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• Chargers LB Denzel Perryman praised by former teammate Manti Te’o

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Denzel Perryman could be one of the best linebackers in the NFL for the Los Angeles Chargers. The Los Angeles Chargers are happy to have linebacker Denzel Perryman leading the defense again in the upcoming season. Perryman, 32, signed a one-year deal worth $3.65 million back in March to return to the Chargers, the same team that drafted him in the second ...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Chad Johnson predicts a big season for Rashee Rice

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Chiefs headlines for Saturday, July 26 The latest Rashee rice has a fan in the former Bengals receiver Rashee Rice 1500yds + 10td season incoming, look at my instagram story & thats how i know, don’t question me if you can’t cover me‼️— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) July 24, 2025 Top 10 linebackers entering 2025 NFL season: Bob...2025
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• Buccaneers Quarter Century Team: Linebackers

Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images Arguably the most decorated position group in team history is next. Buccaneers fans may not have been consistently spoiled in much for the better part of the last 25 years, but one spot where everyone has been consistently indulged is linebacker play. Boasting some of the greatest of all time at the off-ball position, let’s reminisce. Outside Lineba...2025
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• Lavonte David On Mike Evans: “He’s Like My Little Brother”

Pewter Report's Bucs Training Camp coverage is presented by USF Football Get your season tickets to see the Bulls by visiting USFBullsTix.com The 2025 season kicks off Thursday night, August 28 against Boise State! Lavonte David, the soft-spoken, sideline-to-sideline Bucs inside linebacker, was already three years into a quietly dominant NFL career when...2025
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• Lavonte David Thought His Time Was Up Before Becoming “The Standard”

Pewter Report's Bucs Training Camp coverage is sponsored by USF Football Get your season tickets to see the Bulls by visiting USFBullsTix.com The 2025 season kicks off Thursday night, August 28 against Boise State! After 13 seasons, Lavonte David remains the heart and soul of the Bucs' defense. As David enters his 14th...2025
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• Buccaneers Quarter Century Team: Defensive Ends

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images We kick off the defensive side of the team with the pass rushers. Discussing defensive ends is how we’ll start off the defensive half of the Buccaneers’ all-quarter-century team. Let’s see who makes the cut. Edge Rusher Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images 1st team: Simeon Rice When it comes to the Buccaneers getting to the quarte...2025
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• Chargers LB Denzel Perryman praised by former teammate Manti Te’o
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• Arrowheadlines: Chad Johnson predicts a big season for Rashee Rice
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - LB

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images How linebacking talent is laid out across the league. As we continue to rank the divisions of the National Football League, we’ll turn our attention to the linebacker units. Here is where they stand: 1. NFC North Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings In Chicago, a new defensive coordinator has arrived, and his name is Dennis Allen. The...2025
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• Open thread: Which Lions are likely to make their first Pro Bowl in 2025?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Predicting who, besides Kerby Joseph, will be named to their first Pro Bowl Team this season I get it. Pro Bowl recognition isn’t what it used to be. The format has changed, alternates abound, and some players would rather skip it entirely. But Pro Bowl nods still carry real weight in a player’s career narrative, and in discussions surrounding title cont...2025
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• Week 8 and 14: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Big matchups against the NFC South favorite. Every year, games between division rivals can create lasting memories for fans throughout the league. The NFC South has had many of those moments, and with how close in talent these teams are this year, this should be the case in 2025. Here, we will focus on the weeks when the New Orleans Saints face off again...2025
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• Why the Detroit Lions should extend Alex Anzalone

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Alex Anzalone is in a contract year in 2025, but the Detroit Lions should ensure the veteran linebacker is around for good. When the Detroit Lions and Aaron Glenn brought Alex Anzalone over from New Orleans as a low-risk veteran addition early in the rebuild, I never imagined I’d one day be advocating for his fourth contract in Detroit. That speaks volu...2025
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Checking in on offseason decisions made by some of the Lions 2025 opponents With the 2025 NFL schedule now official and the Detroit Lions’ slate set, it’s a good time to revisit key offseason moves made by their upcoming opponents. While the NFC North rivals have been under the microscope all offseason, what about the rest? This primer breaks down some ...2025
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• Post Draft Free Agents the Bucs Could Target

Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images Now that the draft is behind us, could the Bucs add more pieces? With the 2025 NFL Draft officially in the books, the Buccaneers offseason additions are largely done. We now have a clearer view of their roster and where the team’s strengths and weaknesses are. Tampa Bay is trying to take that next step of being a contender and while their roster is a str...2025
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• Buccaneers Post-NFL Draft Depth Chart Outlook

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Let’s take a preliminary look at how the rookie class might slot into the big picture. The Buccaneers welcomed six new players into the fold over the weekend, and their entire 2025 NFL Draft class has a great chance to make the roster come Week 1 kickoff. So how does their arrival affect current roster names, if at all? Let’s take a qui...2025
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• Exclusive Senior Bowl Interview: LB Demetrius Knight, former QB with coverage skills to play quickly

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Let’s build up the Browns linebacker group in the NFL draft with a guy who will stick somebody The Cleveland Browns have one of the best defensive minds in the league coaching the defense, Jim Schwartz. He loves run-stoppers. His philosophy is for the defensive front four to be the pass rusher and the linebackers are now free to cover running backs and tight end...2025
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• Mike Tanier's Combine Wrap-Up: The Coveted Forty Awards!
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• NFL Week 17 Picks: The Falcons and Panthers Keep Southlandia Weird
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"Bucs fans have long dreaded the day they’ll have to say goodbye to franchise legend Lavonte David."

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"com) Buccaneers re-sign LB Lavonte David to one-year contract worth up to $10 million (NFL."

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"While we await contract terms, $7 million is the same amount going to LB Lavonte David of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and clearly became a target for Wagner."

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"The Tampa Bay Buccaneers activated linebacker Lavonte David and running back Giovani Bernard from injured reserve in advance of Sunday's wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles."

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"Bucs linebacker Lavonte David will need 3-4 weeks to recover from an ankle injury, a source confirmed to ESPN, meaning he will miss at least Thursday's game vs."

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"Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David has witnessed just one winning season and has yet to make the playoffs during his eight-year NFL career."

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"Tampa Bay lost Kwon Alexander but still has Lavonte David."

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"The latest glaring omission of Winston came this week when player murals on Raymond James Stadium featured linebacker Lavonte David and tight end Cameron Brate."

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"That trio combined for 16 of Brady’s 18 first-half completions on 19 targets, most of which were simple pitch-and-catch throws against the Bucs cover-4 defense that was vulnerable underneath with starting linebackers Lavonte David and Kwon Alexander as well as starting safeties T."

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"Winston will join teammates Doug Martin, Lavonte David, Gerald McCoy and Logan Mankins in Hawaii for Sunday's game."

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"The Buccaneers have agreed to terms with Lavonte David on a five-year extension, NFL Media's Rand Getlin reports."

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"Team MVP: Lavonte David."

• Chargers LB Denzel Perryman praised by former teammate Manti Te’o
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• Arrowheadlines: Chad Johnson predicts a big season for Rashee Rice
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• Buccaneers Quarter Century Team: Linebackers
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• Bucs Storylines: The Buzz Surrounding Lavonte David In 2025

Let’s put the spotlight on legendary Bucs inside linebacker Lavonte David. With the 2024 season firmly in the rearview mirror and the pre-draft process, free agency, the draft itself, OTAs and mini-camp also behind us, it’s time to ramp up the excitement for training camp and then, of course, the Bucs’ 50th season. As...2025
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• Alex Anzalone contract projection: Lions need to account for age with linebacker

