Bucs sacks king Shaq Barrett looks to be in in great shape and filled with energy.

And he’s also filled with passion for a subject that tragically affected his family. [read more]

Started the Tom Brady chase.

Seeing the byline “Dan Pompei” in The Athletic means Joe knows a story is going to be good. [read more]

Transformation.

Well, this is a different angle. [read more]

“Sorry Baker, I didn’t mention you because I never played with you.”

So less than two weeks after his first draft with his new team, new general manager and new head coach, did Raiders minority-owner Tom Brady do a sitdown with NFL Network, which he owns a small piece of? No. [read more]

Newcomer

So who is the Buccaneers’ backup center? [read more]

So the Buccaneers’ 2025 schedule will be revealed in eight days (May 14) and every Tampa Bay fan with a pulse is excited.

Some might be concerned. [read more]

Writer frowns at Jason Licht.

It seems like the Bucs addressed major issues in the draft. At least it did to Joe. [read more]

Can Todd Bowles lead a team roundly favored to win the NFC South to a division crown and a dynamic playoff run? [read more]

No divas.

There’s just one football. [read more]

Bucs rookie first-round pick receiver Emeka Egbuka.

Watching clips of Bucs rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka jumped out at Joe. Deflected passes don’t bother him. [read more]

Bucs coach Todd Bowles.

So, underwear football season is days away. It kicks off with rookie minicamp Friday followed by the portion of OTAs where teams can hold organized 11-on-11 practices (in shorts and practice jerseys with no pads and positively zero hitting) later this month. [read more]

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Bucs rookie fifth-round pick Elijah Roberts, the versatile defensive lineman out of SMU.

So what is Buccaneers rookie Elijah Roberts all about.

Joe’s been sniffing around, which included a Mustang Mood Podcast episode. [read more]

JoeBucFan.com draft guru Sean Sullivan (left) alongside Sage of Tampa Bay Sports Ira Kaufman. Sullivan stunned the mock draft world with his 2025 results.

In the world of scoring mock draft results, getting seven first-round picks accurate represents a good finish. Not elite, but a very solid result. [read more]

How things work inside One Buc Palace.

Since Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht is the shot-caller when it comes to football operations, how much does he pull strings behind the scenes when there’s a coaching vacancy? [read more]

National radio spot.

Last week Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht shed more behind his decision to draft Emeka Egbuka at No. 19 and added intel on Chris Godwin’s rehab. [read more]

The men who changed the course of football history, not just the NFL but college football as well, are a group of nameless people likely still in South Florida who Joe assumes have toney waterfront homes on Key Biscayne. [read more]

Key to defensive resurgence?

Connor Orr of SI.com analyzed every NFL roster as we stand between the draft and underwear football season. [read more]

Joe highly recommends the video below from KLRT-TV in Little Rock, Arkansas. [read more]

Rookie Bucs cornerback Jacob Parrish, the third-round pick.

Once upon a time an important figure in Bucs history explained how he was toughened up because his uncles “beat the crap out of me every day.” [read more]