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Getty Images Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa‘s visiting with the Cardinals today, after meeting with the Giants earlier this week. Those two could be the parameters for the trips he’s taking. Via Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Bosa will meet with the top six teams in the draft order in the...

Getty Images The Buccaneers added some defensive line depth, giving a former Texans camper a shot. The team announced the signing of defensive tackle Nick Thurman. Thurman went to camp with Houston last year, after playing at the University of Houston. The 6-foot-4, 293-pounder was released...

Getty Images Linebacker Shaq Barrett played only 275 defensive snaps in 13 games last season. He knew his best option in free agency would be a one-year, prove-it deal with a team that would give him more playing time. He hopes his one-year, $5 million deal with the Buccaneers turns into a...

Getty Images Buccaneers cornerback Vernon Hargreaves was feeling good on a couple of fronts as the team got its offseason workouts underway on Monday. Hargreaves tore the labrum in his shoulder in the first game of the 2018 season and spent the rest of the year on injured reserve after having...

Getty Images This is not an April Fool’s Day joke. This is not an April Fool’s Day joke. We repeat: This is not an April Fool’s Day joke. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are seeking “millions of dollars” in compensation from BP Exploration & Production for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The...

Getty Images The Buccaneers tried to have some April Fool’s Day fun by announcing that Mike Evans will be a two-way player in 2019, but the truth is that Evans will remain focused on life as a wide receiver in Tampa. Evans will remain in the top spot on the depth chart at wideout for the Bucs...

Getty Images NFL teams have questions about talented Louisiana Tech defensive end Jaylon Ferguson. It’s why he will has a busy month ahead of the NFL draft. Ferguson will take 22 top-30 visits, including the Bengals and Buccaneers this week, Jenna Laine of ESPN reports. NFL teams didn’t get...

Getty Images When we last heard from cornerback Brent Grimes, he was complaining that the Buccaneers asked him to cover top receivers from other teams last year despite making a salary that Grimes didn’t think was commensurate with that job description. Grimes made $7 million with the Bucs...

Getty Images The Buccaneers and Bengals both have visits scheduled with former LSU linebacker Devin White in the near future and they are also going to be spending time with another top linebacker prospect with the same first name. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that former Michigan linebacker...

Getty Images Two Buccaneers players signed their exclusive rights free agent tenders as the team opened their offseason program on Monday. Safety Isaiah Johnson and offensive lineman Mike Liedtke each ensured they’d remain in Tampa by signing their deals. Their other option was to sit out the...

Getty Images When discussing defensive tackle Gerald McCoy last week, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said “if he’s here” in relation to McCoy’s role on the defense multiple times. The Buccaneers opened their offseason program on Monday and Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that...

Getty Images The first Monday in April marks the opening of the window for allowing teams with new coaches to launch their offseason workout programs. Four teams have chosen to do that: The Browns, Bucs, and Dolphins start today. The Broncos begin on Tuesday. It’s not “practice,” not even...

Getty Images The Buccaneers created some cap room with a tweak to Mike Evans‘ contract. Tampa Bay converted $3 million of his $20 million base salary into a roster bonus, according to Field Yates of ESPN. It freed up $2.4 million in salary cap space for the team with one of the worst cap...

Getty Images The Bucs keep making head coaching changes. Their General Manager has hired three of them in his six seasons. Jason Licht has survived despite only one winning season and no postseason appearances in his tenure, with a 27-53 overall record. “One thing we do know in the NFL, too...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have put all their faith in Jameis Winston, and he’s in the ultimate prove-it season. But at least he doesn’t have to worry about ghosts of his three-game suspension for an incident with an Arizona Uber driver, at least in the eyes of his bosses. Bucs owner Joel...

Getty Images The NFL has three types of teams: (1) teams with franchise quarterbacks; (2) teams looking for franchise quarterbacks; and (3) teams with quarterbacks who may still become franchise quarterbacks. The Titans seem to admit that they are in category No. 3. “Marcus, I want him to be...

Bruce Arians doesn’t want to get credit for hiring female football coaches. He just wants good football coaches. Via Frank Pastor of the Tampa Bay Times, the new Buccaneers coach downplayed his recent hiring of two female assistants — assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust and assistant...

Getty Images The Buccaneers have parted ways with wide receivers Adam Humphries and DeSean Jackson this offseason in a pair of moves that open the door for Chris Godwin to take on a bigger role in the offense. During this week’s league meetings, head coach Bruce Arians shared his thoughts on...

Getty Images It seemed that defensive tackle Gerald McCoy‘s future in Tampa Bay was safe. But comments made by new head coach Bruce Arians this morning made it seem like that was far from a safe assumption. “He’s not as disruptive as he was four years ago, but he’s still a good player,”...

Getty Images The Buccaneers offense is going to have a different look with head coach Bruce Arians pulling the levers this season and the guy putting the plays into motion is going to have a different look as well. Quarterback Jameis Winston was at Arians’ golf tournament on Saturday and...