Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Foote never promised Rueben Bain Jr. more snaps — only a response. The 5-1-5 sub-package is where the rookie edge's usage actually changes.

TAMPA — The easy angle for Sunday's Browns-Buccaneers game is the reunion: Baker Mayfield against the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2018. That's the hook.

The Bucs promised a 'very big week' from Mayfield. His own history says the leap comes in Year 2 of a system — and 2026 is Year 1.

McMillan's return doesn't grow the target pie, it slices it. Mayfield's own fix for the Week 1 fumbles: more Bucky Irving in space.

Tampa Bay's passing game was close to flawless, and the Buccaneers still lost. That's what a minus-four turnover margin does.

Buccaneers at Bengals: The Number That Matters Is 50.5, Not the Spread Cincinnati is -3.5 at home. The total is 50.5.

Bowles says Bain plays, and calls this Tampa’s deepest edge rush. Don’t wait for the injury report; IDP value is live now.

Shemar Stewart practiced Wednesday for the first time since being carted off with a left knee injury. The Bengals defensive end said the injury made him think it was over.

Roster cutdown day is usually a scroll of names you don't need to remember. This year it's a map of how five front offices think.

The Chiefs' quarterback competition is producing noise, not points. Garrett Nussmeier, Justin Fields, and Chris Oladokun combined for 94 passing yards on 35 attempts in Saturday's 16-15 loss to the…

Jalen McMillan is day-to-day with a knee injury. Here's why the Bucs' receiver depth chart is suddenly the most fragile unit on the roster.

Emeka Egbuka limped off with a minor toe injury Wednesday. Here's why Tampa Bay can't afford to blink, and what history says about this exact scare.

Vita Vea's trade demand, Carson Beck's Hall of Fame Game breakout, RB market reset, Odell's revival, and 13 more storylines from August 7.

Aaron Donald's Rams workout, Bijan Robinson's extension guarantees, the 49ers signing Ogbo Okoronkwo, and other key camp news from Aug. 6.

Deebo Samuel returns to the 49ers, Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and star RBs hold in. The July 31 NFL roundup.