Calijah Kancey Is Calf-Concscious
July 23rd, 2025
Talks calves.
The first day of 2025 Buccaneers training camp is in the books and stud defensive tackle Calijah Kancey emerged healthy. [read more]

Talks calves.
The first day of 2025 Buccaneers training camp is in the books and stud defensive tackle Calijah Kancey emerged healthy. [read more]

Peek at new Bucs offense.
This stands to reason, but rest assured Bucs fans, it doesn’t appear new Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard plans to tinker with success all that much. [read more]

Took matters into own hands.
In the first half of Bucs 11-on-11 drills today on Day 1 of training camp, there was one man who clearly stood above his teammates. That was Mike Evans. [read more]

Guard Cody Mauch.
After weighing 302 pounds at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2023, Cody Mauch had a solid rookie season but left that campaign with a goal. [read more]

Can he save the Bucs’ defense?
Joe had a good laugh yesterday at the expense of former Bucs first-round draft pick outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka. [read more]
What a glorious morning at JoeBucsFan.com world headquarters!
The interns are buzzing, the Wendy’s biscuits are warm and the fresh fruit looks extra shinier.
Training camp kicks off today at 8:30 a.m. It’s a short session of underwear football, typical of Day 1. Duration of glorified flag football practice ramps up steadily on Thursday and Friday, and the pads come on next week.
Football season is here!
Of course, stick with Joe for all kinds of updates, and a new Ira Kaufman Podcast.
If you missed it Monday, Bowles sat down for an interesting discussion. Plenty on the docket to prime you for today’s start of training camp.
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“Baker, you can get it done.”
Remember the way Baker Mayfield reacted on the Monday Night Football game last year against the Chiefs when he and Pat Mahomes and other captains from both teams took to midfield for the overtime coin flip? [read more]

Interesting tell on Bucs offense.
This is why Joe likes reading tidbits on the Bucs from guys like NFL humorist/data analyst Mike Tanier. Sometimes, having someone else not from New Port Richey or Bartow look at the Bucs brings a fresh perspective. [read more]

Second ankle “procedure.”
Maybe this is another clue to heed for the folks who still can’t figure out why the Bucs drafted Emeka Egbuka? [read more]

GM Jason Licht has been busy.
UPDATED: 4:25 p.m. Joe posted this about 90 minutes ago but deleted a subsequent report that said Fant was signed.
It’s workout season around the NFL. Teams often scurry this time of year to work out potential signings just before training camp kicks off. [read more]

Rookie Desmond “Big Gator” Watson
Seven Bucs won’t be practicing tomorrow when 2025 training camp kicks off. [read more]

“Dean, Zyon, the boss says these dudes are comin’ for you.”
“It’s not just Jamel [Dean],” Todd Bowles said yesterday with conviction. [read more]

Toys to play with.
This story isn’t about power rankings or Super Bowl odds. Instead, it is about talent. [read more]
Some quarterbacks never want to get hit. [read more]

It’s rare for any shred of detail to come out of One Buc Palace when it comes to head coach or general manager contracts. [read more]

Out.
Don’t expect to see receiver Chris Godwin practicing in training camp with teammates this week.
And after Joe’s sitdown with Bucs coach Todd Bowles and Ira Kaufman today, Joe would be surprised to see Godwin putting on pads for full training next week. [read more]
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During an exclusive sitdown with JoeBucsFan.com today, Todd Bowles served up his first public comments since it was reported that All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs had surgery in July to repair a lingering knee injury. [read more]