Tom Brady may have moved on to a new team, but he can still enjoy his old handiwork. He won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, but none were more improbable than Super Bowl LI, when the Patriots set a record by coming back from a 28-3 hole to beat the Atlanta Falcons, […]
Continue readingThere are deals to be found in NFL free agency’s bargain bin. It’s just a matter of finding them. That’s what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did with Shaquil Barrett last year. They paid a discount price — one year, $4 million — for a part-time player who flourished in a new system and larger role, […]
Continue readingMost deals signed in NFL free agency turn out to be disappointing. Teams pay players expecting the best seasons from their past, but it rarely works out that way. As a result, most of my grades tend to be a C+ or below. Call me a tough grader, but ask the Jets how their massive […]
Continue readingTAMPA, 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 […]
Continue readingThe first wave of NFL free agency is over and several starting quarterbacks — including the one many consider the greatest of all time, Tom Brady — have landed in new cities. Brady has moved on after 20 seasons, nine Super Bowls and six titles with the New England Patriots. Nick Foles, who signed last […]
Continue readingThe NFL offseason has seen Tom Brady take his talents to Tampa Bay, DeAndre Hopkins traded to the Arizona Cardinals and Philip Rivers land in Indianapolis. Drew Brees is back with the New Orleans Saints and has a new target in Emmanuel Sanders, but the Saints’ QB insurance policy that was reliable backup Teddy Bridgewater […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians wants to clear up a few things about his new quarterback, Tom Brady, particularly the perception that he can’t throw the deep ball at age 42, and that he’s only capable of carving up teams underneath. “I think the perception is just wrong,” Arians said Wednesday. […]
Continue readingThe NFL Physicians Society is discontinuing physicals for players amid the coronavirus pandemic, the group told both the league and its players’ association, according to a letter obtained by NFL Network. The decision will affect draft prospects whose health issues need to be rechecked by teams after last month’s NFL scouting combine. Teams still can […]
Continue readingTom Brady described his communication with former New England Patriots teammates as “very emotional” over the past week, while adding details on how his exit from the franchise unfolded. Speaking on a Tuesday afternoon conference call officially introducing him as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer, Brady said he didn’t officially cut ties with the Patriots in […]
Continue readingTAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady still remembers the day his idol Joe Montana last donned a San Francisco 49ers jersey in 1992. He was there in the stands at Candlestick Park watching Montana’s farewell after 14 seasons, before the quarterback moved on to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now Brady, 42, gets to live that with […]
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