“My Back Is Hurtin’ Right Now”
June 29th, 2026
Remember when right tackle Luke Goedeke explained how Bucs players are focused on working through their vacation?
Joe didn’t take that too seriously, but the message was clear. Don’t get soft!
Fellow linemate Cody Mauch hasn’t been resting. Last week he hosted his ever-growing annual football camp in North Dakota. It’s up to 500 attendees, per reports, and Mauch makes it all free.
Mauch told KVRR-TV that he’s the one walking away sore after getting very hands on. Joe saw the local TV video of Mauch covering a receiver. It wasn’t pretty.
“I think I had the best time,” Mauch said. “Yeah, obviously I play [offensive line,] but I was playing DB against some of the guys. We were doing some 1-on-1s, and like that’s the kind of things that if I see a kid randomly, you know, in public or at the grocery store, they’ll mention, ‘Hey, I beat you in a one-on-one at your camp.’ And those are the things that really stick with them.
“I have a great time doing that. And like I said, I am very sore right now. Like I did one too many 1-on-1s and my back is hurting right now. So I’m feeling it.
It seems Mauch and his sponsors are paying the camp bill in full. It’s free.
“You don’t want any kids to miss out on the opportunity just because there’s a price tag on it,” Mauch said. “To me, doing it for free, it’s cool. It’s a great way for me to give back. And I guess the way I see it, there’s no reason to charge them anything because I’m just happy to be out here doing this.”
Cool stuff from Mauch. Other Bucs have camps scheduled in July, including YaYa Diaby locally.
June 29th, 2026 at 1:08 pm
Curious how the everything sucks – constant negativity crew will twist the comments to diss anybody with this article.
June 29th, 2026 at 1:22 pm
Giving back and paying forward, that is an outstanding way to sustain greatness.
June 29th, 2026 at 1:26 pm
this is the time of the year where all the coaches and GM’s hold their breaths that guys don’t fall prey to bad conduct before camp is ON. You know like the DB from Detroit that got arrested in Tampa. Do these guys really understand how fortunate they are to be in the situation that they are in and the $$ that they can/or about to make? Joe what is your opinion on most of these guys? Appreciate their situation or are so self-absorbed that they are completely in their own world and are real close to a wake up call? Love to hear feedback.
June 29th, 2026 at 1:39 pm
Great message Cody. When you focus on the game the money will come.
M1k3 is a perfect example of accountability always gets rewarded.
June 29th, 2026 at 1:56 pm
Cody Mauch is a great man.
June 29th, 2026 at 1:59 pm
Where’s the ‘like’ button.
June 29th, 2026 at 2:02 pm
title had me scared lol
GO BUCS!!!!
June 29th, 2026 at 2:02 pm
Ive seen plenty of NFL players show pics of them as kids attending football camps so this is great to see. Hope he stays healthy!
June 29th, 2026 at 2:14 pm
Relieve Bowles of at least one of his titles. He is not good.
June 29th, 2026 at 2:34 pm
Love this. Never had an opportunity like that when I was a kid.
June 29th, 2026 at 2:39 pm
That sounds like a real good way for him to get himself HURT. I remember when I was a kid at Pitino’s Camp… He did the exact same thing back then. He played EVERY camper a game of 1-on-1. And, if you BEAT HIM (which was VERY RARE, believe-it or not), you got a t-shirt saying something like, “I BEAT RICK PITINO at the Rick Pitino Basketball Camp.” Pretty Cool.
June 29th, 2026 at 2:44 pm
Cody is stud.
Watch his college highlights sometime. He just abused DL.
June 29th, 2026 at 2:52 pm
Hey… maybe we can get Mauch as a two way player so Incredibly Average Todd Bowles can have him cover receivers in the flat!