Luke Goedeke has become one of the better right tackles in the game. That’s fantastic. And as long as he stays healthy, he’s going to bank quite a bit of Team Glazer loot come March. [read more]
This is why good national NFL reporters go to different cities, especially during underwear football season. There are a lot of nuggets to stash away. [read more]
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BY IRA KAUFMAN
The Buccaneers are celebrating their five decades as an NFL member, so I am counting down the 50 most notable players in franchise history.
No. 50 – Mark Cotney No. 49 – Mike Washington No. 48 – Richard “Batman” Wood No. 47 – Aqib Talib No. 46 – Ricky Reynolds No. 45 – Keyshawn Johnson No. 44 – Ricky Bell No. 43 – Vincent Jackson No. 42 – Mark Carrier No. 41 – Donnie Abraham No. 40 – Cadillac Williams No. 39 – Joey Galloway No. 38 – Kevin House No. 37 – Davin Joseph No. 36 – Shelton Quarles No. 35 – Michael Pittman No. 34 – Leonard Fournette No. 33 – Donovan Smith No. 32 – Rob Gronkowski No. 31 – Doug Martin No. 30 – Baker Mayfield No. 29 – Ndamukong Suh No. 28 – Hugh Green No. 27 – Jason Pierre-Paul No. 26 – Shaq Barrett
25. Donald Penn
A 7-year starter at left tackle, Penn proved to be a solid blind-side protector for Jeff Garcia, Luke McCown, Brian Griese, Josh Freeman, Byron Leftwich and Mike Glennon. He never missed a game for Tampa Bay and was whistled for only 10 holding penalties as a Buccaneer. He made the 2010 Pro Bowl and caught two TD passes for Tampa Bay. He was released in 2014 after the ill-fated signing of Anthony Collins. [read more]
More than a year ago Tristan Wirfs talked about hanging up his career earlier than some might expect, and the impact on joints when you’re playing weight is 360 pounds. [read more]
It’s that time again, when Jeremy Fowler of ESPN systematically rolls out results of his annual survey of many dozens of league executives, coaches and scouts, an exercise to rank the best 10 players at each position. [read more]
Joe hears fans of various kinds acting like the sky is falling because All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs had knee surgery and might miss a game or two or four to start the season.
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We are in the depths of List Season. Everyone has a list. If you can hatch a list of some sort, if it hasn’t been copied, it will be within the next 10 days. [read more]
As Bucs fans mourn the likely loss of All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs for a game or more to start the regular season, Joe is reflecting on all things Wirfs.
Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht added to those reflections recently. [read more]