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Projected fit.
The Crows are shedding a lot of salary on their defense. And while Joe is borderline obsessed with the Bucs grabbing inside linebacker C.J. Mosely, perhaps it should be another Crows player recently thrown to the curb by Baltimore coach John Harbaugh. [read more]
“Serious interest.”
Could the “Honey Badger,” Tyrann Mathieu, playing safety for the Bucs be a thing? One uber-NFL insider writes, don’t be shocked. [read more]
Cha-ching.
That cash register you hear in the background? No, that’s not NFL owners cashing checks from a TV network. [read more]
The fixer for Jason Licht?
Lost in all the hustling to keep together the roster of a Tampa Bay team that went 5-11 in back-to-back seasons is the fact the Buccaneers need a kicker.
And what does Jason Licht do when he needs a kicker? [read more]
How the pirate ship sank.
It is so damn sad to think there are people who are legally able to guzzle cold beer at Hooters and not remember one play of the Bucs beating the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. [read more]
BY IRA KAUFMAN
Now comes the hard part.
The Bucs wrapped up their left tackle position for at least a few years by coming to terms with Donovan Smith, who starts fresh with a new coaching staff as Jameis Winston’s blind-side protector.
Jason Licht and his crew looked around at potential replacements for Smith and decided to stick with a known quantity, a player who takes great pride in not missing a snap.
Now it’s time to get things right. [read more]
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All smiles, of course, Donovan Smith and general manager Jason Licht addressed local media today after Smith signed off on $27 million of guaranteed Team Glazer loot as part of a new three-year contract worth about $13 annually. [read more]
Talks contract extension.
If nothing else, now armed with a new three-year contract, Bucs left tackle Donovan Smith can find a legal way to work out his aggression. [read more]
This was the right offseason for new mega-millionaire left tackle Donovan Smith to become a free agent, and it is shaping up the same way for reliable Bucs slot receiver Adam Humphries. [read more]
Kudos to the Buccaneers for better leveraging their in-house media to give fans access to the happenings at One Buc Palace before ancient rituals like news conferences. [read more]
If your head has been buried in football since last summer, you might want to come up for air and see what the Tampa Bay Lightning is doing. Their record is a ridiculous 51-12-4, and they potentially could clinch a playoff berth as early as Saturday.
Jay Feaster breaks down when (not if) the Lightning will punch their playoff ticket and raises the question if this team is the best in professional sports history? It’s all in The Identity Tampa Bay video below.
Winning.
With the smoke still smoldering from the heavy news what transpired yesterday on the final day of tag season, it is time to sift through who won and who lost throughout the NFL. [read more]
It seems you won’t find Gregg Rosenthal ever exchanging Christmas cards with Donovan Smith. [read more]
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Trade bait?
It is virtually unbelievable to Joe that such an intelligent organization could be so dumb. [read more]
Bucs GM Jason Licht.
It wasn’t that long ago when or if the Bucs needed a free agent starter, Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht just flashed Team Glazer’s AmEx Platinum card in an agent’s face, and — voila! — the Bucs had a new starter. [read more]
Saints Pro Bowl DE Cameron Jordan seems to have little respect for Donovan Smith
Nothing like a little Twitter smack from a likely Hall of Famer getting fired in the direction of the Buccaneers’ newest mega millionaire. [read more]
With the Buccaneers signing Donovan Smith to a fat contract today (see home page), the team now has three offensive linemen 27 years old and younger making massive cash. [read more]
Signs pact.
UPDATED 1:20 p.m. – Expect Donovan Smith to be your Bucs left tackle for at least the next three seasons. [read more]
