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    Patriots sign Cam Newton

    Getty Images If you can’t beat him, sign him. The Patriots have agreed to terms with quarterback Cam Newton, PFT has confirmed. The story was first reported by ESPN. Newton has a 2-0 record against the Patriots during his time with the Panthers. The first overall pick in the 2011 draft. It’s...
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    Cam Newton lays foundation for huge 2021 payday

    Getty Images Even if new Patriots quarterback Cam Newton hits every incentive in his one-year deal (which are all presumably based on playing and playing well), he’ll make $7.5 million. As NFL starting quarterbacks go, that’s peanuts. But Newton realizes that peanuts now can lead to platinum...
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    DeMaurice Smith: Tom Brady workouts “not in the best interest of player safety”

    Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has continued to flout the NFLPA’s suggestions about offseason workouts. And the head of the union made it clear he’s not thrilled with Brady’s decision, for reasons that go beyond the players who are putting themselves at risk by gathering in one of the...
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    Former Bucs assistant coach/GM Phil Krueger dies at 90

    Getty Images Phil Krueger, who served on the first coaching staff in Buccaneers history and later was the team’s first General Manager, died at his home Monday, The Associated Press reports. Krueger was 90. Krueger spent five years on the Bucs coaching staff before joining the front office. He...
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    Report: Vita Vea had surgery for hand injury

    Getty Images Another day, another report of a Buccaneers defensive lineman needing offseason surgery. On Friday, news emerged that defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul had arthroscopic knee surgery. Now comes word, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, that defensive tackle Vita Vea underwent a...
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    Von Miller’s pass-rush summit goes virtual

    Getty Images At a time when plenty of NFL quarterbacks are defying the medical advice of the league and the union to not participate in on-field workouts together before training camp, the guys who get paid to chase them around are heeding the recommendations. Broncos linebacker Von Miller...
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    Matt Ryan says he’s the best quarterback in the NFC South

    Getty Images The NFC South has plenty of great quarterbacks, including a pair of future first-ballot Hall of Famers who will have a combined age if 84 when then meet in Week One. But another quarterback in the division recently proclaimed that he’s the best. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan...
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    Tom Brady: “Only thing we have to fear, is fear itself”

    Instagram.com/TomBrady The man known for reciting “LFG” is now channeling FDR. “Only thing we have to fear, is fear itself,” Brady posted on Instagram, with a photo of him drinking from a water bottle at Buccaneers workouts that he has organized. It’s the latest act of open defiance from...
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    Dare Ogunbowale: Easy to build chemistry with Tom Brady leading workouts

    Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady began organizing workouts with his new teammates last month and they’ve continued in June despite the NFL Players Association advising players not to work out in groups because of the potential spread of COVID-19. During an appearance on CBS Sports...
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    Matthew Stafford working out with teammates

    Getty Images Tom Brady is ignoring the NFLPA’s recommendation that NFL players stop working out together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In fact, the Buccaneers quarterback thumbed his nose at the suggestion with an Instagram post. Brady, though, isn’t alone among NFL quarterbacks in open...
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    Tom Brady to throwing coach: Football’s fun again

    Getty Images Tom Brady may or may not have found 2019 a difficult season. He may or may not have gotten worn down after 20 seasons in the same place with the same coach. For sure, his final season in New England won’t rank among his favorites since the Patriots didn’t win the Super Bowl. Now...
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    Jason Pierre-Paul has arthroscopic knee surgery

    Getty Images Buccaneers defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul underwent arthroscopic knee surgery this morning. Pierre-Paul posted a video from the procedure on social media, and Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that recovery will take three to four weeks. There’s been no indication that...
  13. Captain Fear

    Shaq Barrett: Still up in the air on signing franchise tag

    Getty Images Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Shaquil Barrett said back in March that he would play the upcoming season under the franchise tag if he had to. While the deadline to sign tagged players to long-term contracts is approaching in three weeks, Barrett said his decision on signing...
  14. Captain Fear

    Tom Brady continues to lead Buccaneers workouts

    Tom Brady has stacked three Super Bowl rings on each middle finger, and he continues to wave them at the NFL Players Association. The NFLPA has recommended that players stop working out together, until training camp opens. Brady continues to work out with his Tampa Bay teammates, in defiance of...
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    Tom Brady posts photos of ongoing workouts with this message: “No excuses”

    Instagram.com/TomBrady The man who was once found to be in violation of vague and poorly applied rules of the NFL is spurning the clear recommendations of the NFLPA. Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady led offseason workouts on Tuesday with at least a dozen players, two days after the union...
  16. Captain Fear

    Tom Brady still leading Bucs workouts despite NFLPA warning

    Even though the NFLPA has advised players to stop group workouts before training camp. Tom Brady‘s leading one anyway. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Brady led at least a dozen players through a workout at a private school in Tampa Tuesday morning. At least two Bucs players...
  17. Captain Fear

    Who are the best receiving duos in the NFL?

    Getty Images A recent edition of PFT Live looked at a perfect question for the slow time of the calendar: Who are the best receiving tandem in the NFL? Simms and I went through four total rounds of dynamic pass-catching duos, realizing along the way that there are plenty of worthy candidates...
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    Tom Brady is treating offseason workouts like game situations

    Getty Images As Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty recently explained it, quarterback Tom Brady has considerable value in his mere presence. The Buccaneers are now benefiting from that presence. Appearing recently with Zach Gelb on CBS Sports Radio (via JoeBucsFan.com), Buccaneers Dare...
  19. Captain Fear

    Dante Scarnecchia: There will be growing pains with Jarrett Stidham

    Getty Images The past four seasons, Dante Scarnecchia’s unit blocked for Tom Brady. Now, Scarnecchia is retired (again), and Brady signed with the Buccaneers in free agency. That leaves a new offensive line coach and a new quarterback for the Patriots. Cole Popovich and Carmen Bricillo will...
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    Jamal Adams admits he’s “trying to” land with the Dallas Cowboys

    Getty Images Jets safety Jamal Adams has identified eight teams to which he’d be willing to be traded. There’s one team that sits at the top of his list, however. To no surprise, it’s the Cowboys. Via Rich Cimini of ESPN.com, a fan asked Adams In a cellphone video posted to social media on...
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