were, […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he doesn’t feel the need to reassure Aaron Rodgers that he will be their quarterback in 2021 and beyond, but then used Monday’s news conference to reiterate their commitment to him. “I don’t think I have to do a lot of assuring him […]
Continue readingThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers have taken a four-point game and turned it into an 11-point game at halftime against the Green Bay Packers with quarterback Tom Brady airing it out to Scotty Miller for a stunning 39-yard touchdown to make it 21-10 Bucs. Miller reached 20.6 miles per hour on the play as he outran […]
Continue readingThe most unusual season in NFL history will end with something (else) that has never happened: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will become the first team to compete for a Super Bowl title in its home stadium. Super Bowl LV will be played on Feb. 7 at the Buccaneers’ Raymond James Stadium, a date the NFL […]
Continue readingThe conference championship games of the NFL playoffs have arrived, with both kicking off on Sunday. The fifth-seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face the top-seeded Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, and then the No. 2-seeded Buffalo Bills will play the No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. The winners […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not have wide receiver Antonio Brown for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game at the Green Bay Packers, coach Bruce Arians announced Friday. “I just talked to him this morning, and to put him on the plane and fly up there and have it swell more doesn’t make any […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — An MRI revealed no serious structural damage to the knee of Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. He is considered “day to day” as the Bucs prepare to face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, Tom Brady’s 14th conference title […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — In what will go down as one of the most unlikely free-agent signings in NFL history, quarterback Tom Brady, winner of six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, became a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a franchise synonymous with losing for the past decade-plus. But as far-fetched as it seemed, […]
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