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    Bruce Arians “not really” surprised by Rob Gronkowski’s lack of catches

    Getty Images Sunday’s Buccaneers win featured a rare performance from tight end Rob Gronkowski. Gronkowski went without a catch for the fifth time in 117 career games, which leaves him with two catches for 11 yards while being targeted four times on the season. On Monday, head coach Bruce...
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    Brett Favre attended Panthers-Bucs game as an NFL Films correspondent, not as a fan

    Getty Images Well, Ryan Jensen has his answer. The Buccaneers center publicly wondered why Brett Favre was able to attend Sunday’s Panthers-Bucs game when Jensen’s family couldn’t. The answer was simple: According to the Buccaneers, Favre attended not as a fan but as an NFL Films...
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    Drew Lock set to miss at least two games with rotator cuff strain

    Getty Images The good news for the Broncos is that quarterback Drew Lock is expected back this season, but the bad news is that theywill have to play without him for a spell. According to multiple reports, Lock has been diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain. He is set to miss the next two games...
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    Chris Godwin clears concussion protocol

    Getty Images While so many of the updates in the NFL today center on injuries, there’s at least one precinct with good news. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Bucs coach Bruce Arians said that wide receiver Chris Godwin had cleared the concussion protocol, and would be available for Week...
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    Dre’Mont Jones, DeMarcus Walker set to miss time for Broncos

    Getty Images The injury list is growing and growing in Denver. Broncos head coach Vic Fangio confirmed at his Monday press conference that wide receiver Courtland Sutton is out for the season and that quarterback Drew Lock is going to miss multiple weeks with a shoulder injury. He also said a...
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    Bruce Arians: Tom Brady was “outstanding”

    USA TODAY Sports No one has to worry about Bruce Arians hurting Tom Brady‘s feelings this week. If anything, he might be being generous. Last week, Arians was openly critical of Brady’s play in the opener. After Brady bounced back to beat the Panthers, Arians said he was impressed. “I think...
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    Ryan Jensen raises interesting question about Brett Favre’s presence at Sunday’s game

    Getty Images The Buccaneers weren’t supposed to have fans present for their first two games. And yet there was Brett Favre on Sunday, at Raymond James Stadium while wearing a Tompa Bay T-shirt with a bag of chips and no mask in sight. A day later, some are wondering what the hell was Brett...
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    Brett Favre attends Tom Brady’s home debut

    Getty Images Earlier this week, Brett Favre had Tom Brady‘s back. Today, Favre is wearing Brady’s image on his front. Favre is in Tampa for the home debut of Tom Brady as the starting quarterback of the Buccaneers. And Favre is wearing a T-shirt with Tom Brady’s face on the Buccaneers logo...
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    Bucs take advantage of turnovers, up 14-0

    Getty Images After a sloppy start to his Bucs career last week, Tom Brady didn’t look crisp to begin with against the Panthers. That didn’t last long, however, as their game-opening three-and-out quickly became a 14-0 lead. Taking advantage of a pair of Panthers turnovers (Teddy Bridgewater...
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    Buccaneers beat the Panthers 31-17

    Getty Images Tom Brady still doesn’t look like Tom Brady. And it’s not just the pewter uniforms. The Buccaneers got their first win under their new quarterback, 31-17 with a lot of help from the Panthers. The Panthers turned it over four times, leaving plenty of margin of error for Brady as...
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    Tom Brady: A little better, still a long way from where we need to be

    Getty Images Tom Brady got his first win of 2020 on Sunday and said it felt good to cross that off the list after the game, but he also made it clear that he expects much more out of the Buccaneers in the weeks to come. Brady was 23-of-35 for 217 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the...
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    Week Two early inactives

    Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of kickoff. Jaguars at Titans Jaguars: TE Tyler Davis, QB Jake Luton, WR Dede...
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    Tom Brady “went to another level” in practice this week

    Getty Images Watch out, Panthers. Miffed by a subpar performance against the Saints in Week One, and undoubtedly feeling challenged after being called out multiple times by his head coach in the aftermath of a two-interception showing, quarterback Tom Brady has doubled down. James Palmer of...
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    Rob Ryan to Bruce Arians: “How about you rip yourself?”

    Getty Images Much has been said this week about Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians publicly criticizing quarterback Tom Brady for his performance in his first game with the team. A former long-time NFL assistant coach has offered a different potential source of criticism for Bruce Arians: Bruce...
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    Panthers don’t look like pushovers

    Getty Images The Buccaneers are following the hardest game of their schedule (at New Orleans) with possibly their easiest, a visit from the rebuilding Panthers. And while the Panthers are indeed in the process of remaking the team under owner David Tepper and coach Matt Rhule, they seem to be a...
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    Chris Godwin ruled out for Sunday

    Getty Images The Buccaneers’ leading receiver in Week One will not be on the field in Week Two. Tampa Bay announced today that Chris Godwin has been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Panthers. Godwin suffered a concussion last week. Godwin caught six of the seven passes thrown to him for...
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    Taysom Hill, weapon or investment?

    Getty Images The Saints gave quarterback-of-all-trades Taysom Hill a two-year, $21 million contract in the offseason. The question is whether the money was spent on a player the Saints plan to use accordingly, or whether the contract represents a downpayment on the ability to make him the...
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    Week Two injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...
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    Bucs place Antony Auclair on injured reserve

    Getty Images The Buccaneers placed tight end Antony Auclair on injured reserve Friday afternoon, the team announced. They already had ruled out Auclair for Sunday’s game with a calf injury. He becomes eligible to return after missing three games. Auclair, 27, played 11 special teams snaps...
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    Chris Godwin at practice on Friday

    Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin appears to be making progress toward getting out of the concussion protocol. Godwin was not at practice on Wednesday or Thursday, but he was dressed and carrying a helmet at the portion of Friday’s session open to the media. The injury report...
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