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  1. Captain Fear

    Cameron Brate: A little weird to be teaching Tom Brady our offense

    Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady was spotted working out with some of his new teammates at a Tampa school this week and one of those teammates shared what it was like on Wednesday. Tight end Cameron Brate said it is “pretty ordinary” for teammates to get together during the...
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    Rob Gronkowski is “four more protein shakes” from playing weight

    Getty Images When the Patriots traded him to the Buccaneers on April 21, Rob Gronkowski said he weighed 250 pounds. The All-Pro tight end did not anticipate a problem gaining 10 pounds to reach his playing weight. A month later, Gronkowski is almost there. Gronkowski said in an interview with...
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    ESPN orders a Tom Brady docuseries (produced by Tom Brady)

    Getty Images The Last Dance was just the opening act. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN has ordered a docuseries focusing on the career of quarterback Tom Brady. The nine-episode series, Man in the Arena, will be produced by Gotham Chopra’s Religion of Sports and Brady’s new 199...
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    NFL, as expected, has no issue with Tom Brady-organized Buccaneers workouts

    Yes, Tom Brady was spotted working out with some of his new teammates in Tampa. No, it’s not an issue for the NFL. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the NFL says that Brady and his teammates may practice outside the team facility, as long as they follow the recommendations of state and...
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    Tony Dungy fears “unintended consequences” of proposed Rooney Rule expansion

    Getty Images On Tuesday, the NFL and its owners will consider an expansion of the Rooney Rule that, among other things, would give teams that hire a minority coach or a minority G.M. a boost in the draft a year after the hire is made. Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy addressed the proposal during...
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    Tom Brady working out with Bucs teammates at Tampa school

    Tom Brady has finally put on his Buccaneers helmet. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Brady led a small group of teammates through a two-hour workout at a local school. He was wearing an orange practice jersey over shoulder pads and his Bucs helmet as they worked out at Berkeley...
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    Which historical units would you want to coach?

    Getty Images In honor of Big Cat’s college football video game barnstorming tour with coach Doug (or Gus) Duggerton, Friday’s PFT Live draft focus on specific NFL units from the past that we’d like to coach. Offense, defense, special teams. Which units would be the most fun to unleash on a...
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    Sean Payton: Jameis Winston would have graded “extremely well” in 2020 draft class

    Getty Images There is no tanking in the NFL. Unless there is. . . . Saints coach Sean Payton hasn’t forgotten the 2014 regular-season finale when the Buccaneers blew a 20-7 fourth-quarter lead after pulling many starters at halftime and most by the start of the fourth quarter. The Saints won...
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    Ex-teammate Matt Light shocked Tom Brady went to Tampa Bay

    Getty Images For most of Tom Brady‘s career, Matt Light was protecting him. Now Light is shocked by Brady’s latest move. Light, an 11-year starter at offensive tackle in New England, told Willie McGinest of NFL Network that Brady in a Buccaneers uniform is going to be hard to get used to...
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    Which NFL players get less credit than they should?

    Getty Images A meaty topic for Wednesday’s PFT Live draft came to us courtesy of a comment made by Packers running back Aaron Jones to Jac Collinsworth on the question of whether Jones gets enough credit. “I definitely don’t,” Jones told Collinsworth in an episode of Distanced Training. “But...
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    Bucs QB coach: Tom Brady will be running Bruce Arians’ offense

    Getty Images Tom Brady was able to choose his own destination this offseason, but the offense he runs this season won’t be his alone. Buccaneers quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen told Bob Kravitz of TheAthletic.com that Brady has been open to learning a new system in Tampa Bay after a...
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    Rank the new uniforms for 2020

    Chargers.com Now that the Rams finally have unveiled their new uniforms, the seven new Nikefications of the NFL officially have been introduced. So how do the new uniforms rank? The options are the Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Buccaneers, Colts, Chargers, and Browns. In the comments, put them in...
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    Florida governor: Teams that can’t play in their states are welcome here

    Getty Images Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says his state is ready, willing and able to welcome any NFL teams that can’t operate in their own states. Amid talk that California and some other states won’t lift restrictions in time for the NFL season, DeSantis is positioning his state to be the...
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    Patrick Mahomes is the favorite to win MVP award

    Getty Images He won the regular-season MVP award in 2018, and the Super Bowl MVP award in 2019. He’s the favorite to do the first one again. Caesars Sportsbook has installed Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as a 4-1 favorite to win the award. Next on the list is Ravens quarterback Lamar...
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    Tua Tagovailoa’s jerseys outselling all others in NFL since draft

    Getty Images Tua Tagovailoa was the second quarterback selected in last month’s draft, and he has yet to play a game. Dolphins fans, though, are buying in. Literally. Tagovailoa has the NFL’s two highest-selling jerseys since the draft, Cameron Wolfe of ESPN reports. Tagovailoa’s aqua...
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    Anquan Boldin thankful to see Tom Brady sign Ahmaud Arbery letter

    Players Coalition co-founder Anquan Boldin said it was important for Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady to sign onto last week’s letter calling for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, for a number of reasons. First, it added a high-profile name to a list of 60 sports figures calling on the Department of...
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    Looking at the best revenge games for 2020

    Getty Images With the “when” now attached to the “who” and the “where” of the 2020 regular season (and setting aside the “how,” for now), it’s time to explore the potential service of a dish not cold but under the bright lights of an NFL stadium: Revenge. Simms and I drafted the best revenge...
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    Tom Brady strongly denies “deteriorating relationship” with Josh McDaniels

    Getty Images Tom Brady vehemently denies he had a “deteriorating relationship” with Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Brady used PFT’s headline on a post about longtime NFL writer Gary Myers’ assertion that Brady was “worn out” by McDaniels. Myers wrote the book “Brady vs...
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    Mike Evans on Tom Brady’s arrival: “Obviously, I’m excited”

    Getty Images It’s natural that Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans would have strong feelings about Jameis Winston. But as much as he loves his friend who helped him put up big numbers, he knows he has a rare opportunity this year with Tom Brady‘s arrival in Tampa Bay. During a video chat on...
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    NFL calls scheduling of only two simultaneous Bucs, Patriots game “coincidental”

    Getty Images If Patriots fans want to separately watch the Patriots and Bill Belichick and the Buccaneers and Tom Brady (and Rob Gronkowski) this year, they can do so at least 14 times. As noted by Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the two teams don’t play at the same time until late in the 2020 season...
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