Teamwork
April 26th, 2026
Rookie Bucs cornerback Keionte Scott. (Photo courtesy of The U.)
Still giddy over the Bucs draft? Well, this will send you racing to the fridge to start another celebration on this fine Sunday.
Still hungover from your draft celebration last night? This may just have you reaching for the vodka and Bloody Mary mix.
Hardcores will do both.
One reason fourth-round nickel cornerbacak Keionte Scott was so pumped to be playing for the Bucs is it reunites him with the Miami Mauler, his teammate at The U, Rueben Bain.
Another reason is because Scott clearly knows how Bain wrecks offenses, and Scott knows how to work with Bain.
In Scott’s Zoom press conference with the local pen and mic club after the Bucs drafted him in the fourth round, Scott explained Bain made him a succesful blitzer.
Scott and Bain had timing down on their moves so when Bain attacked, Scott knew just right time to pounce. Scott said he took full advantage.
“Yeah, I think you’ve got to shout out Rueben Bain there, being on the same side,” Scott said. “You’ve got to kind of worry about him a little bit, so that allowed me to kind of be freed up.
“We work with each other, and that’s why this is so special to me and so special to him because we’ve built something already, [now they are] getting to build on that.”
But Scott also said he learned that if he is sent on a blitz, by golly he needs to make something happen or a teammate will get burned.
“At the end of the day when you get sent on a blitz, your brothers are [back there],” Scott said. “I play defensive back, so I understand how it is when you’re blitzing and you’re waiting [like] somebody better get home.
“So, I just take that in mind that I’ve got my brothers back there, and when I get that call to go, I take that with me on the way.”
Boy, how many blitzes has Todd Bowles dialed up the past two seasons, maybe longer, and no one got home?
Whatever magic there is between Bain and Scott, the Bucs sure do need that to continue on Sunday afternoons.
Reuniting with your college teammate never felt so good ‼️ pic.twitter.com/ybHTGMRXod
— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 25, 2026
April 26th, 2026 at 10:02 am
Got my shades on 😎
Go Bucs!
April 26th, 2026 at 10:06 am
💪🙏🏆
April 26th, 2026 at 10:12 am
Eight years after taking a seventh-round flier on tackle Jordan Mailata, who has started eighty-five regular-season games and was a second-team All-Pro in 2024, the Eagles have rolled the dice on another player who has never played organized football. -PFT
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The worlds greatest G.M. Howie Roseman, Licht should be so brave! [sarcasm]
April 26th, 2026 at 10:16 am
Gonna be a very different team this year. Got some fire on D.
April 26th, 2026 at 10:17 am
Rueben Bain had 83 pressures with the Canes last season
Yaya Diaby had 62 pressures with us last season
I can’t wait for it to happen
April 26th, 2026 at 10:38 am
Nauseated not giddy. Worst draft ever.
April 26th, 2026 at 10:39 am
Scott should immediately be made a starter. Send a message to last year’s hacks and money stealers.
Scott ain’t no 3rd & 28 guy.
April 26th, 2026 at 11:03 am
Todd is wringing his hands reading this and thinking “Oh, I’m gonna fix that.”
🤦♂️
April 26th, 2026 at 11:12 am
Regardless of happiness (or not) about the draft, it’s a great idea to get the bloody marys going with beer sidecars. Thanks, Joe!
April 26th, 2026 at 11:14 am
Love Joe Bucs Fan articles. Rarely read comments from the experts herein, but DAMN, some of ya’ll should change your depends early. You might have a better outlook on life and enjoy.
April 26th, 2026 at 11:34 am
Enthusiasm counts for a lot in my book. Love the clip.
April 26th, 2026 at 12:11 pm
HC Grover Says:
April 26th, 2026 at 10:38 am
Nauseated not giddy. Worst draft ever
I am convinced that you are the dumbest troll ever
You have no game at all. Now go back to your crayons and coloring book
April 26th, 2026 at 12:18 pm
Bet all the defense guys like this pick, Kancey for sure.
April 26th, 2026 at 12:52 pm
HC Grover Says:
April 26th, 2026 at 10:38 am
Nauseated not giddy. Worst draft ever.
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What, specifically, were you looking for? Just curious as your theme has been consistently negative — through a relatively positive Bucs draft process.
April 26th, 2026 at 1:05 pm
I think it’s Grover from the Muppets on Sesame Street.