From left, Akiem Hicks, Ryan McCollum, Will Gholston and Logan Hall warm up before Tuesday’s first day of minicamp.

Compared to the previous underwear football practices this spring, this one seemed a lot crisper, tighter, and faster-paced. Maybe folks know Tom Brady doesn’t fool around in practice? [read more]

Tom Brady is not messing around. [read more]

Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski.

The final piece to what the Bucs believe is a Super Bowl-winning puzzle is still out there bothering his TV star girlfriend trying to memorize a script in the next room while he’s cranking tunes during a workout. [read more]

When Tom Brady announced in March on social media that he had his rapture and would return to the Bucs, Playoff Lenny said all the dots had been there to connect that Brady wasn’t done with football. [read more]

The veteran 6-4, 335-pound manbeast the Bucs signed last month, defensive tackle Akiem Hicks, made his first appearance on the Buccaneers practice field today. [read more]

“Kyle, listen to him. You have my blessing. No matter what the national media says.”

The ol’ ball coach was on the practice fields of One Buc Palace today. [read more]

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Every time Tom Brady grips a football this season, he’ll hold the ultimate fate of two men in his right hand. [read more]

Key wagering stat.

As usual, Joe will head to the Mirage in Las Vegas this summer, perhaps for the final time. (since MGM sold the place, Joe’s MGM Rewards points won’t work there much longer). And among the many recreational activities Joe will partake in will be dropping cash on season-win totals in the NFL and college football. [read more]

Guard Aaron Stinnie.

Yeah, Joe is a bit concerned that either veteran backup Aaron Stinnie and/or Bucs rookie Luke Goedeke won’t be fully ready to rock and roll strong to start the season at left guard. But Joe also thinks this may be overblown. [read more]

Played cards perfectly.

As we all know, in the 40 days between Tom Brady announcing his retirement and then having his rapture, the Bucs kept in contact with Brady. Just in case. [read more]

Rookie RB Rachaad White.

So it seems the Bucs have a guy ready to catch fans by surprise. [read more]

Major upgrade to K.J. Britt?

It says a lot that veteran Bucs backup linebacker and core special teams player Kevin Minter (2019-2021) walked in free agency and was not replaced — and does not have a new team. [read more]

Todd Bowles

Lots of fans and folks around One Buc Palace are sure the transition of power from Bucco Bruce Arians to Todd Bowles will be seamless, kind of like Joe switching from chicken to Mahi Mahi tacos at Big Storm taprooms. [read more]

All-in?

Recently, Tom Brady was involved in some kind of golf thing in a made-for-TV stunt where he played golf for charity at the Wynn in Vegas. [read more]

Todd Bowles lived his own kicker circus when he was head coach of the Jets.

It wasn’t as bad as the Bucs’ historic Ringling Brothers run, but it was hardly smooth and typical sailing during his four-year stint. [read more]

GM Jason Licht has a high bar.

It almost sounds silly to say an underwear football assembly, like Tampa Bay’s mandatory mincamp on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, will be critical for an established player. But it certainly can be when it comes to the all-in Buccaneers. [read more]