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Getty Images 2019 NFL sack leader Shaquil Barrett is due to become a free agent. And if the Buccaneers don’t apply the franchise tag to Barrett (they probably will, absent a new contract), he’ll have a decision to make about his future. He’s already decided that he’ll give the Buccaneers every...

Getty Images When he was a player, former Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks was known for his preparation and instincts. Now, that means scouting airports and venues, as the co-chairman for the host committee for Super Bowl LV in Tampa next year. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times...

Getty Images It remains to be seen whether quarterback Jameis Winston, charter member of the 30-30 club, will get a sixth season in Tampa. If he does, Winston may be down to his last chance in the NFL. Current teammate Shaquil Barrett, who spent 2019 with the Buccaneers and led the league in...

Getty Images At a time when youth football participation is declining for boys, it’s increasing for girls. Earning a college scholarship for playing football, however, has not been an option for female players. But the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be awarding scholarships to four female football...

A San Diego prosecutor is seeking the maximum 18-year sentence to be imposed on former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II following a plea agreement reached in November ended the case. According to Brent Schrotenboer of USA Today, San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Dan Owens is seeking...

Getty Images Football fans like the idea of more football. But do they really want more football? The next experiment begins in only two days. The XFL is back, after a 19-year absence. Fueled by the reality that people who will be placing legal sports wagers will need more sports on which to...

Getty Images With the Super Bowl in the books, the NFL is back in offseason mode today, and open for business. And for the teams at the top, that means the big focus will be the 2020 NFL Draft. After last night’s game, the rest of the order of the first round was filled in. There are still...

Getty Images 49ers General Manager John Lynch could have had the best weekend ever. He hopes to bring home the Lombardi Trophy from Super Bowl LIV, of course. He also had hoped to be among the Class of 2020 for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Lynch, though, tweeted he was not selected as one...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame will have a black-and-gold flavor to it. Donnie Shell and Bill Cowher, elected last month as part of the Centennial Class, will have Troy Polamalu join them in Canton. Polamalu didn’t have to wait long to hear his name, earning a bust in his first...

Getty Images Helping to build the 49ers from what seems like the ground up has been a difficult task for General Manager John Lynch. But it has also been a familiar one. Via Jennifer Lee Chan of NBCSportsBayArea.com, Lynch compared what is happening now to his days as a safety for the...

Getty Images Bucs defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches vehemently denies allegations that he abandoned a dog on the side of a road last month. Nunez-Roches and his wife, Tyrielle, released a statement through agent Jeff Nalley, explaining they had given away the Cane Corso Italian Mastiff...

Getty Images This weekend could prove to be one of the most memorable of John Lynch’s career on multiple fronts. Lynch could win his second Super Bowl and first as a General Manager if the San Francisco 49ers can topple the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday in Miami. Additionally, Lynch is a...

Getty Images Like most in the sports world and beyond, the participants in yesterday’s Pro Bowl were stunned to hear the news about basketball legend Kobe Bryant’s death. And even after they remembered him on the field, it was hard for some to talk about him. Via Mark Long of the Associated...

Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians sounded pretty sure of himself last offseason, when he said that pending free agent Shaquil Barrett wasn’t leaving town. Barrett himself seems OK with that. Via the Buccaneers’ official website, Barrett said today at Pro Bowl practice that he doesn’t anticipate...

Getty Images With Philip Rivers and family loading up the truck and moving out of Beverly (Hills, that is), plenty of reporters and insiders are connecting dots regarding a 38-year-old quarterback and a 44-year-old franchise that is located in Rivers’ new state of residence: Florida. The...

There was enough pressure on the Colts quarterbacks coach this year, considering Andrew Luck retired during the preseason and they had to adjust on the fly. But being an outlier made the job that much more difficult for Colts quarterbacks coach Marcus Brady. He’s one of the two minority...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston dealt with a right thumb injury in the final weeks of the regular season that caused him to wear a cast at times during the week for preventative reasons. The injury never kept Winston from playing in games and he’s now sporting a more...

Getty Images A well-traveled former NFL player will be doing more traveling as part of his latest venture. According to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, veteran defensive tackle A.J. Francis has signed a three-year deal with WWE to become a professional wrestler. Francis, whose...

Getty Images There’s been plenty of talk lately about players betting on themselves. Signing a multi-year deal that doesn’t give the player an early out or doesn’t ensure that, if he performs like the very best in the league at his position in the sport, his pay will be adjusted accordingly...

Getty Images Yesterday was a crushing loss for the Texans, but at least they can comfort themselves with their future, and how they can use the 26th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to make a good team better. Oh wait, they already traded that one to the Dolphins. Sorry guys, that was probably too...