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  1. Captain Fear

    Jameis Winston watches and waits

    Getty Images Quarterback Jameis Winston had wanted to return to the Buccaneers. With the arrival of Tom Brady, that’s not happening. So what’s next for the first overall pick in the 2015 draft? For now, crickets. Despite some chatter linking Winston to Washington, John Keim of ESPN.com has...
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    Bucs re-sign Rakeem Nunez-Roches

    Getty Images There was word Thursday that free agent players are reaching out to the Buccaneers because they want to play with Tom Brady and at least one Bucs player wants to stick around for the new quarterback. Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports that defensive lineman Rakeem...
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    Patriots put up billboards thanking Tom Brady

    Getty Images For those in the Boston area who aren’t staying indoors at this upside-down time, there are a dozen specific messages peppered throughout the vicinity. Via Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, 12 billboards thanking Tom Brady for his time with the Patriots now appear in New England. Via...
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    Oddsmakers now list Buccaneers more likely than Patriots to win Super Bowl

    Getty Images The Patriots are always near the top of the preseason Super Bowl odds. The Buccaneers are not. But this is going to be a very different year in the NFL. After news broke that Tom Brady is planning to sign with the Buccaneers in free agency, multiple sports books shifted their odds...
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    Buccaneers schedule will feature some fascinating matchups

    Getty Images If Tom Brady had landed in San Francisco, the 49ers schedule would have contained a slew of must-see games. With Brady heading to Tampa Bay, the slate still consists of plenty of compelling matchups. The dates and times won’t be known, but the opponents and the places are...
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    Report: Teams that spoke to Tom Brady believe he wants Antonio Brown

    Getty Images There was chatter before Tom Brady settled on the Buccaneers as his new team that the quarterback might push for wide receiver Antonio Brown to join him for the 2020 season and there’s still chatter to that effect now that Brady has agreed to terms with Tampa. NFL Media reports...
  7. Captain Fear

    How have quarterbacks fared in their first year with Bruce Arians?

    Getty Images Known as a quarterback whisperer, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians likely has done plenty of shouting while working with a new quarterback for the first time. The mere fact that the Bucs even had a spot for Tom Brady flows from the reality that Jameis Winston wasn’t good enough last...
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    Patriots reach deal with Beau Allen

    Getty Images The Patriots have seen a lot of players head for other teams since the window to negotiate with free agents opened on Monday, but they brought one into the organization on Wednesday afternoon. Adam Caplan of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports that the team has reached agreement on a...
  9. Captain Fear

    Tom Brady reportedly has made his decision

    Getty Images We still don’t know what Tom Brady will do, but we apparently know that he has decided what to do. Whenever he does it. Colin Cowherd recently posted this tweet: “Breaking. Just got text. Tom Brady has made his decision.” This would imply that he has picked between the two teams...
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    Jason Licht: We’re waiting for Tom Brady to decide like everyone else

    Getty Images We know Tom Brady won’t be back with the Patriots, but there’s no word yet on where he will be once the 2020 season gets underway. That answer is eagerly anticipated in many corners of the football world and Tampa is on the high end when it comes to interest in what Brady is going...
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    Are the Dolphins in on the Tom Brady sweepstakes?

    Getty Images It’s currently looking like Tom Brady will be choosing (and perhaps has chosen) between the Buccaneers and the Chargers. But it’s hard to completely dismiss the Dolphins. Rumors of Brady to Miami percolated throughout January. Some thought that owner Stephen Ross would, after...
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    Is Tom Brady’s public Patriots farewell an effort to goose the market?

    Getty Images As of Monday at noon ET, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady became eligible to agree to terms with any team. He hasn’t. Instead, he went to social media on Tuesday and said goodbye to the Patriots while also making it clear that he doesn’t know where he’ll go next. If he truly doesn’t...
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    Robert Kraft on Tom Brady: I love him like a son, but he has the right to be free

    Getty Images The world found out on Tuesday morning that Tom Brady won’t be returning to the Patriots. Patriots owner Robert Kraft found out on Monday night. “Tommy initiated contact and came over and saw me last night and told me he was going to move on,” Kraft told PFT by phone on Tuesday...
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    Which teams are “laying in wait” for Tom Brady?

    Getty Images Adam Schefter of ESPN, who has ties to fellow Michigan man Tom Brady and his agent, Don Yee, hasn’t been reporting much of substance regarding Brady’s next destination lately, other than to continue to bang the drum that Brady may be leaving the Patriots. Consider this quote from...
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    Austin Seferian-Jenkins arrested again

    Getty Images Former NFL tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins was out of the league last year, after being cut by the Patriots and saying he needed time away to deal with “personal issues.” Things haven’t gotten any better for him since. According to TMZ.com, Seferian-Jenkins was arrested for DUI...
  16. Captain Fear

    Several more franchise tags expected before deadline

    Getty Images Five teams have used their franchise tags already this offseason and we’re expecting to see several others go that route in the next few hours. Teams have until noon on Monday to use the tags and it will come as no surprise to hear that the Cowboys have applied a tag to...
  17. Captain Fear

    Buccaneers tagging Shaquil Barrett

    Getty Images The Bucs weren’t going to let Shaquil Barrett go anywhere. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Buccaneers are using the franchise tag on pass-rusher Shaquil Barrett. As #asexpected as that move was, considering Barrett had a league-high 19.5 sacks last season, it...
  18. Captain Fear

    Buccaneers re-sign Antony Auclair

    Getty Images The Buccaneers have re-signed tight end Antony Auclair to a one-year deal, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports. Auclair was scheduled to become a restricted free agent. He originally signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent in 2017 out of Laval University and has...
  19. Captain Fear

    49ers say “no” to Tom Brady

    Getty Images The music is beginning to slow down, and the greatest quarterback in league history may find himself with not many seats from which to choose. Chris Simms reports (stay out of my back yard, hippie) that the 49ers have decided not to pursue Tom Brady. “It was Tom Brady’s No. 1...
  20. Captain Fear

    Will potential reduction of offseason program affect Tom Brady’s decision?

    Getty Images As the NFL delays until Sunday the potential postponement of the start of free agency, another potential postponement could become critical to the eventual decision made by Tom Brady. If, as some expect, the coronavirus situation causes the NFL to shorten the offseason program...
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