“Unexcused And We’ll Deal With It”
June 11th, 2024
Missing person at Bucs mandatory mincamp today. (A Rock Riley photo)
Without a quarterback competition, perhaps the most interesting happening at a Day 1 minicamp is taking attendance.
Why? Because it’s mandatory under players union rules.
The Bucs launched their three-day minicamp today and edge rusher Randy Gregory didn’t show up. A cynic might say, ‘That’s ok. The Bucs’ edge rush hasn’t showed up in two years,’ but that wouldn’t be very nice.
Regardless, Gregory, who was signed as a free agent in April, wasn’t there.
“Unexcused and we’ll deal with it,” head coach Todd Bowles told assembled media after practice.
Joe hopes Gregory is ok and today’s absence has nothing to do with Gregory’s history of addiction problems.
Also, Joe secretly hopes this absence might spark the power brokers at One Buc Palace to ponder how disgruntled Jets edge rusher Haasan Reddick might be available again.
June 11th, 2024 at 12:46 pm
You want ANOTHER disgruntled edge rusher?
June 11th, 2024 at 12:49 pm
The guy just isn’t worth it. Cut him and find another Vet. It’s not like Gregory is any good. At this point in his career even JTS is probably better.
June 11th, 2024 at 12:50 pm
Eh. Cut your losses now. Chop him. Let guys like watts and Ramirez compete and take the reps.
June 11th, 2024 at 12:55 pm
Isn’t he tied up in a lawsuit against the NFL or something?
I mean, the dude was on thin ice to begin with.
No word from Gregory?
Crazy…
June 11th, 2024 at 12:55 pm
That surely is a sign of things to come. Can’t give him the benefit of the doubt yet We know so little of him.
June 11th, 2024 at 1:00 pm
“Gregory’s history of addiction problems”
You say that like you envision Randy holed up in the corner of a seedy motel clutching a crack pipe….
C’mon now – dude smokes weed – not heroin….
June 11th, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Saw some clips of practice, we need somebody to get Sterling Shepard a better number (00?) cause 25 as a WR just looks….odd,
Oh and Vita Vea looks like he’s in the greatest shape of his life, not just career
June 11th, 2024 at 1:10 pm
‘Joe secretly hopes this absence might spark the power brokers at One Buc Palace to ponder how disgruntled Jets edge rusher Haasan Reddick might be available again.’
Why? So we can have TWO disgruntled edge rushers not show up? No thanks, Reddick’s the Jets’ problem.
June 11th, 2024 at 1:10 pm
Addiction? To pot? Are you addicted to beer?
June 11th, 2024 at 1:13 pm
I have no problem with tokers if it doesn’t affect their work. With this guy, it does. Send him packing.
June 11th, 2024 at 1:26 pm
I was gonna come to camp ….
June 11th, 2024 at 1:27 pm
How to lose millions by Randy Gregory …
1. Underperform Year after Year
2. Get repeatedly suspended for drug use
3. Sue a team for your drug use
4. Don’t show to mandatory camp
June 11th, 2024 at 1:32 pm
Honestly, I kind of doubted he’d make the team anyway.
June 11th, 2024 at 1:37 pm
What? Randy Gregory getting in his own way to damage his career. Who would’ve thought? 🙄
June 11th, 2024 at 1:37 pm
Very disappointed. Bowles said they will deal with it. Haason Reddick and Aaron Rodgers missed their mini-camp today too. It must be a trend.
June 11th, 2024 at 1:44 pm
I’m not really surprised, in his press conference Randy’s demeanor was just off, it seems like a guy who’s priorities were other than football. Too bad because I thought he would be effective in a rotation.
June 11th, 2024 at 1:52 pm
One thing is for sure. MaryJane is a mind-altering substance, any way you imbibe it. ME’s for certain ensue. Gregory and SPBFan have me thinking. Logan looked too laid back in his interview. Devin White did some (to me) really bad things that seemed unfocused. I never appreciated the hiring of Gregory in the first place with all of the young guys we have who are looking up to vets. He is actually suing a TEAM. GOODBYE!
June 11th, 2024 at 1:54 pm
weed is a gateway drug and leads many to the hard stuff. who’s to say he’s not holed up in a hotel room with a neele in his arm
June 11th, 2024 at 1:56 pm
How has his attendance been at voluntary workouts?
June 11th, 2024 at 1:59 pm
I looked him up. Last four years he had 11, 15, 11, and 12.5 sacks. Not bad, not bad. He is due to make $14.5 million. He was traded to the Jets for a conditional 2026 2nd round pick if he plays about 2/3 of the Jets snaps and/or gets 10+ sacks or something like that. The Eagles get a 2026 3rd rounder otherwise. He wants $28-30 million to play this year. He turns 30 in September. Considering the egg in the Jets face maybe, just maybe we get him for a 4th or 5th rounder. Do we have $25 million plus to sign a 30-year-old? I don’t think so, Joe.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:03 pm
Talking about Redick.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:08 pm
Dude Says:
June 11th, 2024 at 1:09 pm
Oh and Vita Vea looks like he’s in the greatest shape of his life, not just career.
