The Todd Wright TODDcast is all over today’s WrestleMania announcement in Tampa
In this edition of The Todd Wright TODDcast, Todd has all the details from attending Thursday’s press conference at Raymond James Stadium for next year’s WrestleMania. WWE Superstars joined Rob Higgins of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission, Mayor Bob Buckhorn, ad officials from the Bucs and Lightning at the formal announcement. Todd even talked to Stephanie McMahon one on one about the very Tampa Bay inspiration for the WrestleMania logo and was extremely happy to get a selfie with Sasha Banks.
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PRESENTED BY*Joe thinks it’s very cool to have Todd Wright diving back into the kind of thing he was known for nationally.[read more]
The wacky interpretations of NFL rules are always changing, so Bucco Bruce Arians has hired a retired NFL official to help him navigate all that and to serve as an in-game, instant-replay guru. [read more]
New head coach Bucco Bruce Arians said he’s evaluated film from the past three seasons and he sees a Buccaneers football team that wasn’t very smart. [read more]
Less than a week from free agency, at least a dozen NFL teams have 10 times more available salary cap room than the Buccaneers, winners of five games in each of the last two seasons. And that’s assuming the Bucs even have any cap room.
One reliable tracker says the Bucs are over the cap now. [read more]
Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht has said the biggest thing he learned working for Bill Belicheat was to admit your mistakes early and cut your losses. [read more]
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]
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]
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]
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.
No shortage of opinions today from the Sage of Tampa Bay sports, Ira Kaufman, on today’s fast-moving podcast presented by Ed Morse Cadillac Tampa and Ed Morse Cadillac Brandon. The Sage is piercing in his commentary and is all fired up for the heart of the offseason.
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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]
*Joe thinks it’s very cool to have Todd Wright diving back into the kind of thing he was known for nationally. [read more]
The film doesn’t lie.
Less than a week from free agency, at least a dozen NFL teams have 10 times more available salary cap room than the Buccaneers, winners of five games in each of the last two seasons. And that’s assuming the Bucs even have any cap room.
BY IRA KAUFMAN
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. 
