Reports: Antonio Brown, Mike Evans Expected To Play Today
January 2nd, 2022
More good news.
The good news started yesterday afternoon and continues this morning.
Super Bowl-winning coach Bucco Bruce Arians was pulled off the dreaded COVID list yesterday and was given the green light to travel with the team to SopranosLand to coach today against the Jets.
Then it was learned starting corners Jamel Dean and Sean Murphy-Bunting were both removed from the COVID list and activated.
Now it gets better from the fingers of NFL uber insider Adam Schefter of BSPN. He twittered out this morning that furniture-tossing, bicycle-throwing Bucs receiver Antonio Brown and fellow receiver Mike Evans will dress and play today.
What a great handful of hours of Bucs news!
Per Schefter, Tampa Bay doesn’t seem to want to push Evans with his gimpy hamstring so Evans will be used in a “limited capacity.”
So it doesn’t appear this is the game Evans will extend his NFL-record streak of seven straight seasons to start a career with 1,000 yards or more receiving. He needs only 101 yards to do so.
January 2nd, 2022 at 1:38 am
Hopefully the game will be a blowout and BA can pull some starters in the 2nd half. But there is no guarantee it will be a blowout. Jets are dangerous and Bucs could lose if they get overconfident.
January 2nd, 2022 at 5:29 am
I doubt Evans will be limited. I believe he will get 101 and sit next week.
January 2nd, 2022 at 6:09 am
Pound the ball on the ground… It will open up our offense let some of the new guys get reps….
January 2nd, 2022 at 6:30 am
Make Fireman Ed leave early.
January 2nd, 2022 at 6:55 am
Balanced game Leftwurst. Run the damn ball some.
January 2nd, 2022 at 6:57 am
Mickman, I agree. Get Evans 101 and sit him next week.
January 2nd, 2022 at 7:10 am
Not worth injuring AB
January 2nd, 2022 at 7:29 am
I don’t think Fireman Ed has been to a game in years
January 2nd, 2022 at 7:44 am
I am rooting for Mike Evans to get his record today.
January 2nd, 2022 at 8:02 am
Chris…I’m sure Mike is pushing himself back to reach that record. If he hits that record sometime today, sit him and bring in the backup. And rotate him the last game.
January 2nd, 2022 at 8:12 am
@ Mickman and Georger: ME13 has a hamstring issue and as the Joe’s have pointed out many times, that particular injury is a tricky beast. Having said that,…it took AB what, 15 targets last week to reach 100 yards. That sounds like a lot of work for a guy with a hammy and just getting over the virus. Here’s hoping he gats a target or two and sits.
January 2nd, 2022 at 8:24 am
This is good news….but the Dean/SMB news is more important……with JPP & Shaq out, we need a strong secondary.
January 2nd, 2022 at 8:37 am
My biggest concern is that turf. That track almost single-handedly derailed the 49ers last year in consecutive games with the Jets and Giants.
January 2nd, 2022 at 8:44 am
Not surprised by this news – if they both play, it means the Bucs don’t have to play either one of them the entire game so it theoretically reduces injury risk
AB probably played too much last week vs the Panthers for example
I will, however, be very interested in what we do on offense with the 3rd wide receiver when AB and Mike Evans are the #1 and #2 – I would guess it’s going to be Grayson until he shows he can’t do it
Grayson is very interesting to me, he is definitely a burner but he plays a lot bigger than his actual physical size. Compare that to a Scotty Miller, dude is tiny and might even play smaller than his size at times, gets completely eaten alive in press coverage, going over the middle and blocking.
January 2nd, 2022 at 9:12 am
If ME doesn’t catch another pass this regular season, could he claim to be the first WR to haul in 899 yards for his first 8 years?
January 2nd, 2022 at 9:22 am
GOOD NEWS!!!! It’s about time this team gets some!! The Jets play one high safety a lot… Look for ME and AB to have big games!! So glad to hear BA is recovered, pre existing conditions and all! GO BUCS!!
January 2nd, 2022 at 9:25 am
I say let them rest and lets keep our precious players for the playoffs , or LET THEM PLAY they are players and if injury so be it so
January 2nd, 2022 at 9:35 am
I hope nothing gets tweaked.
January 2nd, 2022 at 9:42 am
That’s ridiculous! And if you’ve read and listened to everything, then you get a gold star. –Joe
January 2nd, 2022 at 9:43 am
Go ME !
Grab your yards and have a seat
January 2nd, 2022 at 10:11 am
Keep everybody healthy for playoffs… But Just Win Baby!!!
January 2nd, 2022 at 10:12 am
Joe already pointed out but looks like weather will hold
50’s and no rain and no wind. Nice for NJ this time of year
January 2nd, 2022 at 10:36 am
I must have missed something.
When was AB not playing?
January 2nd, 2022 at 11:11 am
For what it’s worth, closet Bucs fan Peter Schrager just reported that Jamel Dean and SMB took a private plane to the game and only landed a few minutes ago. I know they cleared protocol yesterday but I’m not sure why the late arrival.
There’s also no truth to the rumor that Dean tripped while walking down the steps from the plane.
January 2nd, 2022 at 11:31 am
Good news.
The Bucs need to play at least ONE game where they put together 4 quarters of solid football.
They have not done this once this season. I’m not sure they can.
It will take 4 solid quarters in EVERY playoff game to reach the Promised Land.
They need to show themselves they can.
January 2nd, 2022 at 11:36 am
I don’t want to sit anybody.
I want this team to go into the playoffs firing on all cylinders.
So far all season this team has been winning while sputtering. That s#!t to ends NOW.
Guaranteed, all other playoff teams are not casually and arrogantly going into The Big Dance with a “we can turn it on whenever we want” attitude.
January 2nd, 2022 at 11:56 am
Winfield jr activated. Nice
Dean and smb flight delayed. Just landed 2 hours before gametime. 😂
Sherman out again 🤭
January 2nd, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Cobra – Perhaps you are right. Hope for a smash down today. All game long.
January 2nd, 2022 at 12:56 pm
Open thread Joe let’s go
January 2nd, 2022 at 12:58 pm
Y’all make valid points. I’d have ME just get 15-20 plays in. Catch a few easy, uncontested balls and sit. Next week get the record. This needs to be rojo and Gronk day
January 2nd, 2022 at 1:47 pm
Good
January 2nd, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Ok…. We need an update ASAP on Brown.
It looks like it was a good year and a half run, for the most part, and the crazy just surfaced and he’s done.
I have tolerated everything since he came to this team including the Covid BS, but he just took off his pads and quit the team in the middle of a game. Contract should be ripped up and he should be thrown off the team five minutes after the game ends. I don’t care what caused it or what got him upset. There is never an excuse for that.
January 2nd, 2022 at 3:25 pm
Lol half a game for Brown anyway.
January 2nd, 2022 at 3:31 pm
Antonio Brown is everything that’s wrong with the NFL in one sorry excuse for a human being