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  1. Captain Fear

    Jason Pierre-Paul didn’t know who Mike Remmers was

    The Chiefs won’t have left tackle Eric Fisher for the Super Bowl. Right tackle Mitchell Schwartz remains on injured reserve; he’s currently unlikely to play, too. So Mike Remmers will be one of the starters, most likely at left tackle. One of Tampa Bay’s top pass rushers wasn’t exactly familiar...
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    Jason Licht deserves credit for Tampa Bay’s ascension to the Super Bowl

    Getty Images At the end of the regular season, Bills G.M. Brandon Beane emerged as the executive of the year. As the end of the postseason approaches, Buccaneers G.M. Jason Licht merits plenty of praise for the work he’s done in Tampa. The arrival of quarterback Tom Brady pushed the Bucs to...
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    Super Bowl Radio Row will still happen, despite the pandemic

    Getty Images This year’s Super Bowl will look and feel very different than any other, given the pandemic. One feature of Super Bowl week persists. Radio Row. It’s still happening. As reported recently by Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal, roughly 35 radio stations and podcasts will...
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    Buccaneers are the seventh Super Bowl home team to choose to wear white

    USA TODAY Sports The Buccaneers, who lost at home to the Chiefs in Week 12 wearing dark jerseys, have chosen to wear white jerseys for Super Bowl LV. As the home team (the NFC gets that designation in odd-numbered Super Bowls), the Bucs had the privilege of making the choice. The reportedly...
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    Bruce Arians appreciates Leonard Fournette accepting any role he’s been given

    Getty Images Leonard Fournette was a star at LSU and the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft, so when he was cut by the Jaguars before the season, it was a humbling experience. But Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians says that from the moment Fournette arrived in Tampa Bay, he has gladly...
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    LeSean McCoy a non-factor for the Bucs

    Getty Images Veteran running back LeSean McCoy still plays for the Buccaneers, but you can be forgiven if you didn’t notice. McCoy played one snap in the NFC Championship Game. He played two snaps the week before that in the divisional round. The last time he touched the ball was more than a...
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    Tom Brady has $500,000 riding on a Super Bowl win

    Getty Images He earned $25 million in base compensation. He has added $2.875 million in incentives to date. In eight days, Tom Brady can throw another $500,000 onto the pile of 2020 earnings. Brady’s incentive package includes a formula that pays him more and more and more based on success in...
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    Packers announce that defensive coordinator Mike Pettine won’t be back

    Getty Images Aaron Rodgers was right. When the Packers quarterback said following Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers in the NFC Championship that “[a] lot of guys futures that are, you know, uncertain, myself included,” Rodgers may or may not have have been referring to two of the team’s three...
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    Buccaneers cut C.J. Prosise, activate Cyril Grayson to practice squad

    Getty Images Heading into their final week of practices before Super Bowl LV, the Buccaneers have made a change to their practice squad. Tampa Bay has released running back C.J. Prosise from the practice squad and activated wide receiver Cyril Grayson from injured reserve to the practice...
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    Rob Gronkowski likes the “freedom of being yourself” in Tampa

    Getty Images Tom Brady isn’t the only former Patriot who is thriving in Tampa Bay. Rob Gronkowski is, too, and Gronk rubbed a little salt in the New England wound on Friday. Via JoeBucsFan.com, Gronk said while appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio that Patriots coach Bill Belichick and Buccaneers...
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    Vita Vea told Bruce Arians “you keep winning, I’ll show up”

    Getty Images Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea wasn’t expected to return to the field this season after he broke his leg in Week 5, but an extended playoff run changed that outlook. Vea was designated to return from injured reserve last week and he was activated in time to play 33 defensive...
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    Sammy Watkins, Le’Veon Bell didn’t practice Friday

    Getty Images The Chiefs closed out their practice week on Friday and a couple of players sat out after taking part in the first two sessions of the week. Wide receiver Sammy Watkins (calf) and running back Le'Veon Bell (knee) were not on the field to wrap up the week of work. They were listed...
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    Antonio Brown, Jordan Whitehead remain out of practice

    Getty Images Antonio Brown might return next week, and it’s a good thing he has another week for his knee to heal. The Bucs were required to do a status report as if the game was this Sunday, and they list both Brown and safety Jordan Whitehead (shoulder/knee) as doubtful. Linebacker Lavonte...
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    Chiefs lose Willie Gay to knee injury at practice

    Getty Images Chiefs rookie linebacker Willie Gay won’t be on the field for Super Bowl LV. Gay tore his meniscus at practice on Thursday and had surgery immediately, according to Carrington Harrison of 610 Sports in Kansas City. The Chiefs’ second-round draft pick in 2020, Gay played 25...
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    Antonio Brown, Antoine Winfield Jr. among five Bucs who didn’t practice Thursday

    Getty Images The Buccaneers had five players listed as non-participants on their estimated Wednesday injury report. Those same five actually did not practice on Thursday. Wide receiver Antonio Brown (knee), linebacker Lavonte David (hamstring), safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (ankle), safety...
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    Tom Brady: I’d like to think I wasn’t much of a chance for Bucs to sign

    Getty Images Tom Brady entered the free agent market a year ago with six Super Bowl rings, 249 career victories, three league MVP awards, four Super Bowl MVP awards and the title of GOAT. The quarterback doesn’t believe he was much of a risk for the Bucs. Bucs coach Bruce Arians follows a...
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    Tom Brady’s parents will attend the Super Bowl

    Getty Images In what could be his final Super Bowl (although with him you never know), the parents of Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will attend the Super Bowl. Tom Brady Sr. and his wife, Galynn, battled COVID-19 early in the 2020 season. Their son provided an update regarding their...
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    Patrick Mahomes has a long memory of Tom Brady

    Getty Images Patrick Mahomes has won the quote of the day. The Chiefs quarterback was 5 years old when Tom Brady began his NFL career. He was 6 1/2 when Brady won his first Super Bowl. Brady was 40 by the time Mahomes entered the NFL. So Mahomes had the perfect answer when asked his first...
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    Tom Brady: Experience doesn’t matter in Super Bowl, playing well does

    Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has more Super Bowl experience than any other player in NFL history, but he doesn’t believe that will give him an edge against the Chiefs in Tampa next Sunday. That was the message he sent during a Thursday press conference. Brady was asked about...
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    Introducing the Chris Simms Memorial Cannon Hole prop bet

    Getty Images With the Super Bowl looming, a vast array of prop bets are available. We asked the folks at PointsBet to make one for the game, which will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. After scoring a touchdown in the last postseason game involving the Buccaneers in that venue...
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