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Getty Images The Buccaneers activated rookie offensive guard John Molchon from injured reserve following his recovery from a training camp knee injury. The team had an open roster spot after waiving outside linebacker Quinton Bell on Tuesday. Molchon has spent the season on injured reserve...

USA TODAY Sports Antonio Brown joins the Buccaneers as a former All-Pro receiver. He has other skills that the Bucs may regard as useful, on special teams. “He’s a great punt returner and kick returner,” coach Bruce Arians said Friday in response to the question of whether Brown would be an...

Getty Images Much has changed with Jason Pierre-Paul‘s former team since his last season with the Giants in 2017. The Giants are on their second coach since then, and Eli Manning is retired. Other than the familiar uniform, Pierre-Paul might barely recognize the Giants. The pass rusher had...

Getty Images The NFL got good news from the latest round of COVID-19 testing. Neither the Giants nor the Chargers had any new positives in test results received this morning, according to Mark Maske of the Washington Post. The Giants put Will Hernandez on the COVID-19 reserve list and the...

Getty Images The Falcons picked up a second win on Thursday night. It’s sparking optimism that they could parlay the pivot from 1-6 to 1-0 into a shot at the playoffs. Given that they arguably should be 5-3, it’s not kooky talk. Until considering their remaining schedule. The Falcons next...

Getty Images Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich has seen plenty of receiver skillsets in his day. He hasn’t seen many like the one possessed by Antonio Brown. “I remember first meeting him, and before he even got drafted [by the Steelers I told] him he can have the opportunity to...

Getty Images Yes, the pandemic will disappear the moment the election ends. The 2021 Super Bowl will look and feel very different from past Super Bowls. Apart from not having a full stadium (the league disputes that a decision has been made to fill Raymond James Stadium to only 20-percent...

Getty Images The Giants’ announcement that a member of their roster tested positive for COVID-19 has been followed by multiple reports about the identity of that player. It is left guard Will Hernandez and he is set to be placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list as a result. The Giants said they...

Getty Images Like plenty of players, Saints receiver Emmanuel Sanders has tested positive for COVID-19. Unlike many players, Sanders has developed symptoms of the disease. He also has a nagging concern that his situation could deteriorate at any time. “Every night I go to sleep I’m like...

Getty Images The Giants learned that guard Will Hernandez tested positive for COVID-19 late on Wednesday night and all but four of the team’s other offensive linemen are out of the building on Thursday as a result of contact tracing, but that won’t stop them from moving forward with practice...

Getty Images The Giants announced that one of their players tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning and their opponents on Monday night are also reportedly dealing with a case of the coronavirus in their organization. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that a member of the Buccaneers’...

Getty Images Saints receiver Michael Thomas last played in Week One. It remains to be seen whether he’ll play in Week Eight, at Chicago. Thomas has taken a step in that direction on Thursday, returning to practice for the first time in eight days. In addition to the ankle injury Thomas...

Getty Images Wide receiver Antonio Brown can’t start practicing with the Buccaneers until next week, but he was in the building for the first time since signing with the team on Wednesday and made a good first impression on head coach Bruce Arians. Brown is able to attend meetings and work...

Getty Images Tom Brady‘s second month of games with the Buccaneers went pretty well. Brady threw 12 touchdowns and one interception while piloting his new team to a 3-1 record over the last four weeks of action. He also ran for a score while completing 105-of-159 passes for 1,157 yards and his...

Getty Images The NFL is planning for 20-percent capacity at Super Bowl LV. Unless it isn’t. Via Ben Fischer of Sports Business Daily, the NFL disputes a report from ESPN that the league anticipates having one in five seats filled at Raymond James Stadium for the annual NFL championship. NFL...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have had one of the league’s best defenses through the first seven weeks of the season and one of the unit’s leading players had a big day in last Sunday’s 45-20 win over the Raiders. Linebacker Devin White made life difficult for Raiders quarterback Derek Carr in...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady threw a pass to tight end Rob Gronkowski that appeared to find Gronk between three Green Bay defenders and drew praise as a great pass on the game broadcast. But Peyton Manning says it wasn’t a great pass at all. On the Detail show Manning does for...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians has said receiver Antonio Brown will be starting from scratch as he learns the Tampa Bay offense. But what if Brown already knows more than anyone realizes? Quarterback Tom Brady was asked on Wednesday by Steve Isbitts of JoeBucsFan.com this specific...

Getty Images Super Bowl LV will be the least-attended Super Bowl in history, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect not just the NFL but everything about American life. The league is currently planning for fans at about 20 percent capacity at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, according to...

Getty Images Antonio Brown officially is back. We’ll see how long he stays. The Buccaneers announced today the signing of Brown, in a press release with a headline that touts him as a four-time All-Pro receiver. Indeed he was, but the last time that happened was in 2017. Since December 2018...