Sack Summit Wraps Up Education For Rueben Bain, Calijah Kancey And David Walker
July 11th, 2026
Miami Mauler edge rusher Rueben Bain
A year ago, Bucs edge rusher YaYa Diaby attended the Von Miller/Maxx Crosby Sack Summit and came away enlightened.
Diaby explained how he learned about using his eyes as a rusher and being patient.
Today, the Sack Summit wrapped up its annual three-day affair and new graduates are Buccaneers Rueben Bain, the Miami Mauler rookie edge rusher, Calijah Kancey and David Walker. Diaby was home in Tampa working with kids.
The traveling Bucs trio learned from the likes of Lawrence Taylor, Willie McGinest and Brian Baldinger, along with co-hosts Crosby, Miller and Cameron Jordan, among others. They went through drills, film sessions and all kind of on- and off-field study and networking.
Joe was very pleased to hear of the attendance. (Where was Chris Braswell?)
July 11th, 2026 at 4:17 pm
Braswell was waivers-ing goodbye.
July 11th, 2026 at 4:45 pm
NO BRASWELL…SHOCKING
July 11th, 2026 at 4:58 pm
It seems Braswell does not love football, but it doesn’t matter, he’ll be cut after training camp.
July 11th, 2026 at 5:44 pm
That’s a who’s-who of teachers!
Ideally, our trio of grads picked up a lot of new knowledge and information, and apply it this fall.
Let’s let Rueben rush, and again ideally, Calijah and David stay healthy.
July 11th, 2026 at 5:49 pm
I give them all credit for trying to get better.
Braswell. What a disappointment. Who knows, maybe this is the year. Last chance.
Looking forward to seeing David Walker. Imagine if he is anywhere near close to what the hype was. A healthy Kancey all season. Bain playing anywhere as close to as he did last year at UM.
Zyon might be less bored.
July 11th, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Kancey was a huge loss for this defense last year.
Really hoping Calijah can stay healthy all year.
The Bucs have 4 talented pass rushers coming into this season that weren’t here or available in 2025 (Kancey, Bain, AQM and Walker).
I expect to see a vastly improved pass rush and wouldn’t be at all surprised if the Bucs reach 50+ sacks this year for the first time in Bowles tenure…
The CBs that so many seem worried about are going to look solid at worst if we can get a consistent pass rush this year….
July 11th, 2026 at 5:56 pm
Brasswell roll tide!
July 11th, 2026 at 6:31 pm
Good to see our attendees.
Too bad about Braswell…. He seems to be accepting he’s going to be mediocre. Loss of confidence takes a LOT of work to overcome. Wonder if there’s going to be a trade available for a decent CB, Safety, or ILB depth.
The good news is we have OLBs that are eager to learn and ready to make an impact 👍🏼
July 11th, 2026 at 6:41 pm
Wonder how much work they put in honing their coverage skills dropping into Todd’s soft, empty zones. They need to be coached up on “the other things.”
July 11th, 2026 at 6:56 pm
Braswell=JTS=reason JL needs to go!
July 11th, 2026 at 7:22 pm
Pickgrin … ‘The Bucs have 4 talented pass rushers coming into this season that weren’t here or available in 2025 (Kancey, Bain, AQM and Walker).’
Agree wholeheartedly on those 4, but don’t go to sleep yet on Robinson, RNR & Capehart. I know they have to patrol ‘the middle ground’ & protect their gaps, but any 1 of those (or all of them) could very well surprise us in terms of their pass rush potential.
A’Shawn doesn’t have a long history of getting mega-sacks, but just 1 year ago in 2024 he got 5.5 sacks with Carolina (only 2.5 last year though).
RNR’s never big a big sack artist, but he did get 3 sacks with the Giants last year (and 2 the year before that). Not a huge amount obviously, but they all help.
Capehart MAY be a sleeper, but I kinda doubt he’ll get a huge amount of def snaps this season unless someone gets hurt. He’s older and played college ball from 2020-2025 (that’s a LOOONG time). Did manage to play in 57 games (wow) with 12 starts, getting a total of 3 sacks, 13.5 TFL, 1 FF, and 88 tackles. Nice size (6’5″ & 315 lbs) but I don’t expect that he’ll get to make much of a contribution, this year at least.
July 11th, 2026 at 7:50 pm
BucsfaninOregon Says:
“Braswell=JTS=reason JL needs to go!”
Is that so? Well – in roughly the same time frame – Goedeke + Otton + YaYa + Mauch + Kancey + Bucky + JMac + Tykee Smith + Barton + Tez in the 7th! + Walker + Parrish + Egbuka + Bain and the entire ’26 draft class + previously building a Super Bowl winning roster = JL sticking around for at least another 1/2 dozen or more years…..
July 11th, 2026 at 8:38 pm
DR – those inside guys you named are mainly space eaters and run stoppers.
The big takeaway from this offseason IMO is all the depth we now have up front defensively. Robinson/RNR inside and AQM/Walker outside (along w/ Nelly of course) represent real upgrades over guys like Hall and Gaines and Reddick (who never should have been gifted all the ‘starting’ snaps he got in 2025 when his results flat out sucked.). The players we have now are actual NFL quality depth pieces that will serve this team well over the course of the 2026 season.
Our 2 primary inside starters Vea and Kancey ARE good pass rushers – or at least pocket movers when they get 1 on 1s. Hoping that Robinson can join that club as well with 5 or 6 sacks from his 500ish snaps – but we haven’t seen it so not counting on him at this point as being more than an upgrade over Hall (with attitude!)
But our main 4 man pass rush pkg of YaYa, Vea, Kancey and Bain sounds really formidable – and could/should result in less blitzes and more straight up play from the back 7 on passing downs – whether thats in Nickle or Dime….
A good pass rush (if you are also solid against the run) – makes everything work on defense…. it also turns average DBs into good ones – and good DBs into great ones.
People are going to be saying – “Damn this kid Parrish is good!” and also -“where has this version of Zyon McCollum been hiding the last 4 years?? He’s one hell of a CB….” I also expect a big year from both of our Safeties for the same reason.
July 11th, 2026 at 9:11 pm
The coaches have done all they can. It’s on the players now.
Easy money if you’re a washed up has been with no brain cells.
32nd ranked red zone defense. Good thing he was extended.
There’s 31 other teams clamoring for that championship scheme.
You just can’t argue with this much success!!! 🤣🤡🤣🤡🤣🤡
July 11th, 2026 at 9:36 pm
Lynch50, it’s what all the great ones do. Abdicate responsibility, hide from accountability and blame everyone else when the inevitable meteor hits the dumpster.
July 12th, 2026 at 12:33 am
Braswell? LOL
He might stay on as third string because he’s cheap but I would not be surprised if he’s cut.
July 12th, 2026 at 2:27 am
Cris Vomit Braswell was busy napping.
July 12th, 2026 at 2:28 am
Lynch and 328, you guys need to get a room for some privacy, haha.
July 12th, 2026 at 6:23 am
Safe to assume that Diaby failed this course last year? He sucks arse
July 12th, 2026 at 8:31 am
Did Glass Kancey manage to get through the drills without injury?
July 12th, 2026 at 8:47 am
Great! Lawrence Taylor supplied the : juice” im sure lol They’ll all crack heads by wk 1 with baby mamas ,Crosby will relapse..Should’ve hung out back at school with jason taylor
July 12th, 2026 at 9:10 am
Who was the DE picked right before Braswell, how is he doing.