Tez Johnson looks up at fans after tonight’s first half.

UPDATED: What a bounceback night for Bucs rookie returner/receiver Tez Johnson. [read more]

So All-World left tackle Tristan Wirfs and receiver Chris Godwin are injured but will not go on the physically unable to perform list to start the 2025 season.

Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht confirmed that tonight and talked about the decision. [read more]

It’s that time of year again, when Tampa Bay’s big PGA Tour event returns. And there’s no better way to watch it than in the Hooters Owl’s Nest.

So the Bucs have to shave their roster from 90 to 53 players by Tuesday afternoon. [read more]

So no Teddy Bridgewater tonight against the Bills in the preseason finale.

Apparently, he is sick. No specifics were provided by the team.

Does this affect Bridgewater’s status in his battle with Kyle Trask for the No. 2 quarterback gig? The Joe typing here thinks it already belongs to Bridgewater.

The cutdown deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. Will the Bucs carry three QBs?

Big game for the backups!

Have a little fun commenting all game long below. Be nice. It’s not hard.

Go Bucs!

Do Bucs fans have the wrong attitude when it comes to Chris Godwin and his recovery from a brutal dislocated ankle? [read more]

The national landscape is gushing over the Bucs’ likelihood of winning the NFC South. They’re a common pick, a smart pick and an easy pick.

But Joe sees a lot of analysts slamming the brakes right there.

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Ready?

OK, Joe’s going to try to bring some sunshine into Bucs fans’ world on this gloomy, rainy Saturday morning. [read more]

“Pete, I like the way you think.”

Prickly Pete Prisco of CBS has a knack for getting a reaction out of people. Shoot, he can even get under Ira Kaufman’s skin barking about the Pro Football Hall of Fame. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 6:40 a.m. Poll closed at 9:48 a.m.

No fun?

When Joe read this excerpt, Joe immediately had a comeback for the slightly faulty premise. [read more]

Dial up a loaded JoeBucsFan Show at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday on WDAE radio, 95.3 FM and AM 620. Listen online, too, or via the iHeart Radio app or below. The local Saturday fun on WDAE starts this week with Nick Wize’s college football show Blown Coverage at 7 a.m.

Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every Saturday since February. Varying times.

Preseason Game 3

Bills at Bucs

Kickoff: 7:30 p.m.

TV: WFLA-TV Channel 8 with Chris Myers, Rondé Barber and Aileen Hnatiuk.

Rebroadcast: Both WTTA-TV Channel 38 and NFL Network will rebroadcast the game Sunday at 10 a.m. (NFL Network is scheduled to rebroadcast Colts-Bengals Backup Bowl game 18 times Friday through Monday. So 54 hours of programming Labor Day weekend is for one game between two mediocre teams in small Midwestern markets. LOL! No wonder NFL Network was losing money. Joe never knew there were that many Anthony Richardson fans? Or, Jake Browning really is that popular.)

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Increased responsibility.

Until Jalen McMillan got hurt, veteran receiver Sterling Shepard logged most of his training camp time catching passes with the second-team offense. [read more]

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We’re two weeks from the season opener and Ira returns from illness to a very full Bucs buffet. Enjoy!

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Two of Joe’s all-time favorite football players got together for a chat that published last week. [read more]

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Todd confirms why the Colts are going with Daniel Jones to start the season and discusses a near 15-year run of failed first-round draft picks from the University of Florida as the real problem. The Todd Wright TODDcast is presented by Brandon Legal Group and Plantation Palms. Click above to listen or to download. Or listen via Podcast Addict, TuneIn and other platforms.

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So on Monday night, former Eagles great Jason Kelce was on ESPN TV talking about his most “intriguing” NFL team. [read more]

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Todd previews the fifth round of fantasy football drafts. The Todd Wright Fantasy Football Podcast is presented by Hooters!

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