Ko Kieft, left, and Bauer Sharp lock horns during tight end drills Thursday.

Fun, busy day at One Buc Palace. With all the drama today, it was very easy to forget there was a Bucs practice. And that was fun, too. So below are some nuggets Joe jotted down in his notes about practice today under an overcast sky. [read more]

Baker Mayfield plays with heart like few other quarterbacks. But Mayfield didn’t have the heart to eff over his teammates. [read more]

Is Baker Mayfield misunderstood? [read more]

Rookie DB Keionte Scott.

Joe thought for sure when the Bucs drafted hard-nosed, hard-hitting, ferocious defensive back Keionte Scott out of Miami, Todd Bowles would start him at nickel corner. [read more]

“I laughed too, Mr. Glazer.”

Baker Mayfield wants to be in the large $50 million-per-year quarterback club. Per Mayfield, the Bucs don’t want to put him there. [read more]

ESPN had insider Jeremy Fowler at One Buc Palace today patrolling the compound through the morning. [read more]

Tez Johnson tore up Bucs defense.

Yeah, it still keeps Joe awake at night that Mike Evans bailed on the Bucs. But man, the Bucs may be one of those rare teams to not be hurt that badly by losing a Hall of Fame receiver. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

As Joe wrote yesterday, Vita “Trade Me” Vea has an alleged back injury. [read more]

The Buccaneers’ franchise quarterback is not happy with the Bucs’ front office and/or ownership. [read more]

Man, that alleged tweaked back is sure holding up Vita “Trade Me” Vea’s 2026 development.

Vea was indoors during practice today, per Todd Bowles.

Also inside was Bucs all-world left tackle Tristan Wirfs nursing his very real hamstring injury. Bowles said he had no new information on that. Joe is concerned. Bowles easily could have said, ‘Tristan is day-to-day.’

Team Glazer members.

That former team executive with probably the most popular all-NFL show in the land is pointing a finger at Buccaneers ownership. [read more]

Joe pays attention when Tampa native (Alonso High grade) and former NFL defensive tackle Leger Douzable speaks because he played for Todd Bowles, nine NFL teams in total, and he’s a busy analyst working for CBS Sports and SiriusXM NFL Radio. [read more]

Todd Bowles shares input.

Joe and Ira discussed the following on the latest edition of the “Ira Kaufman Podcast.” And Joe guesss it is also on the minds of many Bucs fans. [read more]

Flash poll posted at 7:11 a.m. Poll closed at 9:45 a.m.

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Avert your gaze from Baker Mayfield and Vita Vea for a moment and concentrate on the four Buccaneers with the most to prove in 2026. [read more]

Staying put?

That explosion you heard this week wasn’t from your neighbor eating bad lettuce. It was one of the bigger bombshells to go off at One Buc Palace in quite a while. [read more]

Changing up the defense.

Bucs fans have been hollering for months, maybe years, that the Bucs need to inspire change. [read more]

ESPN’s Louis Riddick.

Former NFL executive and long-time ESPN analyst Louis Riddick is one of the more respected guys breaking down football who works for the four-letter. [read more]

Inside linebacker Josiah Trotter runs through agilities drills Wednesday.

The Bucs got lucky on the first practice of 2026 training camp. It was a little steamy at first but then the clouds came, followed by a welcome cool shower. With the strong breeze out of the west, it was actually comfortable out at One Buc Palace today. [read more]