Chucky Finds Out Today About His Duties On Saturday Night
August 17th, 2026In honor of Bucs Super Bowl-winning coach Chucky returning to the broadcast booth to call the Chiefs-Bucs worthless preseason game, Joe will have a daily story about Chucky in the lead-up to Saturday’s game.
To paraphrase the first coach to lead the Bucs to a Super Bowl title, Joe is fired up to hear Chucky in the Bucs’ broadcast booth Saturday night.
As JoeBucsFan.com columnist Ira Kaufman reported weeks ago, Chucky was going to broadcast an NFL game. As it turned out, that game is a Bucs preseason game this Saturday night on WFLA-TV Channel 8.
Chucky will join Bucs preseason color analyst Ronde Barber in the booth when the Bucs host the Chiefs in both teams’ second worthless preseason game.
Chris Myers, the preseason TV voice of the Bucs, has a work conflict this weekend with his employer, FOX, and is unavailable to call Saturday’s game, which left a spot for Chucky.
Earlier in training camp, Chucky spoke with the local pen and mic club about the assignment.
“I’ve heard I’m doing play-by-play, but I don’t know if we’ve solved anything,” Chucky said. “It’s going to be Ronde’s show. He’s the star.”
Chucky said today, he and Barber are to have a production meeting with WFLA types to hatch a plan for the broadcast.
“We’re going to finalize the cadence,” Chucky said. “But I’m excited. I’m a little bit nervous, and as always, really fired up for football season, especially the Buccaneers.”
If Chucky and Barber pull this off the right way, it could be groundbreaking and may change broadcasting. Seriously. The game isn’t serious, so why should the broadcasters be?
Joe thinks if Chucky and Barber treat the game like a podcast, with the game sort of telling the two what to talk about. You know, sort of like sports radio.
Like if Ted Hurst makes a play, bad or good, it gives the two a chance to discuss how Hurst can adjust from Georgia State to the NFL and Barber could explain how defenses may attack him. Chucky could then explain why Hurst’s measurements could give defenses a challenge and maybe how he would use him.
This experiment has a chance to be awesome, or it could be a train wreck. Regardless, Joe is stoked for Saturday night. Yes, even a worthless preseason game.









August 17th, 2026 at 7:09 am
Joe will have a daily story about Chucky in the lead-up to Saturday’s game.
Marvelous!!!
However, truth be told, you can NEVER get ’nuff Chucky!!!
I look forward to the articles and look forward to Saturday!
I wonder if Taylor Swift-Kelce will be there as well
You could have an article about her too everyday!! =)
August 17th, 2026 at 7:33 am
A story a day for this? Well. Okay.
August 17th, 2026 at 7:54 am
Should be fun.
August 17th, 2026 at 8:06 am
I’m almost as interested in their talk as I am in watching the players.
August 17th, 2026 at 8:06 am
Good luck with your “duties” Chucky boy…
I can hardly wait!