Tom Brady’s knee feels fine, happy to be back to work
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A “long, arduous offseason’’ behind him, Tom Brady says his surgically repaired knee feels good and he’s happy to be back to work with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The seven-time Super Bowl champion revealed recently that he played all of last season with a torn medial collateral ligament that required surgery […]
Tom Brady, champion Buccaneers visit Biden at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed Tom Brady and the Super Bowl-winning Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the White House on Tuesday, the first visit by the reigning NFL champions since 2017. It was Brady’s first visit since 2005 with the New England Patriots when George W. Bush was in office. Brady has won the […]
Pentagon chief allows Naval Academy grad to pursue NFL job
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. military will allow Naval Academy graduate Cameron Kinley to pursue a career in the NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Acting Navy Secretary Tom Harker had denied Kinley’s request to delay his commissioning. But Austin reversed that decision, saying that “we know Cameron […]
Duty calls as NFL hopeful, Kinley, is forced to leave football behind
Buccaneers rookie camp was going great before former Navy cornerback Cameron Kinley went back to school for graduation and received some life-changing news.
Brady’s Bucs focused on getting better, repeating as champs
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There’s no room for complacency in Tom Brady’s world. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hoping to become the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since Brady’s 2003 and 2004 New England Patriots, and the 43-year-old quarterback doesn’t want teammates taking anything for granted. Although the Bucs will return all […]
Back to work: Brady throws at camp, champs reward Arians, GM
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No keeping Tom Brady off the practice field. The 43-year-old quarterback was a full participant Tuesday at mandatory minicamp for the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, taking part in individual drills and doing some 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work. The session came despite coach Bruce Arians saying last week there was […]
Brady-Prescott kicks off NFL season plus a return to London
The NFL is returning to London in October and Tom Brady begins his pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl title against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys when Tampa Bay hosts the league’s annual kickoff game on Sept. 9. The first game in London since the coronavirus pandemic will be played on Oct. 10 as […]
AP Source: WR Antonio Brown returning to Bucs on 1-year deal
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Receiver Antonio Brown has agreed to return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a one-year contract that could be worth up to $6.5 million, including incentives, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday because the agreement, which includes a […]
Super Bowl champ Bucs focused on building depth in NFL draft
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jason Licht is enjoying the perks that come with being the general manager of a reigning Super Bowl champion. That includes the challenge of getting a late start on preparing for the NFL draft and not having a selection until the tail end of the first round as the Tampa Bay […]
Brady expects to be ready for minicamp after knee surgery
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady expects to be ready for June minicamp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as he recovers from offseason knee surgery. Speaking at a fundraising gala for Bucs coach Bruce Arians’ foundation, Brady joked he didn’t know “if I can go this week,” then added he is aiming to be back […]