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  1. Captain Fear

    Tom Brady: Playing until 50 is a long time, even for me

    Getty Images After the Buccaneers signed Tom Brady to an extension through the 2022 season this year, General Manager Jason Licht said that he told Brady that he thinks the quarterback could play until he’s 50 as long as he still wants to play. That would make Brady the oldest player to take...
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    Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes share Madden 22 cover

    USA TODAY Sports Goats usually don’t like to share centerstage. This year, the best ever and potentially the next best ever will share the cover of the Madden game. EA Sports has announced that Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes will do the honors again this year. Brady had the cover to himself in...
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    Buccaneers 2021 tickets are sold out

    Getty Images Winning the Super Bowl was good business for the Buccaneers. The Bucs will play at full capacity this season and have already sold out all eight regular-season games, plus both preseason games, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times. The arrival of Tom Brady created high...
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    Time is on Larry Fitzgerald’s side

    Getty Images Future Hall of Fame receiver Larry Fitzgerald is taking his time to plan his next move. And time is on his side. Fitzgerald, a savvy veteran who has spent his entire career in Arizona, hasn’t retired. Based on Arizona’s moves, however, the Cardinals seem to have moved on...
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    Patrick Peterson: If Larry Fitzgerald ain’t retired yet, he ain’t going to retire this year

    Getty Images The Cardinals’ 2020 season ended 164 days ago, and the team insists it still doesn’t know Larry Fitzgerald’s plans for 2021. The receiver is a free agent. The Cardinals signed A.J. Green in March and drafted Rondale Moore in the second round in April. Still, coach Kliff Kingsbury...
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    Aaron Rodgers enjoys an offseason with no responsibilities

    Getty Images As Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers prepares to participate in a golf match on July 6 with Tom Brady, Phil Mickelson, and Bryson DeChambeau, Rodgers participated in an interview session with the other three participants. Here’s what Rodgers said in response to a sarcastic...
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    Madden 22 teases cover reveal with video of two goats

    Getty Images The only NFL-licensed video game produces an annual update. Before the release of the game comes the reveal of the cover. It’s coming on Thursday, and the folks at EA Sports have teased it with a video of two goats, one larger than the other. The video also includes former Browns...
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    Bucs public relations staff wins PFWA’s Rozelle Award

    Getty Images The Pro Football Writers of America has selected the Buccaneers public relations staff as the 2021 winner of the Pete Rozelle Award. The Bucs were lauded for dealings with the media during a Super Bowl season that included the addition of high-profile free agent Tom Brady. The...
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    Mike Evans: When I’m out there tired, I’m thinking about earning another parade

    Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans followed up the Super Bowl champions’ boat parade in Tampa with a ceremony that was thrown for him in his hometown of Galveston, Texas, and any time he gets tired during offseason workouts, that’s what he’s thinking about. Evans said the fanfare...
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    Which team in the NFC will be the biggest threat to the Buccaneers?

    Getty Images The trade that sent receiver Julio Jones from Atlanta to Tennessee makes the Titans better. It also makes the top of the AFC more competitive. In turn, the Buccaneers won’t have to deal with Jones twice this year as a member of the Falcons. It underscores the reality that the AFC...
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    Service academies need clear, consistent rules for potential pro athletes

    Getty Images It seems like the question comes up nearly every year. It needs to be resolved once and for all. Athletes who attend service academies either should or shouldn’t be allowed to defer their service obligations to pursue careers in pro sports. Whatever it is, the various institutions...
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    Shaq Barrett: Even though we won the Super Bowl, I’m coming with a vengeance this year

    USA TODAY Sports Shaq Barrett has developed into one of the league’s top edge rushers and was a key piece in the Buccaneers Super Bowl championship season. But even after earning a ring and signing a four-year, $72 million deal to stick with Tampa Bay this offseason, Barrett is as motivated as...
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    Bruce Arians on bringing in a vaccination specialist: “I’m the specialist”

    USA TODAY Sports Washington coach Ron Rivera brought a vaccination expert to town to try to convince players to get the COVID-19 shot. On Thursday, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians was asked whether he’ll also bring in a vaccine specialist. “I’m the specialist,” Arians said, via Jenna Laine of...
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    Cameron Kinley “speechless” over Navy’s refusal to let him pursue an NFL career

    Getty Images Despite signing as an undrafted rookie with the Buccaneers, Cameron Kinley won’t be given a chance to play in the NFL. A cornerback who played his college football at Navy, was informed this week that he will be required to go directly into military service. Kinley still doesn’t...
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    Tom Brady knows it won’t be easy for the Buccaneers to repeat as Super Bowl champions

    Getty Images No team has won consecutive Super Bowls since the Patriots in 2003 and 2004. The quarterback of that team is the quarterback of the next team that will try to do it. On Wednesday, Bucs quarterback Tom Brady explained to reporters the difficulty of winning back-to-back...
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    Tom Brady says he dealt with knee injury since April or May of 2020

    USA TODAY Sports Tom Brady‘s mouth is potentially going to force the Buccaneers to write some checks. Brady, who previously characterized his offseason Super Bowl as “pretty serious,” has made another comment about the condition that prompted surgical intervention. Brady told reporters on...
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    Curtis Riley carted off at Bucs practice

    Getty Images The Buccaneers saw a player go down with an apparent injury during Wednesday’s minicamp practice. Mark Cook of PewterReport.com reports that safety Curtis Riley went down while defending a pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski during a drill. He got tangled with Gronkowski and...
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    Chris Godwin thinks there’s “mutual interest” in long-term deal

    Getty Images The Buccaneers held onto all of their key players from last year’s Super Bowl champs, but wide receiver Chris Godwin‘s future beyond the 2021 season remains up in the air. Godwin received a franchise tag in March and he signed it a short time later, so he is set to make just under...
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    Buccaneers sign Kyle Trask

    Getty Images The Buccaneers had Tom Brady on the field for Tuesday’s minicamp practice and they took care of some business with one of his backups as well. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that the team has signed second-round pick Kyle Trask. It’s a four-year deal worth over $5.5...
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    Bruce Arians plans more shotgun work for Tom Brady as he recovers from knee surgery

    Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is operating at full speed four months after knee surgery, but head coach Bruce Arians is still thinking about alleviating any pressure on Brady’s knee. Arians told Sal Paolantonio on ESPN that he wants to be sure Brady is fresh and healthy when...
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