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images His play hasn’t fallen off yet, but an extension will take LB Alex Anzalone into his mid-30s. It’s been a relatively quiet offseason for the Detroit Lions, whose main move in free agency was replacing free agent cornerback Carlton Davis with D.J. Reed. Apart from that, the Lions didn’t make a move over $4 million, instead focusing on the 2025 NFL Draft a...2025
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• Why the Detroit Lions should extend Alex Anzalone
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons
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• Buccaneers Quarter Century Team: Linebackers
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• Open thread: Which Lions are likely to make their first Pro Bowl in 2025?
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• Why the Detroit Lions should extend Alex Anzalone
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• Buccaneers Post-NFL Draft Depth Chart Outlook
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Predicting the 1st round of the draft

Photo by Andrew Wevers/Getty Images It’s draft day! Here’s how I see the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft playing out. We have finally made it to the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Weeks of speculation are now over, and teams will make selections that could change the future of their franchise for better or for worse. The Denver Broncos currently own the 20th overall selection and ar...2025
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• Bucs Nation 2025 NFL Draft Roundtable

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images The Bucs Nation staff discusses different draft topics ahead of Thursday’s grand kickoff. With the draft less than 36 hours away, anticipation is steadily building. What will the Buccaneers do with their 19th overall pick? All of the writers at Bucs Nation sat down (metaphorically) and discussed (virtually) all of the possibilities that we all might w...2025
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers pick linebacker

Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images With the 19th overall pick in the 2025 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, Tampa Bay Buccaneers GM Hoosinole selects ... Jihaad Campbell, LB, Alabama Since winning the Super Bowl as a wild card team at the end of the 2020 season, the Bucs have won the NFC South four straight times, mostly by being the least inept of a bad division. They’ve gone...2025
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• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images How many more years will LD54 suit up for Tampa Bay? The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had the great luxury of a Hall of Fame caliber player start in the middle of their defense since 'Gangnam Style' was a viral sensation. Heading into year 14, that luxury is running near its end. Lavonte David has been one of the greatest Buccaneers in the franchise's h...2025
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• Lavonte David is back in Tampa Bay, signs 1-year deal

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images At 35 years old, Lavonte David will once again suit up for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Buccaneers have officially started their offseason with a familiar classic, the re-signing of legendary linebacker Lavonte David. Tampa has (willing) spent serveral consecutive offseasons waiting for indications as to whether or not David would decide to retire from ...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Chad Johnson predicts a big season for Rashee Rice
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• Buccaneers Quarter Century Team: Linebackers
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• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: Demetrius Knight Jr., South Carolina

Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images Could the Bucs’ heir apparent to Lavonte David be Knight? The Buccaneers’ linebacker corps got consistently abused all last season, and the long-term outlook remains grim heading into 2025. While Lavonte David is still good, being in year 14 at 35 years old sets a clear need for expectations on his play moving forward. K.J. Britt, one of the league’s...2025
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• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: LB Jihaad Campbell, Alabama
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• NFL mock draft 2025: Browns pair Abdul Carter with Myles Garrett, Titans take QB Cam Ward at No. 1

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images With Myles Garrett digging in his heels, the Browns decide to take the draft’s top defender in Penn State’s Abdul Carter. The first week of free agency has come and gone and it went a long way toward changing what was actually the first rendition of this mock draft. We went back to the drawing board over the weekend and I think we’ve got it in a good pla...2025
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• NFL free agency legal tampering Day 1 open thread and headlines

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Let’s get tampering. At noon ET, the 2025 NFL year will unofficially begin. Tampering has long been a problem in the NFL, especially with free agency. It got so bad the NFL made an official tampering period where teams and free agents can talk prior to the beginning of the new league year. No deal can officially be signed until March 12th this year, but y...2025
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• Arrowheadlines: Could the Chiefs be shopping Trey Smith?

