Tears apart America.

In the eyes of former offensive lineman Damien Woody, America’s Quarterback, Pro Bowler Jameis Winston, is public enemy No. 1. [read more]

Is it the end?

The Bucs may be in a horrible mess with no easy solution for years. [read more]

Mike Florio of NBC Sports explains

Super NFL insider and former practicing attorney Mike Florio of NBC Sports and ProFootballTalk.com notes that the NFL is missing an important layer of transparency when it comes to the suspension announcement of Jameis Winston today. [read more]

Dealmaker Roger Goodell

Former NFL Network reporter and current Sports Illustrated writer Albert Breer has been busy Twittering firm statements this afternoon about the now-official three-game suspension of America’s Quarterback, Jameis Winston. [read more]

eye-RAH! reacts

Regular listeners of the Ira Kaufman Podcast know the wildly popular JoeBucsFan.com columnist, Tampa Bay’s only Hall of Fame voter, is never censored by Joe, either behind a microphone or a keyboard. [read more]

Your Buccaneers have issued a statement on the ugly, historic news of the day, except there is no name on it, no member of Team Glazer or Jason Licht. [read more]

Team Glazer and Jason Licht have much to consider

As part of the ugly new NFL report that effectively brands Jameis Winston as a sex offender, the league has ordered Jameis to undergo a “clinical evaluation.” [read more]

NFL issues report

Oh, boy.

The NFL has now labeled Jameis Winston a sex offender. [read more]

Jameis speaks

From Jameis Winston, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, America’s Quarterback apologizes but says and explains little other than he has “eliminated alcohol” from his life and that he’s “disappointed in the NFL’s decision. [read more]

“I was trying — that’s what messed me up — I was trying to throw the ball to Mike Evans the whole game and that kind of threw me off my game. I wanted him to get that record. Luckily, he got it by one yard so, shoot, I accomplished what I wanted to do. I didn’t go out there. I didn’t want to throw three interceptions but I also didn’t think we were going to have a 95-yard drive, either. So like I said. God is good. That’s all that matters. We got the win, right?”– Jameis Winston, Dec. 31, 2017. [read more]

24-hour flash poll posted at 11:44 a.m.

Fitz has started on five opening days.

So how does a Harvard-man quarterback, with months to prepare for an opening day opponent, fare as a Week 1 starter? [read more]

Too valuable to lose?

Sober minds may want to tap the brakes. [read more]

Decisions.

The call, if there is one, will come from on high. [read more]

Sounds off on America.

We may never know. [read more]

Collateral damage?

It is depressing as hell but it is hard to argue. [read more]

Ira demands decency and transparency for Bucs fans in today’s column.

BY IRA KAUFMAN

Back in the day, there was a purity about math that I found intoxicating. [read more]

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Nick Foles: Dirk Koetter man

Super Bowl champion quarterback Nick Foles sat down with SiriusXM NFL Radio and your beloved Buccaneers were a part of the conversation. [read more]