2019 NFL playoffs: Why the Buccaneers' window for contention has closed

Think the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are just a coach away? The brass over at One Buc Place thinks so. It’d be nice if you played along, too. Get sucked into the coaching rumor mill. Pour over resumes. Refresh the @Buccaneers Twitter feed every 30 seconds to see whether the team just completed an interview

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Quarterbacks try to solidify status as Niners battle Bucs

The San Francisco 49ers and host Tampa Bay Buccaneers will put their quarterback problems on display Sunday when they renew what has been a lopsided series. The 49ers’ Nick Mullens will make his third start of the season, while the Buccaneers’ Jameis Winston will make his fourth under completely

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Fantasy Football Week 9: DFS Contrarian Plays for FanDuel and DraftKings

There’s been plenty of talk about how Byenado affects your season-long Fantasy Football teams. Its wrath is felt in DFS as well. With six teams on a bye and six more playing prime-time games, the pickings are slim. Especially if you’re looking for low-owned players. So I had to stretch the definition

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NFL Winners and Losers: For Bucs, it's either live with Jameis Winston's mistakes or rebuild

Dirk Koetter probably has to pick Ryan Fitzpatrick as his quarterback next week, and that will make Fitzpatrick the quarterback for the foreseeable future. Sunday was the worst-case scenario for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Winston was the potential franchise quarterback.

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Tampa Bay Bucs response to new NFL anthem policy: Wait and see

TAMPA, Fla. — Right after the Bucs finished a blazing practice Thursday, head coach Dirk Koetter didn’t hold back on questions about the new NFL national anthem policy. REPORTER: The NFL came down yesterday with a new policy regarding the national anthem. KOETTER: They did? The response was made

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Bucs' quest to replace Doug Martin best served in draft with deep RB class

Jenna Laine ESPN Staff Writer Close Covered the Buccaneers since 2009 Joined ESPN in 2016 Follow on Twitter Position: Running back 2018 cap hits of top returnees: Jacquizz Rodgers — $1.6 million Pending free agents: Charles Sims Peyton Barber (exclusive rights) Key stats: The Bucs averaged 90.6 rushing

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Jameis Winston returns to practice, expected to start

The Buccaneers just put two starting offensive linemen on injured reserve. They’re willing to put quarterback Jameis Winston back on the field anyway. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Winston will be back on the practice field Wednesday, and barring a setback is expected to start Sunday

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Mike Evans suspended one game for pushing Marshon Lattimore

Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans should have been ejected yesterday. He wasn’t, but he was suspended today. The NFL suspended Evans one game for shoving Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore to the ground on Sunday, touching off a skirmish in the Bucs’ loss to the Saints. NFL VP of Football Operations

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Fantasy Football Week 5: Jameis Winston an easy start, but Doug Martin's a tougher call on Thursday Night Football. Use our Lineup Cheat Sheet to make the decision

The Lineup Cheat Sheet combines Fantasy analysis and game-flow predictions with a confidence scale to give you a definitive answer on who to start in your leagues. To find a specific player, use your search function — CTRL-F on PCs and Command-F on Macs. If neither of those are options, or if you’

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Gerald McCoy and Kevin Pamphile are as excited about Game of Thrones as you are

Hard Knocks with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers may give us some insight into Game of Thrones, too. This new season of Game of Thrones has been amazing, and it’s given us all so much to discuss. Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and offensive lineman Kevin Pamphile are no exception.

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Bucs Draft Pick Had To Live Out Of His Car Because Of Dumb NCAA Rule

Stevie Tu’ikolovatu was just drafted in the seventh round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after playing a year at USC, where he was the school’s 2016 defensive MVP and the MVP of the Rose Bowl. He also spent two months living out of a car and an SUV after he transferred from Utah—with his wife joining him after the first…

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Jameis Winston Sexual Battery Lawsuit Formally Dismissed

This morning, a U.S. District Court judge dismissed two lawsuits involving Jameis Winston, finally ending a four-year legal saga. A sexual battery lawsuit filed by Kinsman against Winston in 2015 and an earlier suit filed by Winston against Kinsman for defamation were both dismissed. The pair settled last month,…

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The Bucs’ Defense Finally Figured Things Out, And Now It’s Scary

Wait. How are the Buccaneers 8-5 and currently in line for the NFC’s second wild-card spot? Weren’t they once 1-3 and giving up more points than any team in the NFL? Was that really this season? And wasn’t it just six weeks ago that Matt Ryan and the Falcons did this to the Bucs in prime time, which happened a mere four days the Raiders rolled up a league-high 626 total yards against them? Are we really talking about the same Tampa Bay Buccaneers here?

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Wait. How are the Buccaneers 8-5 and currently in line for the NFC’s second wild-card spot? Weren’t they once 1-3 and giving up more points than any team in the NFL? Was that really this season? And wasn’t it just six weeks ago that Matt Ryan and the Falcons did this to the Bucs in prime time, which happened a mere four days the Raiders rolled up a league-high 626 total yards against them? Are we really talking about the same Tampa Bay Buccaneers here?

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