Logan Hall

Back in January, head coach Todd Bowles described defensive tackle Logan Hall as a “hot and cold” performer in need of the weight room after his rookie season. [read more]

Running back Rachaad White

Joe might owe an apology to Bucs general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

Warren Sapp earned a hefty paycheck and his invitation to the Pro Football Hall of Fame by hunting quarterbacks.

He delivered hits and mayhem on football fields all over the Sunshine State, but a dark shadow is creeping into his life. [read more]

Starter?

So who will win the starting quarterback competition between former playoff quarterback Baker Mayfield, competing Kyle Trask and a mysterious veteran to be named later? [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Yesterday was the deadline when teams had to choose whether to pull the trigger on a fifth-year option for players entering their fourth season in the league, or to allow the player to test free agency next March if a contract extension isn’t signed. [read more]

Owned the draft?

Last weekend, 239 college football players got drafted. And if you respect the eyes of NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, the Bucs came out of the draft with a haul. [read more]

ESPN’s Louis Riddick.:

UPDATED 8:17 a.m. – Probably Joe’s favorite NFL analyst on the four-letter is former NFL personnel shot-caller Louis Riddick. [read more]

All-Pro right tackle Tristan Wirfs

Listeners to the recent Ira Kaufman Podcast heard Joe caution Bucs fans who swallowed whole reports this week that Bucs All-Pro right tackle Tristan Wirfs is a lock to relocate to left tackle.

That’s why Joe didn’t describe that move as a certainty on these pages. [read more]

Bucs QB Kyle Trask.

Buccaners general manager Jason Licht said today “there were a couple of quarterbacks” on his radar to draft last week but the draft didn’t shake out for the Bucs to get one. [read more]

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Bucs sixth-round pick WR Trey Palmer.

It seems rookie receiver Trey Palmer is coming to the Bucs four years late. [read more]

NBC NFL film guru analyst Chris Simms, the former Bucs quarterback, liked 14 teams’ drafts last week.

Really 15 if you count how Simms appreciated the way the Cardinals loaded up on 2024 draft picks. [read more]

Bucs second-round draft pick Cody Mauch is an old rookie.

Fun fact/stunning fact: Bucs rookie offensive lineman Cody Mauch, Tampa Bay’s second-round pick, is older than fourth-year All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs. [read more]

No fish story from Ian Beckles. He supports Gerald McCoy in the Ring of Honor.

Sometimes people say things so shocking, you almost fall out of your chair. [read more]

Rookie first-round pick Calijah Kancey.

So Bucs first-round draft pick defensive tackle Calijah Kancey wasn’t quite finished with his media obligations from the weekend. They continued Monday. [read more]

Joe is always a fan of readers sending Joe tips and links to cool Bucs stories. [read more]

Ex-NFL scouts predict.

It seems a bunch of ex-NFLers believe the Bucs won’t be worth a hill of beans this fall. [read more]

Bucs fifth-round pick LB SirVocea Dennis.

Is linebacker SirVocea Dennis a decent draft pick? Well, a stats-heavy football thinktank believes the Bucs got a helluva bargain. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 12:22 p.m. Poll closed at 3:59 p.m. (Pre-draft poll results are linked here)