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Getty Images Cam Newton made an appearance at Panthers practice on Tuesday, but he won’t be making any appearances in London when the team crosses the pond to face the Buccaneers this weekend. Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said that Newton will not travel with the team later this week. Kyle...

Getty Images Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard said he was surprised more balls weren’t coming his way. He probably didn’t realize he’d get his wish at a baseball game. Via Eduardo Encina of the Tampa Bay Times, Howard snagged a foul ball during last night’s Rays win over the Astros in the...

Getty Images Linebacker Deone Bucannon won’t need his passport to travel to London with the Buccaneers this week. According to multiple reports, the Buccaneers have released Bucannon ahead of traveling to London to face the Panthers this Sunday. Bucannon signed a one-year contract with the...

Getty Images The Buccaneers moved quickly to fill the roster spot created by the release of veteran Deone Bucannon. Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Bucs have signed linebacker Noah Dawkins off the Bengals practice squad. Dawkins, an undrafted rookie from The Citadel, impressed the...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are going to have to face the Panthers without a pair of blockers, as injuries have wiped out their right side of the offensive line. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, the Bucs will likely be without right guard Alex Cappa and right tackle Demar...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are playing the Saints tight in the Superdome, but they’ll have to play the rest of the way a man down. Saints cornerback Carlton Davis was just ejected, after hitting Saints tight end Jared Cook with his helmet. The hit was bad enough on its own merits, but it...

Getty Images Bruce Arians tried. But the mystery of challenging offensive pass interference remains. It appeared Saints wideout Michael Thomas had clearly pushed off Bucs cornerback Vernon Hargreaves, before a 42-yard reception. Thomas was obviously guilty, but Arians’ challenge went...

Getty Images Teddy Bridgewater has a few more weeks to be the Saints’ starting quarterback. And he’s finally looking like something other than an interim. The Saints (4-1) took a 31-24 win over the Buccaneers, and Bridgewater went from being a passenger to a guy driving the car for a change...

Getty Images Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians pitched a fit on the field. He didn’t let up after the game. Arians was furious about what seemed to be a “clear and obvious” case of pass interference, when Saints wideout Michael Thomas pushed off Bucs cornerback Vernon Hargreaves. Arians...

Getty Images The Saints have gotten a glimpse of an eventual future without Drew Brees. And it looks better than expected. It looks better than expected because Teddy Bridgewater is becoming the guy he was supposed to be in 2016 (he told PFT on Sunday that his knee is better than it was before...

Getty Images He’s not back yet, but he’s getting there. Saints quarterback Drew Brees has posted a video of himself throwing a football, only 20 days after suffering a thumb injury that was supposed to keep him out of action for six weeks. Brees can be seen flexing his thumb after every...

Getty Images Every week we bring you all the inactives from the early games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information. Check back to see the full list as it becomes available 90 minutes ahead of the 1 p.m. ET kickoffs. Jaguars at Panthers Jaguars: CB Jalen Ramsey, TE Josh...

Getty Images The Buccaneers appear to be getting their first rounder back on the field this week. Via Eduardo Encina of the Tampa Bay Times, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said linebacker Devin White would be a game-time decision for Sunday’s division game against the Saints. White has missed...

Getty Images Week Five of the 2019 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Seahawks and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...

The NFL fined Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith for his hit on Rams cornerback Marcus Peters last week. Smith will lose $28,075 from his paycheck, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Peters returned a Jameis Winston interception 32 yards for a touchdown, taking a shot to the head from Smith as...

Getty Images The Buccaneers were missing several players at Wednesday’s practice, but most of them were back in action on Thursday. A big name in that group is linebacker Shaq Barrett, who was listed with a groin injury when he sat out on Wednesday. Barrett returned as a limited participant as...

Getty Images When people were making preseason predictions about the most impactful free agent signings, few included Buccaneers linebacker Shaq Barrett on the list. September’s results suggest that everyone missed the boat, although it’s understandable why that happened. Barrett recorded 14...

Getty Images Buccaneers pass rusher Shaq Barrett has become a disruptive force in 2019, generating nine sacks in four games. His availability for the team’s fifth game is in question. Barrett missed practice on Wednesday with a groin injury. He was listed as having a groin injury in Week...

Getty Images Every Tuesday, MDS and I hand out awards on the #PFTPM podcast. This week, the players of the week were Bears linebacker Khalil Mack and Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston. MDS named the former, I recognized the latter. For more discussion about the performances that secured...

Getty Images It wouldn’t have been the full Jameis Winston experience without the late pick that made things close. But the Buccaneers quarterback was good enough over the course of the day to beat the Rams and pick up an award. Winston threw for 385 yards and four touchdowns in the 55-40 win...