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Chiefs headlines for Tuesday, March 4 The latest 2025 NFL free agency: Best players available on defense | ESPN Tier 3: Capable starters Free agents: Nick Bolton, Chiefs; Lavonte David, Buccaneers; Dre Greenlaw, 49ers; Ernest Jones IV, Seahawks; Christian Rozeboom, Rams; Jamien Sherwood, Jets; Justin Strnad, Broncos; Bobby Wagner, Commanders; Kyzir Whit...2025
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• Analyzing Buccaneers 2025 NFL Draft Needs

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The thermostat is back as the NFL Scouting Combine proceeds. It’s time to gather around and dust off the thermometer, Bucs Nation. The draft needs temperature check returns once again! The Buccaneers enter 2025 in a relatively stable position with good cap flexibility, a healthy boon of young talent, few priority free agents, and a decently positioned first-round pic...2025
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• Tampa Bay Bucs’ NFL Draft needs in 2025, and the players who can fill them

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bucs need to reload on defense if they plan on repeating as division champs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on an incredible hot streak, winning the NFC South for four straight years. As they begin another season with a new offensive coordinator, I have more faith in that side of the ball keeping up their high level of play with QB Ba...2025
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• Jameis Winston Replaces Tom Brady at 2016 NFL Pro Bowl
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• Jameis Winston Wins 2015 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award
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• Lavonte David, Buccaneers agree to 5-year extension
The Buccaneers have agreed to terms with Lavonte David on a five-year extension, NFL Media's Rand Getlin reports. Is David now the highest-paid 4-3 linebacker in the game?...2015
• Bucs, Lavonte David agree to 5-year, $50M deal
Bucs, Lavonte David agree to 5-year, $50M deal...2015
• Monday Morning Hangover: Brock Osweiler's Time Is Now
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• Bobby’s back!
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The legendary linebacker is back in Seattle. What a Saturday! The Seattle Seahawks are finalizing the move everybody hoped for, and Hall of Fame linebacker Bobby Wagner will return to end his career in Seattle. Former Seahawks’ LB Bobby Wagner is returning to Seattle on a one-year, $7 million deal.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 25, 2023 T...2023
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• Lavonte David, Buccaneers working on new contract
The Buccaneers are working on a new contract for star linebacker Lavonte David, NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported. Will the sides agree to a deal before training camp?...2015
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• Monday Morning Hangover: Brock Osweiler's Time Is Now
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• NFL Pro Bowl Roster 2015: Twitter Reacts to Players for Unconferenced Draft
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• Arrowheadlines: Chad Johnson predicts a big season for Rashee Rice
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• Buccaneers Quarter Century Team: Linebackers
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• Bucs Storylines: The Buzz Surrounding Lavonte David In 2025
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• Alex Anzalone contract projection: Lions need to account for age with linebacker
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• Week 8 and 14: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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• Why the Detroit Lions should extend Alex Anzalone
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• Breaking down the Detroit Lions’ non-NFC North opponents’ offseasons
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• Buccaneers Post-NFL Draft Depth Chart Outlook
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Predicting the 1st round of the draft
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Final prediction for the 32 picks

Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here’s how we see the first round playing out. Here is a final prediction of how the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft will go (without trades). Previously, I mocked the first round how I think it should go. 1) Tennessee Titans: Cam Ward, Quarterback, Miami- This feels like the one sure thing of the entire draft at this point. The Titan...2025
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• Bucs Nation 2025 NFL Draft Roundtable
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• 2025 Buccaneers 7-Round Mock Draft: Post-Free Agency Edition

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images With the roster picture a little clearer, let’s investigate some potential draft scenarios. The 2025 NFL Draft is sneaking up quick, now only 5 weeks away. The final act of the process will accelerate quickly with college pro days, top 30 visits and final medical checks that allow teams to put their finishing touches on painstaking evaluations they’ve b...2025
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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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• 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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• What shouldn’t the Giants do in Round 1?
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Looking at how teams have fared drafting “low positional value” players on Day 1 This time of year, we NFL fans all begin to obsess over what our favorite team is going to do with its first-round draft pick(s) (unless you are a fan of the Los Angeles Rams, who haven’t had one since 2016). Teams gravitate toward high-value positions with their Day 1 pick...2023
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