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• NFL Free Agency Profile: OT Justin Skule, Buccaneers

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Analyzing OT Justin Skule as a potential swing-tackle option for Cleveland The Cleveland Browns are heading into the offseason with a few important goals, and one of them is to fix the offensive tackle situation that’s plagued the team for multiple seasons. This year’s free agency class is surprisingly full of depth-level offensive lin...2025
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• Buccaneers Reacts Survey: The big offseason question

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Please take our survey...2025
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• Titans facing outside competition from Jets, Raiders for 3 GM candidates

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Are the Titans going to get scooped for their preferred GM candidate? The Tennessee Titans have narrowed down their search for the team’s next general manager. On Tuesday, six of the initial 10 candidates were revealed to be receiving second interviews with the organization later this week, this time in person. They are Mike Borgonzi (C...2025
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• Jaguars 2025 head coach candidate profile: Buccaneers OC Liam Coen

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images What makes Liam Coen the right man for Jacksonville? For the third time in five years, the Jacksonville Jaguars are searching for a new head coach. Big Cat Country’s Jaguars head coach hiring process tracker is constantly being updated — but to provide more information on the top candidates being interviewed, we’ll be releasing in-depth profiles throughout...2025
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• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the hottest offense no one is talking about

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Under first-year coordinator Liam Coen, the Buccaneers have quietly become one of the NFL’s most elite offenses. For the second season in a row, Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are riding into the playoffs on a sizzling (and necessary) late-season stretch. Through Week 10, Todd Bowles’ team was 4-6, effectively three games behind the 6-4 Atl...2025
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• Buccaneers vs. Commanders: NFL Wild Card Round Preview

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images After a 10-7 season, Tampa Bay has earned a spot in the 2024 postseason. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished their season 10-7. Coming off their bye week the team went 6-1 in their final seven games, finding momentum as they tore through the closing stretch of their schedule. Last year, the Buccaneers found themselves in a similar situation and their Wildc...2025
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• NFL Free Agency Profile: OT Justin Skule, Buccaneers
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• Jaguars 2025 head coach candidate profile: Buccaneers OC Liam Coen
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• The Linc - “This is not Kellen Moore’s offense. This is Jalen Hurts’ offense.”

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/16/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... NFL Week 6 spin: What’s next for Cowboys, Anthony Richardson - ESPN+Under center? That has been 4% of Jalen Hurts’ dropbacks, an uptick of less than 1% from his previous seasons. The only delivery on what we were promised is pre-snap motion, ...2024
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• The Linc - NFL executive weighs in on Nick Sirianni’s job security

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/10/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Which NFL coaches are on the hot seat? As the Jets showed, it’s about the owners - The AthleticPhilly’s 1-5 finish to last season led the Eagles to overhaul coach Nick Sirianni’s staff, putting pressure on him this season despite his excellen...2024
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• Detroit Lions sign two potential SAM linebackers to practice squad

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions have signed two potential SAM linebackers to their practice squad. According to Fox Sports reporter Greg Auman, the Detroit Lions are signing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge defender/outside linebacker Cam Gill to their practice squad. Gill went undrafted in 2020, but stuck with the Buccaneers for four seasons. Over ...2024
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• Report: Detroit Lions to sign former Bucs EDGE to practice squad

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are signing a possible SAM linebacker to their practice squad, per a report. According to Fox Sports reporter Greg Auman, the Detroit Lions are signing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge defender/outside linebacker Cam Gill to their practice squad. Gill went undrafted in 2020, but stuck with the Buccaneers for four sea...2024
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• The Linc - Jalen Hurts has 25 percent of all NFL QB red zone turnovers this year

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 10/06/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... In Roob’s Eagles Observations: How insanely predictable the Eagles have become on third down - NBCSP1. This is sobering. Take a look at how far Jalen Hurts’ performance has plunged from the start of his career to the present (kneel downs remo...2024
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• Buccaneers rule out Calijah Kancey for the season opener

