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Getty Images The Patriots decided that the time had come to move on from a 42-year-old quarterback, allowing him to leave via free agency without making much, if any, of an offer to keep him. And while, from a football perspective, it’s entirely possible that, dollar for dollar, they’ll get...

Getty Images The recent run of COVID-19 cases for Central Florida professional athletes is continuing. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, at least two Buccaneers players have tested positive for COVID-19. That follows one of their assistant coaches testing positive, and two others being...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have confirmed a report that they have had positive COVID-19 tests within the organization. Although the Bucs haven’t confirmed that at least two players tested positive, they did acknowledge positive tests and say employees who have been exposed to the virus are...

Getty Images The NFL had no offseason workouts in 2020, but plenty of players have worked out together on their own. The NFL Players Association officially has asked them to stop. “Please be advised that it is our consensus medical opinion that in light of the increase in COVID-19 cases in...

Getty Images The NFLPA has advised players to stop working out together to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The reason? Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that “around 10 NFL teams have reported positive coronavirus tests for at least one of their players.” Reports have indicated the Cowboys...

Getty Images The Jets have a decision to make. It’s too early to know what it will be. With safety Jamal Adams wanting out and willing to be traded to eight different teams (and maybe eventually more), the Jets could end up getting a strong offer, if more than one of the eight teams are...

Getty Images As has become obvious with the recent rash of stories involving college football teams, when large groups of athletes gather to work out, a string of positive tests for COVID-19 becomes inevitable. Now, it’s hit a professional baseball team. According to Jim Salisbury of...

Getty Images Jets safety Jamal Adams told the team that he wants to be traded this week and he apparently wouldn’t mind joining up with a couple of his former opponents in the AFC East. Adams told former NFL safety and current ESPN personality Ryan Clark that he would love to play for the...

Getty Images The difficulties that NFL teams will face with opening up their facilities for training camp this summer are being illustrated in other sports on Friday. The Toronto Blue Jays shut their training facility in Dunedin, Florida on Friday after a player exhibited COVID-19 symptoms...

Getty Images The state of Florida openly courted professional sports despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now the site of another multiple-case outbreak in a team setting. According to Diana Nearhos of the Tampa Bay Times, the NHL’s Lightning have closed the team facility to all non-essential...

Getty Images Jamal Adams wants a trade. The safety has asked the Jets for one, and he’s telling the team’s fans the same on social media. Adams commented to a fan on Instagram on Friday night, saying, “It’s time to move on. Let it go. Appreciate you guys. No hard feelings. Nothin but luv.”...

Getty Images A member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ coaching staff has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. The unnamed coach tested positive despite being asymptomatic for the virus. Two fellow assistant coaches have also been quarantined as a result of the...

Getty Images Shaquille O’Neal joined the Saints for a team meeting earlier this month as they talked about social justice and racial inequality in the wake of comments made by quarterback Drew Brees and he’ll be joining another NFC South player to raise money for organizations working on those...

Getty Images On Tuesday, it was Tommy. Today, it’s Gronk. The Buccaneers have released the first images of tight end Rob Gronkowski in a Tampa Bay uniform. Gronkowski, who spent nine seasons with the Patriots before retiring in 2018, retired in 2019 and then unretired after being traded to...

Getty Images Can Tom Brady win without Bill Belichick? Can Belichick win without Brady? Those two questions will hover over the 2020 football season. And they will be used as fuel in New England. Take it from a guy who was there long enough to know how the buttons get pushed. “[Belichick]...

Getty Images Former Washington defensive lineman Dexter Manley announced in a video he is recovered from COVID-19. Manley posted the message on social media Wednesday. “I want to let all the fans know I appreciated your concerns, the letters, the phone calls,” Manley said. “I’m back, and you...

Getty Images More and more teams are joining the movement to make Friday a holiday. The Buccaneers are the latest team to declare a day off to celebrate Juneteenth. “We must be purposeful in our reflection, acknowledgement and efforts towards achieving collective change in society,” the...

@Buccaneers It’s been official for nearly three months, but on Tuesday afternoon it became real. The Buccaneers have released multiple photos of quarterback Tom Brady in his first new uniform in 20 years. Brady, drafted by the Patriots in 2000 (he was a sixth-round pick, if you haven’t heard)...

Getty Images The GOAT is stuck in the middle of the pack. Tom Brady, the best quarterback to ever play in the NFL, has landed at No. 15 on the Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown for 2020. Like Drew Brees at No. 16, Brady dropped six spots. Last year, he and Brees were back-to-back at No...

Getty Images The 49ers admit that they considered pursuing Tom Brady in free agency, before deciding to stick with Jimmy Garoppolo. Garoppolo now says he had no problem with that. “It’s the NFL,” Garoppolo said, via Matt Barrows of TheAthletic.com. “There’s competition. Everyone’s trying to...