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  1. Captain Fear

    Mike McCarthy is “not a fan” of fake crowd noise

    Dallas Cowboys The Cowboys are one of the few teams in the league who will start the season with fans in the stands at their home stadium. The NFL intends to use artificial crowd noise for games without fans present. The noise is expected to be in the 70 to 85-decibel range. So the Cowboys...
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    Bucs bringing in kicking competition

    Getty Images The Buccaneers are going all-in this season, and they aren’t going to be satisfied with inexperienced kickers potentially spoiling Tom Brady‘s work. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers are bringing in kickers Ryan Succop and Cody Parkey for a...
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    Happy 40th birthday, Chris Simms

    Getty Images Little Christopher is growing up. Chris Simms, NFL quarterback turned analyst who joined PFT Live three years ago, turns 40 today. Wish him a happy birthday (or insult him mercilessly) in the comments. A third-round pick of the Buccaneers in 2003, Chris (for those of you who...
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    Bruce Arians impressed with Tom Brady’s first scrimmage

    Getty Images Tom Brady had jokes Friday, but he also brought his game during his first scrimmage with the Bucs. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers quarterback was sharp during the team’s Friday morning scrimmage, leading a 16-play, 98-yard touchdown drive on his first...
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    Tom Brady: Scotty Miller’s earned a big role

    Getty Images Buccaneers wide receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin each posted more than 1,100 receiving yards during the 2019 season and plenty of people look forward to seeing what they’ll do with Tom Brady in 2020. Those people may need to make some room for another wideout. Rick Stroud of...
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    Bruce Arians, DeMaurice Smith squabble over the value of protesting

    Getty Images On Thursday, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians questioned the value of protesting, saying that it “doesn’t do crap.” That has sparked a back and forth between Arians and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith. Said Smith on Twitter, in response to Arians’ remarks...
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    Bucs don’t think Ronald Jones, Carlton Davis seriously injured

    Getty Images The Buccaneers held a scrimmage on Friday morning and a couple of their starters had to exit early after getting hurt. Running back Ronald Jones hurt his left foot and had it wrapped up while on the sideline. Cornerback Carlton Davis went to the bench after hurting his right...
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    Report: Bucs have talked extension with Lavonte David

    Getty Images Much of the focus on the Buccaneers this year has been on new arrivals Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski, but there are many longer-tenured members of the team on hand as well. Linebacker Lavonte David is one of those players. He’s been in Tampa since going in the second round of the...
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    Tom Brady: Artificial crowd noise has its challenges

    Getty Images The Buccaneers held a scrimmage at Raymond James Stadium on Friday and the simulation of a regular game extended to having crowd noise pumped in through the sound system. That’s something the NFL is expected to have in place for games at stadiums that don’t have fans in attendance...
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    Bruce Arians tells players to take action, “protesting doesn’t do crap”

    Getty Images The Buccaneers were not among the NFL teams to cancel practice today in the wake of Kenosha, Wisconsin police shooting Jacob Blake, and coach Bruce Arians had some eyebrow-raising comments about the protests of the shooting that have reverberated through the sports world. “Your...
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    Chris Godwin returns to practice for Bucs

    Getty Images Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin is back on the field. Godwin missed practice the last two days and three of the last six days for undisclosed reasons. According to multiple reports from Bucs training camp on Thursday morning, he is in full pads and working with his...
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    Pro Football Hall of Fame adds Tony Dungy to selection committee

    Getty Images Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy will now have a Hall of Fame vote. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has added Dungy to its 48-person selection committee. Dungy is filling a vacancy created by Larry Michael, the former Washington announcer who abruptly left his job on the team’s radio...
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    Arians on Chris Godwin missing practice: For me to know, nobody else to find out

    Getty Images The Buccaneers have gotten used to practicing without wide receiver Chris Godwin recently. Godwin did not practice on Wednesday and he was also out of practice on Tuesday. That adds up to three missed practices in six games for Godwin. Head coach Bruce Arians said on Tuesday that...
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    Vita Vea practicing without club on his right hand

    Getty Images Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea had surgery on his right hand in late June and he began practicing at training camp with a club on the hand in order to protect against further injury, but Wednesday saw his condition take a step in the right direction. According to multiple...
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    O.J. Howard more confident, with addition of Rob Gronkowski

    Getty Images The Buccaneers used a first-round pick on O.J. Howard in 2017 hoping he’d be their difference-maker at tight end. This offseason brought in a guy who has been one for years. But Howard doesn’t view the addition of Rob Gronkowski as a threat, but something that makes the entire...
  16. Captain Fear

    Buccaneers bring back a familiar wide receiver

    Getty Images The Buccaneers have been thin at receiver because of injuries during camp, so they brought back one they know. The team announced they had signed wideout Spencer Schnell. He was on the roster until they cut to 80 as they reported (along with Jaydon Mickens, who has also...
  17. Captain Fear

    Looking at the best one-on-one training camp battles

    Getty Images For Monday’s PFT Live, our first day on Peacock, we did something we do nearly every single day: A draft. Today’s draft was inspired by accounts of epic camp battles between 49ers tackle Trent Williams and 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa. Other than that one, which are the most...
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    Bucs agree to terms with A.Q. Shipley

    Getty Images Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians is set to have one of his players from Arizona join him in Tampa. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bucs have agreed to terms on a contract with center A.Q. Shipley. Shipley joined the Cardinals in 2015 and remained with the team after...
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    Bucs want “unacceptable” drops by running backs to come to an end

    Getty Images One impact of quarterback Tom Brady‘s arrival in Tampa is expected to be an increased number of passes to the team’s running backs, so it’s important that those players are able to hang onto the ball when it comes their way. Sunday’s practice was not a successful one on that...
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    Bucs place T.J. Logan, John Franklin III on injured reserve

    Getty Images The Buccaneers placed running back T.J. Logan and receiver John Franklin III on injured reserve Sunday, the team announced. Logan, 25, injured his patella tendon in Thursday’s practice and underwent surgery to repair it. Logan played for the Cardinals in 2017 when Bruce Arians...
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