Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett

It was no surprise to see Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett working hard on the field this week at mandatory Buccaneers minicamp. [read more]

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Day 2 of Bucs minicamp is in the books. [read more]

The Buccaneers’ elder statesman played the role of Sage after minicamp practice today. [read more]

There are few unused superlatives when it comes to the greatest receiver in Buccaneers history. [read more]

It’s no secret that Buccaneers savior linebacker Devin White wants the $20 million per year being hauled in by the top players in the game at his position. [read more]

Todd Bowles opens up on his rookie prize.

Rookie first-round pick defensive tackle Calijah Kancey is undersized and the Bucs freely admit it.

But don’t dare imply that Kancey can’t play like a player who’s a little taller and 25 pounds heavier. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Despite the Bucs scoring just 18 points per game last season, on par with the Mike Glennon-led Buccaneers of 2013, head coach Todd Bowles believes adversity lies ahead on offense. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

Now this is just weird. And Joe can only guess that Bucs coach Todd Bowles may not have been a Playoff Lenny kinda guy. But you decide.

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Baker Mayfield explains.

Some things may just stay the same. [read more]

Early impressions.

Joe has noticed one thing about rookie linebacker SirVocea Dennis: He makes plays. [read more]

Hold-in or held out?

So yeah, disgruntled Bucs linebacker Devin White showed up yesterday for mandatory minicamp. That’s all he did. Showed up.

White didn’t practice. He stood on the sidelines and joked with teammates. It almost seemed like a coordinated thing. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Man, what irony for CBSSports.com to publish a feature on NFL coaches sitting on the proverbial hot seat just as their analysts team arrived at One Buc Palace to interview Todd Bowles and others. [read more]

Baker Mayfield

So a 12-year NFL general manager was at One Buc Palace today watching practice and scoring access with important Buccaneers and came away with a strong impression. [read more]

Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield prepare for position drills as Bucs OC Dave Canales (far right) looks on.

The Bucs offense looked uneven today, some good, some bad. Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield hinted one reason the offense wasn’t smooth was this was the first time the defense had all starters at practice, sans Devin White and Shaq Barrett who watched from the sidelines. [read more]

GM Jason Licht.

Shaun King is no Peter King. [read more]

Sneaky offense.

Joe gets this question all the time. Of course, there won’t be an answer until a couple of real NFL games are played. [read more]

New Bucs guard Matt Feiler, a veteran of 75 NFL starts, including playoffs.

The Bucs were not good at left guard last season and believe they have an upgrade firmly in place. [read more]