• NFL puts Tom Brady schedule conspiracy theory to bed

    NFL puts Tom Brady schedule conspiracy theory to bed

    The NFL released its optimistic regular-season schedule last week, and pundits immediately noticed Patriots fans would be able to watch Tom Brady with his new team. That’s because the Patriots and Buccaneers will only play at the same time twice this season, though that was not by design like some believe, the league says. “Putting …
  • 2020 NFL schedule: 10 can’t-miss games

    2020 NFL schedule: 10 can’t-miss games

    Not since the days of creamsicle uniforms have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers been such a must-see. Tom Brady changing teams headlined the craziest offseason of player movement in NFL history and completely changed the lens through which the coming season is viewed. All the matchups have been known since the minute the 2019 regular season …
  • Giants schedule 2020 takeaways: Tom Brady visits, Eagles test

    Giants schedule 2020 takeaways: Tom Brady visits, Eagles test

    We already knew the Giants, based on 2019 records, have the seventh-easiest 2020 schedule in the NFL, facing opponents with a winning percentage of .482. For what that’s worth. Now we know the order of the opponents, and it certainly doesn’t look very easy. Week 1 Steelers Sept. 14, 7:15 p.m., ESPN Well now, isn’t …
  • Eli Manning predicts bumpy ride for Tom Brady, Buccaneers

    Eli Manning predicts bumpy ride for Tom Brady, Buccaneers

    It will not be easy. Eli Manning, later in his Giants tenure, had to come to grips with learning different offenses and acclimating to new head coaches. Based on this, he predicts there could be some tough moments ahead for Tom Brady leaving the Patriots after 20 years and landing in Tampa with the Buccaneers, …
  • Beware of a fired-up Tom Brady

    Beware of a fired-up Tom Brady

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a lot to learn about their new, future Hall of Fame quarterback. Most important: Don’t get in Tom Brady’s way on gameday, or he may knock you on your behind. Former New England Patriots receiver Donte Stallworth once learned that the hard way in 2007, even after getting warned by …
  • Rob Gronkowski denies Buccaneers cheating fiasco he started

    Rob Gronkowski denies Buccaneers cheating fiasco he started

    For once, it’s not the Patriots who may have broken the rules. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers might have committed a tampering violation before acquiring Rob Gronkowski from New England on April 21, if what the future Hall of Fame tight end hinted at over the weekend is true. “I was in a Tampa Bay Buccaneers …
  • Buccaneers trade up for Tristan Wirfs in NFL Draft to save Tom Brady

    Buccaneers trade up for Tristan Wirfs in NFL Draft to save Tom Brady

    The Buccaneers traded up to make sure Tom Brady remains upright. Coming into the night with the No. 14 pick in NFL Draft 2020, the Bucs flip-flopped with the 49ers at No. 13 to draft Iowa offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs. The 6-foot-5, 320-pound Wirfs will be tasked with protecting Brady, the 42-year-old quarterback who recently …
  • Buccaneers’ O.J. Howard drama grows before NFL Draft 2020

    Buccaneers’ O.J. Howard drama grows before NFL Draft 2020

    Just as the Buccaneers landed Rob Gronkowski, another tight end reportedly wants out. O.J. Howard is looking for a fresh start after three years in Tampa Bay, JoeBucsFan.com reported, noting that it was a sentiment held before Gronkowski came out of retirement and worked a trade to reunite with Tom Brady. A source close to …
  • Rob Gronkowski’s ‘fire is back’ after joining Tom Brady on Buccaneers

    Rob Gronkowski’s ‘fire is back’ after joining Tom Brady on Buccaneers

    Rob Gronkowski thanked Patriots fans, and promised a renewed vigor for those awaiting his Buccaneers debut. The three-time Super Bowl-winning tight end came out of retirement earlier this week and was subsequently traded to Tampa Bay, where longtime teammate Tom Brady signed a month prior. Gronkowski had announced his retirement in March 2019 after nine …
  • O.J. Howard is Buccaneers’ next big decision after Rob Gronkowski trade

    O.J. Howard is Buccaneers’ next big decision after Rob Gronkowski trade

    Three years ago, O.J. Howard was declared the Buccaneers’ tight end of the future. Now, the former first-round pick’s professional future has never looked so uncertain. Following Tuesday’s stunning trade which pulled All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski away from the Patriots and out of retirement — reuniting the 30-year-old with his former quarterback Tom Brady …