Reaction To Initial 53-Man Roster
August 31st, 2026
Bucs TE Bauer Sharp earned a roster spot.
OK, the Bucs now have their initial 53-man roster. Joe expects this to change by the time the team begins practice next week for the Bengals. [read more]

Bucs TE Bauer Sharp earned a roster spot.
OK, the Bucs now have their initial 53-man roster. Joe expects this to change by the time the team begins practice next week for the Bengals. [read more]

It’s your 2026 Buccaneers’ 53-man roster! [read more]
The Bucs have launched their 2024 second-round draft pick, Chris Braswell. [read more]
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Two days ago, Joe referenced the Bucs picking up cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, a Bucs Super Bowl cornerback, from the Arizona Cardinals. [read more]

Unemployed.
Outside of someone who collects a check from Team Glazer, is there anyone out there who publicly thinks the Bucs have good depth at cornerback? [read more]

The worst day of the year for NFL coaches has arrived. Many NFL coaches will have to tell dozens of players their services are no longer necessary. [read more]

Major gamble.
UPDATED: The Bucs today cut Jake Browning. This surprised Joe. Very much so. [read more]

Squeezed.
Those Bucs fans who listened to the JoeBucsFan Show on 95.7 FM WDAE/620 AM yesterday heard Joe speculate about this. [read more]

Buccaneers GM Jason Licht.
When a team throws $100 million at a player and gets rebuffed, it’s a safe bet they really wanted the guy and aren’t willing to quit on securing his services. [read more]

Passion.
The Bucs made it clear last winter; they want dawgs on defense. [read more]
Interesting chatter about the Bucs working around the injured shoulder of Miami Mauler edge rusher Rueben Bain. [read more]

Bucs practice squad or LSU?
The following may invoke heckling from friends or could get you a free beer. [read more]

Bad defense often = L.
The three rookies KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles banks on starting Week 1 (if healthy) on defense better grow up in a hurry. Otherwise, changes could be in the air in a few months. [read more]
After the 2024 season and during the 2025 season, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles spoke openly about wanting/needing to get running back Sean Tucker the ball more often.
In limited work last year, Tucker had 8 touchdowns. [read more]

The lone Buccaneers “starter” in last night’s worthless preseason game got hurt. [read more]
How healed is Tristan Wirfs?
It sounds like he’s not 100 percent with the season-opener 15 days away. [read more]

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