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(Wednesday Edition) It’s The Free Stretch Annual Extravaganza As We Celebrate Football Season And Set Sail On The 2025 Campaign

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Week 1 has arrived! Bobby Fenton has all the Bucs latest and more. He’s always a worthwhile listen. Follow Bobby on X, @bobbygameday. Bobby’s podcast is an extension of his national and local radio shows. It’s been at JoeBucsFan.com for nine years. Always a quality listen from a true Tampa native.

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Big Names Land On Bucs’ First Official Injury Report

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Ouch! (more…)

Baker Mayfield Addresses Kyle Trask Departure

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

“Kyle, man, I’ll be thinking of you. Todd just didn’t trust you enough.”

Baker Mayfield spent two years with Kyle Trask as his backup quarterback.

Trask was cut last week. (more…)

Staus Quo On Buccaneers Captains

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

The Bucs are loaded with homegrown players and adore their team culture. (more…)

Benjamin Morrison Limited In Practice, Limited Mentally

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Rookie returns.

The Buccaneers’ rookie second-round pick returned to practice today after a four-week hiatus. (more…)

Big-Screen Rollout Shares Bucs Gems, Stars

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

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Spectacular.

That’s the best way to describe the treat in store for Tampa Bay fans when a Glazer-authorized documentary celebrating 50 years of Buccaneer football is ready for launch.

Season-ticket holders experienced a taste of Buc heaven at Tampa Theater last night as Emmy-winning director Trent Cooper screened excerpts, sandwiched between live banter from Buc luminaries including Tom Brady, Doug Williams and Jon Gruden. (more…)

Another Baker Mayfield Contract

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Consider that the Bucs just gave Luke Goedeke a massive contract extension long before it was necessary, and they gave badly injured Chris Godwin a long-term deal, and they just drafted a receiver in Round 1 after selecting a center in the first round a year ago. (more…)

The One With Muggles

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Todd opens the floor on how fantasy football needs to rid itself of those who ruin drafts and don’t take our game seriously. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

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The Best Decade (So Far)

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

What a start to a decade!

The Bucs last night held a ceremony at the historic Tampa Theater for a preview of a roughly 10-hour-long documentary the Bucs bankrolled to honor the first 50 years of Bucs football. (more…)

Jeff Driskel > Kyle Trask?

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Joe needed a couple of days to process this before posting. (more…)

Bucs Management Stepping Up For Emeka Egbuka Fans

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Big year loading?

Joe is a fan-first kind of guy. Fans matter. They deserve consideration, honesty and respect for their money and time, especially those who spend near or beyond their means to support the team.

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BSPN: Shades Of 2020, Bucs Don’t Win NFC South But Look Out In The Playoffs

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

Playoff hero?

Well this is interesting, coming from BSPN’s rigged computers. (more…)

The Benjamin Chukwuma Saga

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

What does the future hold?

Twice now, since the preseason ended, Bucs coach Todd Bowles has absolutely raved about the work of rookie free agent offensive tackle Benjamin Chukwuma and the way he has looked in practices and worthless preseason games. (more…)

Gerald McCoy Warns Eagles Fans: Here Come The Bucs

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025

GMC believes in the Bucs.

Former Bucs Pro Bowl defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is not ashamed or shy one bit about being open as one of the most visible Bucs fans in the national media. (more…)

Luke Goedeke, Bucs Agree To New Contract

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

New contract.

UPDATED: Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke will be around Tampa Bay for four more years. (more…)

About Mike Evans’ Summer

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Still drinking Jalen Ramsey’s Gatorade.

Joe realizes Mike Evans did not play in preseason and the vast majority of readers here don’t attend training camp. Also, the Bucs, courtesy of Todd Bowles, don’t allow media to film and share matchups seen in practice. (more…)

The One With Your Draft Results

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Todd goes coast-to-coast responding to listeners about picks, trades and classic USFL references. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

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Bucs List Kameron Johnson As No. 1 Punt Returner

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

“Jason, Tez makes me a little nervous.”

Perhaps this indicates just how much rookie Tez Johnson spooked Bucs head coach Todd Bowles in Preseason Week 2. (more…)

Bruce Arians Would Have Made Micah Parsons Deal

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

“That’s two parts bourbon and one part senility, Joel.”

Were the Bucs in the mix for beastly versalite pass rusher Micah Parsons before he was traded from the Cowboys to the Packers for two first-round picks and defensive tackle Kenny Clark? (more…)

Bruce Arians Gets Weekly Analyst Gig On The Pat McAfee Show

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Bucco Bruce Arians

Football season just got more fun. (more…)

“Nobody Like Deeply Respects Even The Buccaneers”

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Clown alert! And he gets a paycheck from FOX and/or TheAthletic.com. (more…)

Opening Day Expectations For Emeka Ebuka

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025

The Bucs have placed prominent rookie receivers in huge Week 1 roles. How has it gone? (more…)