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The team elevates two defensive linemen for depth. Well, after appearing on the injury report Friday due to a calf injury, Buccaneers have officially ruled out defensive tackle Calijah Kancey for Sunday’s season opener against Washington. Tampa Bay was already thin along the defensive line with Logan Hall also being ruled out for the g...2024
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• Jack Driscoll rejoins Eagles after preseason stint with Miami Dolphins

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Driscoll was projected to boost the offensive line but the Miami Dolphins went in a different direction. The Miami Dolphins faced a pressing need on the offensive line after losing center Connor Williams and left guard Robert Hunt to free agency. Miami hoped Jack Driscoll would provide a boost entering his fifth season, but the team ul...2024
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• NFL Free Agency Profile: OT Justin Skule, Buccaneers
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• Titans facing outside competition from Jets, Raiders for 3 GM candidates
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• Jaguars 2025 head coach candidate profile: Buccaneers OC Liam Coen
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• Buccaneers vs. Commanders: NFL Wild Card Round Preview
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• NFL All-Pro ballot picks for every position, including Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson for First-Team honors

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s our NFL All-Pro ballot. If I could characterize the 2024 NFL regular season with one word, I think it would be “change”. We saw the rising of new stars and beginning of different eras in the NFL. The Washington Commanders are good now (?), led by a superstar rookie in QB Jayden Daniels. The NFC North is home to two of the best te...2025
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• Buccaneers poach safety off of Lions’ practice squad

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Safety Kaevon Merriweather was poached off the Detroit Lions’ practice squad. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that they have signed safety Kaevon Merriweather off of the Detroit Lions practice squad and onto their 53-man roster. Merriweather, a Detroit-area native and Belleville High School alumnus, joined the Lions practice squad j...2024
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• Did the Eagles convince Shaq Barrett to unretire?

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Seems like he’d be a logical fit for the Eagles! The Eagles are riding a seven-game winning streak, but as they look toward their postseason goals, there’s a new, immediate need for some depth at defensive end. Brandon Graham is out for the season, and Bryce Huff is on IR for at least three more games, leaving Josh Sweat, Nolan Smith,...2024
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• Shaq Barrett applies for reinstatement, open to return with the Dolphins

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Will he play the remainder of the 2024 season with the Miami Dolphins? Four months after Miami Dolphins linebacker Shaq Barrett decided to hang up the cleats and retire, the veteran pass-rusher is now looking to unretire and return to the gridiron, according to his agent, Drew Rosenahus. ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter was the first ...2024
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• The Linc - “This is not Kellen Moore’s offense. This is Jalen Hurts’ offense.”
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• Jaguars 2025 head coach candidate profile: Buccaneers OC Liam Coen
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• How can the Buccaneers clinch the NFC South title in Week 18?

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bucs are a game up on the Falcons for the NFC South lead. We break down how they can clinch the division title for the 2025 NFL Playoffs in Week 18. Both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons enter the final Sunday of the 2024 NFL regular season with a chance to win the NFC South. While the Falcons swept the season series...2025
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• What Panthers-Falcons means for NFC standings in Week 18

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Panthers face the Falcons in Atlanta on Sunday. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture. The Atlanta Falcons head into Week 18 with a chance at a playoff berth, but they’ll need some help. The Falcons will host the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. Atlan...2025
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• NFL All-Pro ballot picks for every position, including Josh Allen vs. Lamar Jackson for First-Team honors
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• The Linc - “This is not Kellen Moore’s offense. This is Jalen Hurts’ offense.”
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• The Linc - NFL executive weighs in on Nick Sirianni’s job security
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• The Linc - Jalen Hurts has 25 percent of all NFL QB red zone turnovers this year
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• Statistical model shows Lions having top-5 offseason, free agency

