[UPDATE: 3:50 p.m.] So today is the day. [read more]

It was a celebration of Baker Mayfield this morning on FS1 on the heels of the raucous party last night at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters, though Ira Kaufman did peel away early to watch the Oscars. [read more]

The Bucs literally are marketing to fans “Mike Evans Is A Buc For Life.”

Perhaps he is, but Evans only signed a two-year contract and he says he wants to play 5 or 6 more years. [read more]

What a steal of a deal Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht got for Baker Mayfield.

Joe almost thinks Mayfield should be embarrassed as a former No. 1 overall pick coming off a special Pro Bowl season at 28 years old. [read more]

He’s back!

The Bucs brought back their kicker.

Per Jenna Laine of ESPN, the Bucs have re-signed kicker Chase McLaughlin. He was dynamite in his first and only Bucs season, long-range hitting on 7 of 8 field goal attempts over 50 yards.

Overall, McLaughlin connected on 93.5 percent of his kicks, the best single-season rate in franchise history. It’s a three-year deal, per Laine.

That’s four of the five big-named Bucs free agents re-signed before legal tampering begins at noon today.

Lavonte David, you are on the clock!

Tough contract negotiations.

Baker Mayfield wanted to come back to the Bucs. More importantly for his financial portfolio, Mayfield’s representatives knew the Bucs needed him more than he needed them. [read more]

Todd Bowles wants a dangerous running game. Jason Licht and Baker Mayfield want one, too. Bucs fans join them in yearning to see the Tampa Bay rushing attack break its two-year streak of ranking last in the NFL in rushing yards per attempt. [read more]

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A year ago, Baker Mayfield took what he could get. On Sunday, he took what he wanted. [read more]

Edge rusher Danielle Hunter.

Joe just is not comfortable with the current makeup of the Bucs’ edge rush. [read more]

Baker is back!

The news late Sunday afternoon that the Bucs kept their starting quarterback was met by happy Bucs players on Twitter, currently known as X. [read more]

Baker Mayfield shares his Bucs love with Adam Schefter after agreeing to a new contract today.

All kinds of good vibes are flowing after Baker Mayfield broke the bank today (but not too hard) becoming the Bucs’ quarterback for this season and mostly likely at least through 2025. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 5:43 p.m. Poll closed at 6:43 p.m.

UPDATED 5:30 p.m.: Time to break the Big Storm beer out of the refrigerator! [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

This is a bit surprising to Joe. [read more]

Kyle Trask

So today the Patriots are finalizing a trade of their 25-year-old, scandal-free former Pro Bowl quarterback with 43 starts under his belt for a sixth-round draft pick.

No wonder Jason Licht’s phone wasn’t ringing for Kyle Trask. [read more]

A year ago, some Bucs fans and many national media types were crowing about how Baker Mayfield could become the next Geno Smith, the Seattle quarterback who won NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the 2022 season and found himself in the playoffs and in the Pro Bowl. [read more]