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Getty Images A long list of major U.S. companies have joined in an important legal brief aimed at securing federal protection against employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. That list does not include the NFL or any of its teams. Via Ernest Hooper of...

Getty Images Jason Pierre-Paul posted a video to Instagram on Tuesday, showing him still wearing a neck brace. He will have his neck re-evaluated in two months, Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com reports. The earliest Pierre-Paul will return to the field is October, Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians...

The former police officer who was captured on video choking and slamming former NFL player Desmond Marrow has rejected a plea deal which would have resulted in probation. According to Christian Boone of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, former Henry County police officer David Rose decided at...

Getty Images The Buccaneers added a veteran interior offensive lineman to the roster on Friday. The team announced the signing of Josh LeRibeus to the 90-man roster. There was an open spot on that roster, so the Bucs didn’t have to make a corresponding move to add LeRibeus. LeRibeus tried out...

Getty Images In 1993, two days after Warrick Dunn’s 18th birthday, his mother, an off-duty police officer, was murdered while trying to stop an armed robbery. Dunn, who played 12 years in the NFL for the Buccaneers and Falcons, is now 44 years old and admits he still grapples with the fallout...

Getty Images The Buccaneers may or may not be good this year. They definitely won’t look good. Even their own players acknowledge that, and change clothes when they play video games. Via Thomas Bassinger of the Tampa Bay Times, Bucs tight end O.J. Howard shared on social media a shot of...

Getty Images Rose Bowl. 2015. Operating from the Oregon 30, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston receives the snap in shotgun formation, drops two steps and settles in to begin making his reads. Pressure from his right causes him to slide a few steps forward in the pocket, and then...

Getty Images As NFL teams make their preparations for training camps, we’re keeping tabs on which teams have the most practices open to the public — and which teams are restricting access. Here’s a look at how many open practices are being held by each of the teams that have announced their...

Getty Images The Buccaneers will have 11 open practices, as well as a Women of Red Evening on Aug. 1, according to the team website. Their first open practice is July 26. The Bucs will host the Dolphins on Aug. 13-14 for joint practices before their preseason game Aug. 16. The Bucs will...

Getty Images Emory University Goizueta School of Business professor Mike Lewis sought to use statistical analysis to determine the NFL’s “best” fans. The study used the hard-core, religiously devoted fan as well as the casual fan, so those at the top of the list have more of the latter and...

The Buccaneers made linebacker Devin White the fifth overall pick in the draft. In the eyes of coach Bruce Arians, White could be No. 1 in one specific category. “He’s come in, he’s so mature,” Arians told Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan.com. “You know, and he’s in great condition. He’s extremely...

Getty Images The Buccaneers know they have a big decision to make on quarterback Jameis Winston after this season. But before they get to the big numbers in a possible second contract, they have to see if they can push through the big numbers on the back of Winston’s football card...

Getty Images The Buccaneers waived second-year running back Shaun Wilson on Friday, the team announced. Wilson opened his rookie season as the Bucs’ primary kickoff returner. He played five games. He joined the Bucs as an undrafted free agent out of Duke last year. He made the 53-man roster...

Getty Images Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston returned to Alabama on Friday for his annual youth football camp. Via Josh Bean of AL.com, Winston shared some simple words of football wisdom with the campers. “What are the three rules of football?” Winston said. “Never give up, never give...

Getty Images Sixteen years ago, Byron Leftwich began making his way in the NFL as a quarterback. He’s now getting it done as an assistant coach — and he soon could be more than that. “I’ve been training guys for this job,” Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians recently said regarding Leftwich, via...

Getty Images Because they play in the Hall of Fame Game, the Falcons open training camp July 18 with the rookies. Their first full team practice is July 22. Despite having more preseason practices, as well as more preseason games, than the other teams in their division, the Falcons will have...

Getty Images If/when the Falcons give receiver Julio Jones a new contract, Jones can be expected to earn it right away. Caesers Entertainment has set the odds for the NFL’s receiving yardage leader, and Jones is the favorite at 4/1. Next come Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins and Browns receiver...

The NFL season is looming, and plenty of teams, players, and coaches present a boom or bust proposition. On Wednesday’s PFT Live, Simms and I drafted the biggest either-or, boom-bust possibilities. Check them out in the video, let us know what you think, and let us know who we missed. Also...

After defensive tackle Gerald McCoy signed with the Panthers early this month, he said he would “never say anything bad” about the Buccaneers despite the fact that they released him this year. McCoy might not be dishing dirt on the team left and right, but he isn’t entirely at peace with how...

Getty Images Josh McCown said in March that he would take some time to decide if he wanted to continue his NFL career during the 2019 season and he announced that decision on Monday. McCown is retiring as a player after a career that saw him spend time with 10 NFL teams and the Hartford...