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Getty Images Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich was drafted a few years after Tom Brady and he said on a Tuesday conference call that the two of them have been able to connect about the old school NFL in a way that isn’t possible with younger players. That extended time in the...

Trinity Christian High School football player Shedeur Sanders is a four-start recruit heading into his senior year, and he’s the son of a Hall of Famer, Deion Sanders. But it’s not his dad whom Shedeur is modeling himself after. Instead, Shedeur Sanders is trying to be like Tom Brady — and...

Getty Images The Buccaneers reopened their facilities to employees last week for the first time since March, but the group of people heading back into the team’s offices didn’t include any members of the coaching staff. The Bucs took that step on Monday. The team posted pictures of head coach...

Getty Images Former Washington quarterback Doug Williams was moved by seeing Patrick Mahomes play a starring role in last week’s player video response to the NFL, taking a stand against racism and police brutality. But Williams has quite a story of his own, and it’s about to be told...

Getty Images The Buccaneers and Lions partially reopened their facilities Wednesday to select employees. Both teams’ coaching staffs, though, are continuing to work from home. The NFL allowed teams to reopen with limited staff May 19 as long as all state and local regulations were met, with...

Getty Images With the NFL expanding the scope of the Rooney Rule this year, came a recognition that more needed to be done to stock the pipeline of minority coaches in key offensive positions. Now, the event is going virtual, the way the entire offseason has. The league announced Wednesday...

Getty Images Among the questions that have to be answered about the coming NFL season is how teams will deal with players testing positive for COVID-19 and one thought that came to our minds recently was keeping a third quarterback on the roster but away from the team so that he’d be healthy if...

Getty Images Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon was 44 years old when he made his last NFL start, so he’s one of the few people who have experienced what Tom Brady and Drew Brees are doing right now, playing quarterback into their 40s. And Moon has some bad news for Brady and Brees: Father...

Getty Images Police brutality has been fueled in part by qualified immunity, a legal doctrine that routinely gives police officers and police departments a pass when excessive force has been used against a citizen. The potential change flowing from the murder of George Floyd includes an effort...

Getty Images Gerald McCoy joined the Cowboys because of the “advantages and benefits” that come with playing for America’s Team. The defensive tackle pointed to Troy Aikman, Jason Witten and Tony Romo’s jobs as NFL analysts. (Witten unretired from the NFL after one season doing ESPN’s Monday...

Getty Images Devin McCourty was honored Wednesday night as the 2020 Boston Uncornered Champion, Mike Reiss of ESPN reports. Boston Uncornered is a corner-to-college model engaging gang-involved individuals to end generational urban poverty. The virtual fundraiser drew several big-name guests...

Getty Images Rob Gronkowski and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have pledged to replace the football equipment of a local high school that was lost to a fire in May. Via Jenna Laine of ESPN.com, Gronkowski and the Buccaneers have pledged to replace approximately $11,000 worth of equipment and storage...

Getty Images Jameis Winston no longer has a starting job. He still has plenty of confidence. “I know what I’m worth,” Winston recently told Tyler Dunne of BleacherReport.com. “And I know day in and day out, without publicly coming in and saying it, that historically I’m one of the best...

Getty Images Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski are the co-favorites to win the Comeback Player of the Year award for the 2020 season. Roethlisberger and Gronkowski are both listed at +400 in the odds at MGM. Roethlisberger is hoping to come back...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are getting ready to reopen their facility. The team announced on Friday, via multiple reporters, that they will begin the first phase of the reopening process on Wednesday, June 10. That will allow up to 75 employees to work from the facility. Coaches are now...

Getty Images The Dolphins have three competent quarterbacks, including rookie Tua Tagovailoa. Coach Brian Flores showed in 2019 a willingness to play the best guy, period. It’s unclear whether he’ll do that in 2020, or whether he’ll get the rookie on the field in order to get him the reps...

Getty Images Coaches are allowed to return to team facilities today, but it will be some time before players return. And Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians is hoping to get a little extra time with them to make up for the OTAs and minicamps they missed because of the coronavirus. Via Greg Auman of...

Getty Images Devonta Freeman has a message for the Buccaneers. Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians was asked about reports that the team has interest in the free agent running back during a Thursday conference call and said that there would be interest if Freeman was looking for a lower salary...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians hasn’t been able to oversee a practice with Tom Brady yet, but he’s already seen enough to be impressed with Brady’s leadership. Arians said on Joe Maddon’s YouTube show that he has already observed impressive leadership from Brady, just in team Zoom...

Getty Images The Buccaneers already had a good pair of tight ends on the roster, before Rob Gronkowski came to town. So it makes sense that they want to use them all. Via Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com, Bucs coach Bruce Arians replied “that’s our base offense” when asked about what’s referred...