The reports are flowing in across the NFL Network ticker. [read more]

Back in red (and pewter).

It seems Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski wanted to keep dipping his toes in the Hillsborough River. [read more]

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BY IRA KAUFMAN

What a gorgeous start to the work week. Brees is gone, Shaq’s back and the future is so damned bright, Bruce Arians had better keep wearing that face shield. [read more]

Free agent, baby.

So maybe Joe wasn’t so crazy after all? [read more]

The Shaq-is-back ecstasy hasn’t worn off, but Joe is greedy. [read more]

Celebration day.

If there was no salary cap to worry about and Joe told you T.J. Watt was available as a free agent and wanted to play for the Bucs, fans would likely say, “Give him a blank check.” [read more]

Van Halen will never be able to get back together. But it seems the 2020 Bucs will, and not as part of any reunion. [read more]

Discount!

There is one former NFL agent who said, based on other edge rushers’ production and salaries, he valued Bucs sack king Shaq Barrett as a $22 million player per year. [read more]

The sweet music is being played across social media. [read more]

Plans for the week.

Busy, busy, busy Monday and a hectic week ahead for Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht. [read more]

The latest.

It seems like someone has been talking to oily Drew Rosenhaus. [read more]

Pending Bucs free agent Ndamukong Suh is his own agent, and that fact gives him special privileges under NFL rules. [read more]

“Look, Glazer, so maybe we play a little short-handed in 2023.” 

There was the phony “all-in” approach Bucs officials used to sell fans, and now there’s a more legitimate all-in 2.0.

Or perhaps Joe should call it “Tom.0.” [read more]

Plays Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Willie McGinest is a former standout edge rusher. So naturally, you would expect him to say the Bucs just gotta get Bucs sack king Shaq Barrett back on the roster. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

Specifically starting at noon today, a whole bunch of NFL general managers will be holding a rose, willing to hand them to a hot babe free agent to join him in a bedroom romp quest to win a Super Bowl. [read more]

Hours away from riches.

A former NFL agent has seen the production from Bucs sack king Shaq Barrett over the past two seasons. And because of that production, this former agent believes Shaq will “break the bank” on the open market. [read more]

“Door may be open, Jason.”

Joe hates the word “hope.” Absolutely hates it. It’s a nothing word in football. Empty. [read more]

Happy New Year!

Sort of.

Today is the annual happening usually looked to by Bucs fans as the day the franchise will be saved by high-priced, well-placed free agents from other teams. [read more]

Time to do some NFC South quarterback math. [read more]

Hunter.

Man, this shows Joe what a fantastic linebacker Lavonte David is, aside from his Luke Kuechly-like stats. [read more]