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Different time today for the the JoeBucsFan Show on WDAE radio, 95.7 FM and AM 620. Dial in at 2 p.m. after Rock Riley. Listen online to Tampa Bay’s all-sports powerhouse, or via the iHeart Radio app, or through the player below.
Joe’s been back on the WDAE airwaves every weekend for the past 14 months. Varying times.
Bucco Bruce Arians did not hold back when players were stupid.
The stories Lavonte David are telling in his retirement media blitz are really, really good. [read more]
He’s ba’ack.
Former Bucs defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches, known affectionately by his former teammates and fans as “Nacho,” is coming home. [read more]
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All kinds of nuggets, observations and news from the NFL annual meeting/owners meetings in Phoenix this week. Enjoy!
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Called out.
So a year ago the Bucs were crowing about how the culture of the Tampa Bay locker room is the best its been in well over a decade. [read more]
Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq.
Joe enjoys college football writers Brett McMurphy and Andy Staples. Both were ex-Tampa Tribune dudes and are very, very good at what they did and do.
Another guy Joe enjoys is Bruce Feldman. [read more]
Will Zyon McCollum be the 2026 nickel? Todd Bowles weighs in.
After asking Todd Bowles about second-year cornerback Jacob Parrish this week, Joe is confident Parrish will dictate where Parrish will play. [read more]
Flash poll posted at 8:06 a.m. Poll closed at 9:08 a.m.
Pitt LB Kyle Louis.
Lord knows the Bucs need a linebacker. And when Derrick Brooks’ name is invoked, Joe’s antennae are up. [read more]
Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald.
Joe has been looking at a lot of credible folks who do schlock drafts. That may seem like an oxymoron but some schlockers, even if they are forced to change their schlocks nearly as often as their underwear, try to put thought, reason and research into them. [read more]
He’s got stories.
Joe is enjoying the new Lavonte David, even though he’s no longer with the Bucs. [read more]
Team Glazer weighed in on Tuesday.
NFL owners like to make lots of money.
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Miami edge Akheem Mesidor.
If this happens, Joe has one kind request. [read more]
New Bucs linebacker Christian Rozeboom.
Yes, the Bucs signed the Panthers leading tackler in the second wave of free agency, inside linebacker Christian Rozeboom. [read more]
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Trade bait?
This is equal parts funny, sad and an outrage. [read more]
Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq
For the third year in a row, the Bucs offense will have a shiny new toy, if BSPN Analytics is accurate. [read more]
When Tom Brady came to Tampa.
First, let’s get the most important element of this interview out of the way: [read more]
Miami edge rusher Akheem Mesidor.
So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht traded down and made 23-year-old Vita Vea a first-round pick back in 2018, when it was still common for 21-year-olds to be in the draft pool.
In 2023, Licht drafted edge rusher YaYa Diaby a few weeks shy of his 24th birthday and last year it was edge rusher David Walker, who was a few weeks shy of 25. [read more]
Raise The Flags documentary star and Bucs co-owner Joel Glazer.
San Francisco 49ers receiver Mike Evans is a guy the Bucs wanted and somewhat expected to be on their 2026 roster.
In Phoenix on Monday, Joe talked to Buccaneers co-owner Joel Glazer about the big fish that got away. [read more]