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Weird statement, unless of course, you’ve been watching him since he was a baby.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:10 pm
Randy Gregory was a terrible signing…For the life of me, I do not understand why the FO went after him instead of Bud Dupree, who later signed with the LAC for 2yr/$6M.
Would very much have been in favor of Dupree over Gregory…At least Bud is dependable!!!
June 11th, 2024 at 2:13 pm
“Boss Says:
June 11th, 2024 at 1:54 pm
weed is a gateway drug and leads many to the hard stuff. who’s to say he’s not holed up in a hotel room with a neele in his arm”
What are you 60? 70 years old? Lmao clown
June 11th, 2024 at 2:23 pm
For Licht to constantly harp on how much attitude/leadership/character matters to him, complete head-scratcher what he was thinking signing this bum.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:31 pm
….but then I got hiiigghh🎶
Scott Says:
June 11th, 2024 at 1:26 pm
I was gonna come to camp….
June 11th, 2024 at 2:33 pm
🎶I was gonna learn the playbook too….
….but then I got hiigghh🎶
June 11th, 2024 at 2:42 pm
@ Joe
“Haasan Reddick”
I thought the same exact thing…
Give the guy a new 3-year deal and hope he has at least two more solid 10-sack seasons left.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:52 pm
Disappointing. I was hoping Gregory might turn it around this year, but it’s not looking likely.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:57 pm
That was a funny old song.
June 11th, 2024 at 2:57 pm
Well, bye…
June 11th, 2024 at 3:15 pm
I never did bother to look up Rando Gregory’s sacks till just now. I’d always just assumed he was pretty good when sober and health. His two best years were six sacks. He played 14 and twelve games those years. I saw two years he didn’t play at all. I guess those were year long suspensions. I saw nothing that would make me want to bother researching that bum any further. I’d sure hate to risk exposing a promising young stud to the waiver wire for this guys doubtful abilities and selfless attitude. Koff, koff.
June 11th, 2024 at 3:24 pm
They’ve done a great job of getting rid of and acquiring high quality character athletes all offseason. Why deal with this headache. He’s got a lawsuit against the NFL that sounds utterly ridiculous. Now, he’s an excuse that’s already happened. Cut bait and run from this guy.
June 11th, 2024 at 5:15 pm
All the heads angry on here. 🤣🤡🙄
June 11th, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Cut him
June 11th, 2024 at 5:51 pm
Guess Haasan Reddick is going to pop up until the trading deadline.
June 11th, 2024 at 6:31 pm
DoooshLaRue >Dude Says:
Oh and Vita Vea looks like he’s in the greatest shape of his life, not just career.
________
Weird statement, unless of course, you’ve been watching him since he was a baby.
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BABY NO BUT … Most of us have watched Vea as a HS running back. If you haven’t seen it, YouTube: “Vita Vea was a big-time running back in High School”
OMG! IT’S AWESOME! Every play is a 50 Yard TD with 11 defenders probably getting carted off the field. So no, this isn’t the best shape VV has ever been in but I’m not complaining.
June 11th, 2024 at 6:47 pm
Gregory signing…..BIG MISTAKE! Did they learn nothing from the Antonio Brown fiasco?????
June 11th, 2024 at 7:00 pm
Gerald McCoy was seen standing in front of 1BP today with his hand raised. Oh oh pick me pick me coach.
June 11th, 2024 at 8:04 pm
Boss Says:
June 11th, 2024 at 1:54 pm
weed is a gateway drug and leads many to the hard stuff. who’s to say he’s not holed up in a hotel room with a neele in his arm
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You’re either a teenager or stuck in the 1980s.
June 11th, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Scott Says:
“I was gonna come to camp ….”
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LMAO
June 11th, 2024 at 9:32 pm
Didn’t see that coming.
Lol
June 11th, 2024 at 10:13 pm
Boss Says:
“weed is a gateway drug”
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Public Service Announcement psychology. LOL
June 12th, 2024 at 12:38 am
Any more on Gregory? Maybe he is overwhelmed by the defensive scheme. He’s never been accused of belonging to Mensa, and no dumbass is ever gonna decipher Todd’s Fourier Transforms Defense.
June 12th, 2024 at 2:01 am
Shocking to learn that “Boss” knows nothing about yet another subject besides football.
June 12th, 2024 at 3:08 am
well now with vita looking terrific let’s use him as a surprise fullback every now and again…
work it into the playbook
June 12th, 2024 at 3:10 am
a warning for gregory…next f up, and goodbye…
no 3 strike rule for him…he’s a two strike guy
June 12th, 2024 at 8:40 am
He is at home grieviing the accidental and premature death of his favorite bong. I think the union gives Players 3 days for such things.
Go Bucs!
June 12th, 2024 at 10:32 am
I got fired a couple of times for not showing up for work. If made the kind of money these guys get, I would damn sure get there early and stay late every day.
June 12th, 2024 at 11:11 am
From AB to RG problem players don’t pan out.
June 12th, 2024 at 12:00 pm
I was gonna sue the NFL……….
But then I got hiiiigggghhhh!!!