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images One statistical model says the Detroit Lions have had one of the best free agency periods in the NFL so far. This week, Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes claimed that the team just had its best free agency period in his four years here, and they hit on all of their Plan A options (aside from the still-unsigned receiver Josh Rey...2024
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• The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the hottest offense no one is talking about
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• Buccaneers vs. Commanders: NFL Wild Card Round Preview
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• Buccaneers poach safety off of Lions’ practice squad
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• Shaq Barrett applies for reinstatement, open to return with the Dolphins
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• The Linc - NFL executive weighs in on Nick Sirianni’s job security
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• The Linc - Jalen Hurts has 25 percent of all NFL QB red zone turnovers this year
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• NFL free agency: Meet Browns new QB Tyler Huntley

Photo by Robin Alam/ISI Photos/Getty Images Cleveland’s quarterback room is very full The 2023 season for the Cleveland Browns could be called several monikers. The most obvious would be “The Year of the Quarterback.” After the season began very promising with Deshaun Watson hoping to play a full season, he was ruled out in a game-time decision of the Week 4 game against division foe Balti...2024
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• Buccaneers’ linebacker Devin White on his offseason trade request: “I’m stupid for trying to leave.”

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It would appear that the Buccaneers’ star linebacker has changed his tone. Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White made headlines this offseason when he decided he had had enough of his current contract and therefore, enough of Tampa Bay. The 2019 first-round pick went public with his displeasure requesting that the Tampa Bay Buccan...2023
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• Fleur-de-Links, July 3: Saints wide receiver holds second annual football camp
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are your daily New Orleans Saints links New Orleans Saints News: Saints: Doug Marrone Gives Michael Thomas Health Update - Saints News Network New Orleans Saints offensive line coach Doug Marrone said that Michael Thomas is “working hard to get himself back to where he needs to be.” Former Pro Bowler makes unbelievable prediction f...2023
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• Arrowheadlines: Donovan Smith could be the Chiefs’ X-Factor in 2023
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Wednesday, June 28 The latest Every NFL Team’s Biggest X-Factor Entering 2023 Season | The 33rd Team Kansas City Chiefs LT Donovan Smith And what Reid realizes is that the difference in value between your left and right tackle is essentially null. That’s why Reid for years had one of the game’s highest-paid right t...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta selects Chipper Jones with No. 1 overall pick
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1952 - The Reds purchased veteran outfielder Willard Marshall from the Boston Braves. 1975 - The Braves draft second baseman Glenn Hubbard in the 20th round of the MLB Draft. 1986 - Barry Bonds hits his first career home run off of Craig McMurtry in a 12-3 Pirates win over the Braves. Bonds will finish with fo...2023
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• Chiefs signing Donovan Smith to one-year deal, according to a report
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Super Bowl LV champ is on his way to Kansas City. The NFL Draft has come and gone, but the Kansas City Chiefs aren’t done adding to their roster. The Chiefs are signing eight-year veteran offensive tackle Donovan Smith to a one-year deal worth up to $9 million, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissro. Veteran OT Donovan Smith is s...2023
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• DJ Reader ‘has been and could be a very important part of our team’

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Duke Tobin clearly would love for the Bengals to re-sign DJ Reader as he gets set to enter NFL free agency. The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway was able to discuss the upcoming offseason with Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel and de facto general manager Duke Tobin. They discussed a wide range of topics, and eventually...2024
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• Former Browns QB Baker Mayfield having fun for the first time in a few years
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mayfield gets the chance to start for his fourth team in three years in Tampa Bay. Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield took part in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship recently, and the media naturally asked him about football. According to the New York Post, Mayfield talked about the rejuvenation of his care...2023
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• SB Nation Reacts: Buccaneers fans feel the team can beat the Eagles

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Fans also vote on the better QB/OC duo. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hosting the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night in Week 3. Foll...2023
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• Giants allow stranded Tampa Bay Bucs to use practice facility

Todd Bowles | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images After Jets canceled a Thursday joint practice with Tampa Bay, Giants let Bucs practice at Quest Diagnostics The New York Giants did not practice on Thursday, but an NFL team did use their Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, preparing for a preseason game against the New York...2023
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• POLL: Are the Lions the best team in the NFL right now?

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Detroit Lions are now tied with the best record in the NFL, but are they actually the best in the league? In the blink of an eye, the NFL went from having two undefeated teams to zero after the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers lost their respective games in heartbreaking fashion. It’s a reminder that the “Any Given Sunday...2023
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• If Mike Evans is available, should Giants be interested?

