BY IRA KAUFMAN

Sage Ira Kaufman’s work is presented by Bill Currie Ford, the iconic family-owned dealership one mile north of the stadium on Dale Mabry Highway. Kaufman has been covering the NFL since the mid-1970s and became a New York Giants beat writer in 1979. He started covering the Bucs in 1985 and hasn’t looked back.

If you’re one of thousands of Buc fans concerned about the state of the running game, chill out. Help is on the way. [read more]

Jalen McMillan

No hesitation from the Buccaneeers’ No. 1 cornerback. [read more]

Yesterday, Joe thought the Bucs looked a little flat overall. Today, was a bit different in multiple ways. [read more]

LG Ben Bredeson talks Bucs culture.

You know we are in the middle of training camp when dudes like Joe are typing about culture. [read more]

Another strong draft class?

The word is starting to creep out. [read more]

Todd Bowles

The Bucs may have dodged a major bullet yesterday when it was learned the ankle injury suffered by outside linebacker YaYa Diaby is just a high-ankle sprain. [read more]

Veteran cornerback Tavierre Thomas.

The Bucs knew they had a lousy pass defense last year. Boy, did they attack repairing it this offseason. [read more]

Joe had additional comments about plays witnessed from Bucs training yesterday. Since some really like these offerings, Joe thought he’d serve sort of like a late-night snack of Bucs football nuggets. [read more]

Sort of a unique pairing earlier today when classy Chris Godwin sat down with prickly Pete Prisco, the noted CBS Sports NFL insider. [read more]

Reason to smile.

It looked so much worse. [read more]

The cynical side of Joe might be quick to say, ‘Of course Baker Mayfield is happier than ever. He signed a $100 milllion contract.’ [read more]

So the Bucs added significant cornerback depth this offseason with the signing of former Jets starter Bryce Hall. [read more]

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So Tristan Wirfs became the NFL’s highest paid offensive lineman today and held a news conference with Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht after practice to talk about it.

Some highlights: [read more]

Bad moment.

[UPDATE: 12:23 p.m.] Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, X-rays on YaYa Diaby’s injured ankle are negative. That’s the good news. The bad news? The MRI results may not be known until late tonight or early tomorrow.

YaYa Diaby, the Bucs’ 2023 sacks leader, went down for about three minutes and was carted off the field with an ankle injury very late in practice this morning. The injury occurred during a full-contact play.

Diaby did get into the cart without assistance. Joe will update as more information becomes available.

So mad he’s smiling?

This nugget is extra interesting to Joe because it comes from a national media guy actually at Bucs practice today. [read more]

Next man up?

Let’s face it: Joe is absolutely obsessed with an edge rush. If a team doesn’t have one, it’s like running a race and giving a guy a 20-yard head start. [read more]

Big man made a difference.

Yes, Joe is deeply troubled from seeing YaYa Diaby on the ground and Tristan Wirfs kneeling beside him. [read more]

Offensive coordiantor Liam Coen.

So the Bucs lost their free agent guard signing from the Eagles for the season last night. Sua Opeta is done with a knee injury.

Joe talked to playcaller Liam Coen about what’s next for the left guard position today. [read more]

Injuries are piling up at One Buc Palace.

No practice today for starting safety Jordan Whitehead. He sat out with a sore quad, per head coach Todd Bowles.

Yesterday, the Buccaneers lost guard Sua Opeta, who was competing for a starting gig with Ben Bredeson. (Joe will have more on that today.) Running back Chase Edmonds hasn’t practiced this summer with an undisclosed injury.

And the kick-in-the-gut news of YaYa Diaby going down with what looked liked a significant ankle injury came late this morning.

UPDATED at 10:27 a.m. The full broil was on with the Bucs in pads at One Buc Palace. Joe’s got all your need-to-know on the ground. Sadly, practice ended with what appears to be a serious injury to YaYa Diaby.  [read more]