Buccaneers Planning Two Joint Practices With Jets In New Jersey
May 26th, 2026
The Bucs are planning a return to the Jets’ training facility.
Sideline high-steppin’ Jets head coach Aaron Glenn is a good friend of Todd Bowles.
Bowles coached Glenn as part of the Cowboys organization 20 years ago, and both are from the Bill Parcells tree. So it fits that Bowles and Glenn have a strong enough relationship to have two joint practices in New Jersey prior to their preseason opener on Friday, Aug. 14 at MetLife Stadium.
If recent history holds, the Bucs would practice against the Jets on Tuesday and Wednesday of that week, and take Thursday off before Friday’s game.
The last time the Bucs had joint practice with the Jets was a sad day August of 2023. Joe was there and witnessed what essentially marked the end of Russell Gage’s career. The young veteran receiver tore up his knee and never played for Tampa Bay again.
Joe likes this year’s early practices against the Jets. They’ve got a lot of hungry, young players — not a huge pile of veterans going three-quarter speed.
May 26th, 2026 at 1:29 pm
That’s a great point about the hungry young players to hopefully push us. Just please no devastating injuries this offseason. Please and thank you.
And if anyone needs to get a SCOPE / CLEANUP procedure, now is the time!
May 26th, 2026 at 1:55 pm
It’s all they need. Meaningless preseason games are a total WASTE. These teams can figure it out who can play, just as they have throughout every other level of FOOTBALL. I mean, they have a damn good idea of WHO is making the roster to begin with, and is already set in stone over 95%. Seriously, how many times have you seen guys tear it up (especially in that last game), and have GREAT Preseasons, but STILL get cut anyway!? A LOT. Again, they can figure it out! So, just eliminate the freaking Preseason games, add the one extra (18th) REAL GAME (with TWO “Bye-Weeks” for each team, and 20-WEEKS total, if you want to), and then be DONE WITH IT already.
May 26th, 2026 at 1:58 pm
It’s a good round number. And, then we can all move on for at least another 20+Years. Just be done with it already.
May 26th, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Last time we had 2 joint practices scheduled with the Jets – they cancelled the 2nd practice at the last minute after we were already up there….