Mike Evans | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Evans’ time with rebuilding Tampa Bay Buccaneers might be ending Star wide receiver Mike Evans and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be headed for a parting of the ways. If the Buccaneers decide to trade the 30-year-old, should the New York Giants be among the teams interested? The 6-foot-5, 231-pound Evans has made the Pro Bo...2023
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• The Linc - “This is not Kellen Moore’s offense. This is Jalen Hurts’ offense.”
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• Titans facing outside competition from Jets, Raiders for 3 GM candidates
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• Buccaneers vs. Commanders: NFL Wild Card Round Preview
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• Buccaneers poach safety off of Lions’ practice squad
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• Shaq Barrett applies for reinstatement, open to return with the Dolphins
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• The Linc - “This is not Kellen Moore’s offense. This is Jalen Hurts’ offense.”
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• Lions CB Carlton Davis delivered ‘the best’ WR scouting report to team

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Lions DC Aaron Glenn said Carlton Davis delivered the best scouting report of the Bucs WRs that he’s ever witnessed. There may not be an NFL cornerback more familiar with the Buccaneers’ impressive duo of Mike Evans and Chris Godwin than current Detroit Lions cornerback Carlton Davis III. The Lions cornerback—acquired in a trade from t...2024
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• Ex-Giant Sterling Shepard cut; Kadarius Toney may be soon to follow

Sterling Shepard | Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Shepard could land on Tampa Bay practice squad One former New York Giants wide receiver is out of a job as of Monday — at least for now. Another one might also soon be out of work. Sterling Shepard, fifth on the Giants’ all-time receptions list with 372 catches, was cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday. Shepard’s...2024
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• DJ Reader ‘has been and could be a very important part of our team’
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• Panthers tab Bucs OC Canales as next head coach

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Buccaneers experience a brutal loss to a division rival. In the most shocking news of this year’s coaching cycle, the Carolina Panthers have decided to hire Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. A surprise! The #Panthers are closing in on a hire: It’s #Bucs OC Dave Canales as their new hea...2024
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• Devin White wants to remain in Tampa Bay

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Despite a trade request made out of frustration, Devin White wants to stay with the Buccaneers for the long term The off-season was filled with rumors, questions, and speculation surrounding Buccaneers linebacker Devin White following his trade demand. Now, White has spoken out about that demand with the media following practice on Mond...2023
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• Shaq Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter drowns in pool in tragic accident
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Buccaneers have also released a statement regarding the tragic news. There is some unfortunate news to share this Sunday afternoon. Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett’s two-year-old daughter, Arrayah, drowned in a family pool Sunday morning. The news was first reported by Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. According to the report, ...2023
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• Buccaneers projected depth chart, post-NFL Draft
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Plenty will change between now and training camp, but here’s an initial glimpse at the potential pecking order. We now enter the only true quiet portion of the year for NFL activity, as not much will happen aside from mini-camps and OTAs before the entire roster reports for training camp in late July. Everything is subject to change unt...2023
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• In Jason we trust?
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had an outstanding start to the offseason. During Jason Licht’s tenure in Tampa Bay as general manager, he has done a good job of being controversial. Licht’s boom-or-bust decision making has landed him in and out of favor with many Tampa Bay fans throughout his near decade as the team’s head decision maker...2023
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• Thank You, Tom Brady
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images The GOAT has announced his retirement for good this time and I have some things to say This piece is going to be a bit more personal for me than other articles I write. On Wednesday morning, Tom Brady retired from the game of football, this time for good. There will be no return on twitter or dropping hints about his football future. The GOAT has said ...2023
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• 7 candidates to replace Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Whoever is the offensive coordinator, it looks like Mike McCarthy will call the plays. Well, it’s happened: the Cowboys have decided to part ways with offensive coordinator Kellen Moore. To make things more interesting, head coach Mike McCarthy is expected to take over the play-calling, something he did for all but one season in Green B...2023
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