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Big prediction.

Holy Flirkingschmidt! A Bucs backup corner is going to get five interceptions this year? [read more]

Chris Godwin’s typical look at 2025 Bucs training camp.

All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs shed his crutches for the first time at Bucs training camp yesterday, though he was still in street clothes at practice.

Chris Godwin is in the same boat. That’s a lot of Team Glazer loot chilling in sneakers. [read more]

“We’ll see, Todd. We’ll see.”

Interesting nugget from the Buccaneers’ popular roookie returner/receiver on The Rock Riley Show yesterday on WDAE radio. [read more]

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Goal for 2025: double-digit sacks.

Not since the great Warren Sapp in 2000 have the Bucs had a defensive tackle record double-digit sacks. [read more]

“You can do that?”

Joe guesses Chucky doesn’t do fantasy football. Neither does “this Joe,” so join the club, Chucky. [read more]

On Todd Bowles’ radar.

Yeah, the Bucs have an absolutely loaded wide receivers room. The tight end room isn’t exactly a bunch of slugs. [read more]

Right tackle Luke Goedeke.

Luke Goedeke is the classic success story of the post-Lost-Decade era of Buccaneers football. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 5:41 p.m. Poll closed at 6:57 p.m.

Bubble or safe?

There is no doubt that the Bucs’ receivers room is the deepest position on the team. [read more]

Bucs rookie cornerback Jacob Parrish.

So what’s the highest praise Todd Bowles could drop on a young defensive back?

He might have done it today. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles tried to mix things up for his team today as the grind of training camp continues. [read more]

Joe absolutely is not complaining, but it’s worth noting that Todd Bowles has been cutting Bucs practice time in training camp. [read more]

Joe talked to some of the most powerful people at One Buc Palace about an on-field shenanigan at practice today, including Baker Mayfield and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

A twist in practice.

Underwear football reared its ugly head again today (have fun with that sentence). So that means no hitting.

And since the Bucs are in the dog days of training camp, where every day morphs into Groundhog Day, Todd Bowles decided to have a little fun while getting in hopefully unnecessary work. [read more]

Return determined.

Yesterday, Bucs coach Todd Bowles told NFL Network that Baker Mayfield may miss a day after he sat out Friday’s practice. With the local pen and mic club yesterday, Bowles pooh-poohed Mayfield’s injury as basically nothing. [read more]

Rookie cornerback Benjamin Morrison (left) has Todd Bowles’ attention.

There are many reasons Tampa Bay drafted rookie cornerback Benjamin Morrison, and head coach Todd Bowels identified one on national television that isn’t talked about often. [read more]

Joe is not trying to jinx Mike Evans. But we all know a training camp tradition hasn’t happened yet. [read more]

Slammed by BSPN analyst.

Harsh! [read more]

Second-edge rusher Chris Braswell opens up.

Being a rookie edge rusher is hard. And it seems to be harder at One Buc Palace under defensive guru Todd Bowles. His playbook is not for the timid. [read more]

If you saw Buccaneers Ring of Honor Jason Licht pump his fist in the air yesterday afternoon, there could be a surprising reason. [read more]