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From hot seat to Super Bowl: How GM Jason Licht built the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TAMPA, 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 readingSuper Bowl timelines for all 32 NFL teams: Who’s in mix, getting closer and years away?
Thirty other NFL teams want to be in the position of the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — one win away from a Super Bowl title and the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Unlike for the Chiefs and Bucs, the biggest obstacle facing many teams in getting to championship contention is at quarterback, a position […]
Continue readingPatrick Mahomes favored over Tom Brady for Super Bowl LV MVP
Tom Brady has won more Super Bowl MVPs than any other player, but he’s not the favorite for the award in Super Bowl LV. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is the odds-on favorite to be named MVP of this year’s Super Bowl, listed at -120 at Caesars Sportsbook by William Hill. Brady is next […]
Continue readingAaron Rodgers uncertain about future with Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Even Aaron Rodgers doesn’t know what the future holds for him with the Green Bay Packers. That’s how he left things after Sunday’s 31-26 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. “[The Packers have] a lot of guys’ futures that are uncertain — myself included,” Rodgers said […]
Continue readingSuper Bowl predictions, picks, odds, preview and big questions for Chiefs-Buccaneers
The 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 readingTampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady leads team to first playoff win since 2002 season
Washington Football Team rookie defensive end Chase Young said all week, “Tom Brady, I’m coming!” and, “I want Tom!” But the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback — playing in his 42nd postseason game and first with the Bucs, at age 43 — didn’t take the bait from last year’s No. 2 overall draft pick, offering only […]
Continue readingNFL Pro Bowl rosters: Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, Packers’ Aaron Rodgers starting QBs
The Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks each had seven players selected to the 2021 Pro Bowl teams on Monday. The Dallas Cowboys were among the teams without a Pro Bowl player. This is only the third time in franchise history that Dallas didn’t have at least one Pro Bowl […]
Continue readingBuccaneer Shaquil Barrett and the pass rush summit that saved his career
IN JUNE OF 2018, a gaggle of the NFL’s most talented defensive players gathered at Big Cedar Lodge, a luxurious resort in Missouri’s Ozarks. Von Miller led the group. Bradley Chubb and Bud Dupree were there, as well as legendary sack masters such as Bruce Smith and Warren Sapp. The men ate big steaks and […]
Continue readingNFL Week 12 takeaways, stat leaders: Concerns for Raiders, Cardinals after tough losses
Week 12 in the NFL began with two blowout wins on Thanksgiving. On Sunday, the Falcons followed suit by routing the Raiders in a 37-point victory. The Giants got win No. 4 to move into first in the NFC East, the Titans made a statement in the AFC South and the Patriots kept their dim […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady throws 3 INTs in 38-3 loss to New Orleans Saints
After narrowly escaping with a 25-23 victory last week over the New York Giants on Monday Night Football — a game they entered as 12.5-point favorites — the Bucs were decimated by the New Orleans Saints 38-3 on “Sunday Night Football” to fall to 6-3. The Bucs entered the night looking to not only add […]
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