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Getty Images Not many men have played football at a high level past their 40th birthdays. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is still going strong, and as of today he’s 43. More than 20 years after being drafted by the Patriots and after six Super Bowl wins and three other Super Bowl...

Getty Images John Franklin III played college football at Florida State, Auburn and Florida Atlantic, but he’s best known from his time at East Mississippi Community College, where he was one of the stars of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U. Now he’s getting what may be his last...

Getty Images The Buccaneers moved closer to 80 players Friday. They announced they waived receiver Jaydon Mickens, linebacker Nasir Player and receiver Spencer Schnell. The Bucs had 13 receivers on their roster, so that was an easy position to cut. Mickens, 26, joined the team late last...

Getty Images The Buccaneers signing veteran running back LeSean McCoy looks like less of a coincidence today. For the time being, they need the numbers at his position. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers put running backs Raymond Calais and Aca'Cedric Ware on the...

Getty Images Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is the second-youngest starter in the NFC South. But that’s only because two of the others are in their 40s. Ryan, the 2016 NFL MVP, enters his thirteenth NFL season at the age of 35. How much longer does he want to play? “I’d like to chase those...

Getty Images LeSean McCoy’s NFL career isn’t over just yet. McCoy, the veteran running back who was largely phased out of the Chiefs’ offense last season, will get another shot with the Buccaneers. The Bucs and McCoy agreed to a one-year contract today, agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed. In his...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate, who has recovered from COVID-19, attended workouts organized by his new quarterback, Tom Brady. Brate called the on-field work a “calculated risk,” just as electing to play this season is. He contracted the virus as the player-organized...

Getty Images It’s a confusing time in the NFL, for various reasons. Technically, camps opened on Tuesday (with the exception of the Chiefs and Texans, who opened three days early). Technically, no on-field work is permitted for the 30 teams not named the Chiefs and Texans until Monday, August...

Getty Images Many NFL teams have announced that they are going to have reduced seating capacity at their stadiums this fall if fans are allowed to attend games and the Buccaneers joined that group on Thursday. The team sent a letter, which was obtained by the Tampa Bay Times, to their season...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end Cameron Brate was one of the regulars at Tom Brady‘s off-campus workouts this offseason — the ones the NFLPA discouraged for the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Now, Brate said he has recovered from COVID-19, and is urging those who have to donate plasma...

Getty Images The Buccaneers, if you haven’t heard, have a new quarterback. On Tuesday, coach Bruce Arians was asked by reporters to assess Tom Brady‘s level of preparation for 2020. “He’s way ahead of the curve,” Arians said of Brady. “He’s a very bright guy — the terminology was the big...

Getty Images The Buccaneers announced Tuesday they placed safety Justin Evans on the physically unable to perform list. That means Evans has yet to pass his physical. Evans has not played since 2018. He developed an Achilles issue early in training camp last summer and was inactive for the...

Getty Images We’ve seen a number of players decide to opt out of playing in 2020 over the last couple of days, but the Buccaneers don’t expect left tackle Donovan Smith to join the list. It looked like opting out would be a possibility for Smith earlier this month. In a social media post...

Getty Images As of last week, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians reportedly was considering how close he’ll be to his players. Arians has now decided that, on game days, he’ll be as close as always. Asked by reporters on Tuesday whether he has considered coaching from the booth, Arians said this...

Getty Images The Buccaneers placed third-round choice Ke'Shawn Vaughn on the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday, the team announced. The running back is expected to have a role on the offense, supplementing Ronald Jones in the backfield. Vaughn played his final two seasons at Vanderbilt after...

Getty Images Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen was not pleased when NFL Network’s countdown of the Top 100 players revealed him at No. 77. Allen wrote on Twitter that he believes he should be ranked higher, and he named three players — Tyreek Hill of the Chiefs and Mike Evans and Chris...

Getty Images The agreement between the NFL and NFLPA includes a two-tiered opt out for players. One opt out is a medical designation for high-risk players, and another is voluntary, Ben Volin of the Boston Globe reports. Players have until Aug. 3 to opt out. The opt out is irrevocable, and...

Getty Images In May, we floated the concept of NFL teams keeping a backup quarterback in quarantine. Coaches like Bruce Arians publicly have suggested that the Buccaneers may employ this strategy in 2020. Privately, more coaches than Arians are thinking about it and talking about it. Per a...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians turns 68 in October. He’s had prostate, skin, and kidney cancer. He’s at high risk of a serious outcome, if he contracts COVID-19. As a result, he’s still deciding how close he’ll get to players during training camp, practices, and games. “Bruce...

Tom Brady has finally arrived at the Buccaneers facility. Or, their COVID-19 testing trailer, at least. The new Bucs quarterback made his first trip to the team complex, making a quick dash into the testing area. Because he’s Tom Brady and because he’s playing for the Bucs now, there was even...