Full pads came on today!

More drama at One Buc Palace to liven up training camp today. The first piece was, of course, Randy Gregory not showing up. The second was Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs showing up but not walking on the practice fields of One Buc Palace for team drills as he hopes to give a jolt to his contract negotiations. [read more]

Defensive lineman Will Gholston speaks out.

So Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht recently credited Todd Bowles with building an unprecedented culture in the locker room, one Licht hasn’t seen in his previous 10 years in Tampa.

Joe asked 12-year Bucs veteran Will Gholston about it. [read more]

Jamel Dean

So soon after starting cornerback Jamel Dean pulled down an interception yesterday following a tipped pass, he absorbed a bit of public humiliation from his head coach. [read more]

Todd Bowles with his defensive playsheet at practice today.

Man, Lovie Smith and Todd Bowles couldn’t be more different in many ways. [read more]

Tristan Wirfs discusses his contract negotiations today at One Buc Palace.

It is no coincidence to Joe that on the first day of full-padded practices today, Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs, who was a hold-in during underwear football season but fully participated in prior training camp practices, decided to sit out team drills. [read more]

So the Bucs are in the high-tech realm when it comes to training camp practice. [read more]

Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke.

Does the thought of a Bucs handoff make you slump in your chair or begin a barrage of flatulence?

Either is understandable. [read more]

Mike Evans’ rookie look.

So in addition to re-sharing yesterday how his wife might have saved Bucs fandom from a deep depression, Mike Evans also talked about a great and painful lesson he learned working against former Bucs cornerback Mike Jenkins. [read more]

Underwear football valuable for big uglies.

So today the pads come on. There will be hitting at practice. [read more]

Mike Evans credits his wife Ashli for sticking with Bucs.

So yesterday, former Bucs All-Pro defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and NFL Network reporter and Gulf High grad Sara Walsh broadcast live for NFL Network from the practice fields of One Buc Palace. [read more]

The latest.

This is interesting to Joe only because so many signs are pointing in the opposite direction of the report. [read more]

Four players not on the Bucs weighed in on the greatness of Antoine Winfield Jr. for the NFL Network feature that lauded him as the 46th best player in the NFL. [read more]

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Baker Mayfield tosses a pitch Sunday morning at Bucs training camp.

Jamel Dean gets a rare pick, Jalen McMillan continues to impress and Zyon McCollum is growing up before our very eyes. This and more in today’s practice notes typed up by Joe. [read more]

Former Bucs All-Pro greets Calijah Kancey with open arms.

It’s really cool that budding star defensive tackle Calijah Kancey respects Bucs history. [read more]

Discusses “pros” in WR room.

How much is the Bucs wide receiver room filled with standup guys? Just read from the words of Bucs rookie receiver Jalen McCollum. [read more]

He wasn’t lying.

The biggest trait that Zyon McCollum had coming out of Sam Houston State two years ago was that he was a crazy good athlete. [read more]

Cornerback Jamel Dean.

So Jamel Dean picked off Baker Mayfield at practice today. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht patrolling the training camp fields.

Lots of Super Bowl signs are flowing at One Buc Palace if you listen to the guys in charge. [read more]