Search results

Getty Images Wide receiver Mike Evans converted some of his base salary into a roster bonus earlier this offseason and he’s done it again in a move that gives the Buccaneers a bit more room under the cap. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Evans has converted $4 million of the $17 million...

Getty Images The Buccaneers made notable additions to several areas of their team after hiring Bruce Arians as their new head coach in January, but they didn’t address the backfield. Andre Ellington was a low wattage veteran addition to a running back group headed up by Peyton Barber and...

Ronald Jones didn’t get many snaps or carries his rookie season. It was not what the Buccaneers expected when they made him a second-round choice . . . or what Jones expected. He expects more this season. “Last year, it was definitely disappointing for me for myself and from a team...

Getty Images On Thursday night, the NBA played its final game ever at Oracle Arena in Oakland. It was a memorable occasion, with the Toronto Raptors winning the league title on the Golden State Warriors’ home court. And so we used that idea for Friday morning’s PFT Live draft. What were the...

Getty Images Rookie contracts are easier to negotiate than in the past, so most teams aren’t waiting around to do them. With most of the league finishing up minicamps this week and packing away the gear until training camp, there are only 25 unsigned picks left across the league. The bulk of...

Getty Images The Buccaneers are one step closer to wrapping up their offseason business. The team announced that third-round safety Mike Edwards had signed his four-year rookie deal. The 99th overall pick from Kentucky, Edwards could end up competing for a starting job this year. He played...

In what many saw as a sign of disrespect, the Buccaneers handed Gerald McCoy‘s jersey number to McCoy’s replacement, Ndamukong Suh, only days after releasing McCoy. They ushered McCoy out the door after nine seasons, saying he “just didn’t fit” their defense. McCoy signed with the Panthers...

The Buccaneers are done with on-field work until training camp, but head coach Bruce Arians hopes that quarterback Jameis Winston will be staying busy with football work off the field in the coming weeks. Arians told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times that he likes where Winston is after their...

Getty Images The first man drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers now has a statue in Tampa. It’s not located at the stadium where the team plays but in downtown Tampa. Lee Roy Selmon, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who arrived from his native Oklahoma via the first round of the 1976 draft, has...

Getty Images The Buccaneers went through their mandatory minicamp without their top wide receiver. Mike Evans is dealing with a hamstring injury and the Bucs told him to sit this one out. Bucs coach Bruce Arians called it a minor injury. “No sense aggravating it this time of year,” Arians...

Getty Images The Buccaneers still don’t know for sure when Jason Pierre-Paul will be able to get back on the field. But coach Bruce Arians told Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times that the best-case scenario involved him returning in October. That’s if he doesn’t require surgery to stabilize...

Getty Images Cairo Santos ended the Buccaneers’ offseason work early, making a field goal to send the team into vacation an hour early. It was good news for the Bucs, who have had more than their share of kicking problems the past few seasons. “Nobody is happier to see that field goal go...

Getty Images This week marked the 45th anniversary of 10-cent beer night in Cleveland, an idea that ended up going very, very poorly. So, since we’re always on the lookout for good ideas for PFT Live drafts, we co-opted the 1974 Cleveland clusterfudge and spun it to the NFL. Which were the...

When inexplicable things happen, football players will shrug and say it’s “just business” So for Buccaneers guard Evan Smith, suddenly being teammates with Ndamukong Suh — who famously stomped him on Thanksgiving 2011 — didn’t merit much of a reaction. “It was 2011,” Smith said, via Martin...

Getty Images Count Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy as one who does not want to see the NFL expand its regular season to 18 games. Dungy appeared this morning on PFT Live and said the idea of an 18-game schedule, which is being bandied about as the NFL and the players’ union discuss a new...

Getty Images Many eyebrows were raised this weekend when we pointed out the recent comments of Competition Committee Chairman Rich McKay, who said that officials should treat Hail Mary plays as “survival of the fittest,” rather than strictly calling pass interference penalties the way they...

Getty Images The Panthers have added another former Buccaneer to their defense. It won’t result in as big a headline as the signing of defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, but Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is signing cornerback Javien Elliott to the 90-man roster. Elliott signed...

Getty Images The Panthers made it official with Gerald McCoy Tuesday, and officially got rid of someone who was hard for them to block over the years. The Panthers announced the signing of McCoy’s one-year deal, a major boost to their defensive front seven during a time of transition. “It’s...

Getty Images The Patriots are releasing tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins and the veteran will reportedly be taking some time before trying to resume his playing career. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Seferian-Jenkins is “taking a step away for a month for personal issues.” There is no...

Defensive tackle Gerald McCoy met the media as a member of the Panthers for the first time on Tuesday and shared thoughts on a variety of topics, including his musical tastes and his former team. The musical taste — McCoy said he’s a fan of Nickelback — may rile people up more than the comments...