Coach Todd Bowles says the Bucs will listen to offers in either direction. GM Jason Licht can push for the NFC South or sell for future picks. The exact deadline date was not confirmed in the reports I found.
After an 0-4 start the Bucs won three of their next five. Six losses, all by seven points or fewer.
At Chicago, Sunday night, Nov 8. Before that: 43-13 at Carolina and 16-0 over Atlanta.
Coach Todd Bowles says the Bucs will listen to offers in either direction. GM Jason Licht can push for the NFC South or sell for future picks. The exact deadline date was not confirmed in the reports I found.
Tampa Bay drops to 3-6 in a primetime loss at Chicago. It had beaten Carolina 43-13 and Atlanta 16-0 in the two games before.
The defense blanked its division rival at home, the second straight NFC South win.
Evans signed a three-year deal with the 49ers on March 12. Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan lead the receiver room.
The linebacker ended a 14-year career. Alex Anzalone arrived from Detroit on a two-year deal.
Jump to the games: trivia, a pass-rush timing game, a draft-day GM challenge and a rest-of-season simulator.
Times are Eastern and subject to change. Week 16 at Atlanta may be played Dec 26-27 and week 18 at New Orleans may fall on Jan 9-10. Scores through week 9.
After week 9. Source: ESPN. The Bucs are tied for last on record but have the only positive point differential in the division and the only 2-0 division record.
These are my model's numbers, not sportsbook lines. Each team gets a rating from its points scored and allowed so far, pulled halfway toward average because nine games is a small sample, plus 2 points for the home team. A line of Bucs -2.5 means the model would favor Tampa Bay by 2.5. I could not retrieve live betting lines for this season. Check a sportsbook before relying on any number here. SI's NFC South division odds are a place to start.
The club's free-agency tracker (April 13) lists no trades. The deadline is this week, and Bowles says anything is possible. This page does not show a deadline deal unless one is reported.
Still unsigned at the April 13 update: DL Greg Gaines, LB Deion Jones, G Michael Jordan, OLB Haason Reddick, WR Sterling Shepard, LB Anthony Walker.
Rounds, names and grades follow Sports Illustrated's final rookie-class grades (overall class grade: A). The club's own pick list gives No. 77 for the third-round pick and names the same other players; the two lists differ on a few slots, so treat the pick numbers as approximate. Bauer Sharp was acquired by trading up.
Sources: ESPN (results), Buccaneers.com (schedule), free-agency tracker, SI draft grades, SI free agency, BVM Sports. Buc Den is an independent fan page. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the NFL or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.