Rookie center Graham Barton.

NFL folks will always say one key element to finding a future NFL player is finding a guy who loves football. [read more]

Digs Jason Licht’s selection.

Prickly Pete Prisco is in love. [read more]

One reason Joe was down on Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson and is down on Western Michigan edge rusher Marshawn Kneeland is they didn’t produce. [read more]

A tray of Hooters wings and their great salads, sandwiches and shrimp make for a heck of a lunch or dinner! Get it done! Locations are across the Bay area and online ordering is always easy from Joe’s great friends.

New Buccaneers rookie center Graham Barton.

Will Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby become the first dominant edge rusher the franchise drafted and developed since Lee Roy Selmon? [read more]

Man, Joe can’t imagine a rookie center in April sounding and looking more impressive that Bucs first-round pick Graham Barton did today at One Buc Palace. [read more]

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The Bucs are building around Baker Mayfield and Joe expects that to continue tonight with the addition of a running back and/or a wide receiver. [read more]

Tampa Bay waved a white flag on center Robert Hainsey last night.

Joe thinks the Bucs might do it again on Saturday. [read more]

Joe can’t wait for someone to review all the big-name mock drafts to see who did best. [read more]

OL Graham Barton, the Bucs’ first-round pick..

So what should Joe make of new Bucs center Graham Barton? Well, Joe decided to consult one of the better talent evaluators in football. [read more]

Bucs GM Jason Licht.

So Night 2 of the draft is just hours away, Rounds 2 and 3. Joe is looking at some of the best players on the board. [read more]

Grade!

Joe asked last night if Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht was bold in drafting a center in the first round. [read more]

Bucs C Graham Barton.

Though new Bucs center Graham Barton told the Tampa Bay pen and mic club last night that he had met with the Bucs twice in the draft process, he was still in the dark. [read more]

What a first round it was last night. Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht planted a flag. [read more]

Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction. [read more]

Bucs rooke center Graham Barton, the 2024 first-round pick.

Flash back to the 2020 summer. All kinds of new Bucs. Tom Brady. Foot-rubbing Rob Gronkowski. Playoff Lenny. Shady McCoy. Antoine Winfield. [read more]

The mind-blowing March words of Todd Bowles on Joe Tryon-Shoyinka took on new meaning tonight when the Bucs drafted a center in Round 1 instead of an edge rusher. [read more]

Rookie Bucs center Graham Barton, their 2024 first-round pick.

The Bucs’ new politician center said all the right things tonight. [read more]

“I showed your card, Todd.”

There’s a reason Joe only had one pre-written story about tonight’s draft.

It posted a couple of minutes after the announcement of Graham Barton as the Bucs’ draft pick at No. 26 overall. [read more]