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Commanders' Jennifer King to coach Senior Bowl running backs

Washington Commanders assistant running backs coach Jennifer King will coach the position for the Senior Bowl

JANUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bucs oust offensive coordinator Leftwich, 5 other assistants

Byron Leftwich is out as offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who are shaking up their coaching staff after finishing with the only losing record Tom Brady has had in...

JANUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NFL odds: Mattress Mack bets big on Dallas Cowboys to win NFC

Patrick Everson checks in with Jim McIngvale aka Mattress Mack after he placed a huge bet on the Cowboys. See what the wager is and how much...

JANUARY 19, 2023

Bucs fire offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich after historic downturn

Tampa Bay had the second-largest points drop-off of any team in NFL history, costing Byron Leftwich his job. Who might replace him?

JANUARY 19, 2023

NFL: 5 teams to play home games in Germany, London in 2023

The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots will each play international games during the NFL’s 2023 regular season

JANUARY 19, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NFL odds on Tom Brady's next team, including Raiders, 49ers, Jets

Tom Brady said he'll take his time before making a decision to keep playing or not. FOX Bet has the latest odds on what's next for Brady.

JANUARY 19, 2023

Ko Kieft - No catches in wild-card loss Kieft failed to bring in his only target during the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the 2022 regular season with seven receptions (10 t...

Impact The rookie tight end was primarily utilized as a blocker and on special teams, where he logged 271 snaps. Kieft was efficient with his few opportunities as a receiver, and he could be set to move up to the No. 2 role next season if veterans Cameron Brate and Kyle Rudolph (knee) aren't brought back.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Breshad Perriman - Inactive in wild-card loss Perriman was inactive for Monday night's 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys and finished the 2022 regular season with nine receptions (19 targets) for 110 yards and a touchdown, t...

Impact The veteran speedster put together a second consecutive modest season in Tampa Bay, and his inactive status for Monday night's loss was fitting considering he was a healthy scratch for five of the last seven contests overall. Perriman, an impending free agent once again, doesn't figure to command anything more than the veteran minimum on the open market, so it's conceivable he could make a return to the Buccaneers as a depth option for his age-29 season.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scotty Miller - Quiet finish to season Miller didn't log a target over six snaps from scrimmage during the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the 2022 regular season with 23 rec...

Impact The end to Miller's season -- and likely finish to his Buccaneers tenure as well -- was fittingly quiet. Factoring in Monday's blanking, the fourth-year speedster recorded just two receptions for 15 yards on six targets over his final eight games. Miller was also inactive for two games during the campaign, and as an unrestricted free agent, it appears he's likely headed elsewhere in 2023.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Bucs' struggles on third-and-long a long story, not a new one

No offense thrives on third-and-long, but the Bucs were historically bad in such situations this season. And they weren't much better in 202...

JANUARY 18, 2023

With Brady's future uncertain, Bucs will explore options

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers spent the past three seasons doing everything they could to try to help Tom Brady be successful

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mike Edwards - Double-digit stops in loss Edwards totaled 10 tackles (six solo) and one pass defensed in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the 2022 regular season with 82 tack...

Impact Edwards checked in second in tackles on the night for the Buccaneers in his return from a one-game absence due to a hip issue, putting a strong cap on what was a productive 2022 campaign overall. The fourth-year safety set a new career high in tackles while recording multiple interceptions for the third straight season, and factoring in Monday's production, he posted four double-digit tackle tallies overall. Edwards is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the start of the new league year in mid-March, and it remains to be seen if he'll be deemed a priority re-signing by the Buccaneers.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Deven Thompkins - Limited to return duty in loss Thompkins returned three kickoffs for 58 yards, ran back three punts for 34 yards and committed a fumble recovered by Tampa Bay in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowbo...

Impact The undrafted rookie didn't garner active status until Week 14 against the 49ers, and he had his busiest day by far in the Week 18 regular-season finale versus the Falcons when he brought in four of nine targets for 25 yards, rushed once for 17 yards and generated 36 total return yards. Thompkins was notably kept in the organizational ranks over 2021 fourth-round pick Jaelon Darden, who was released after the Week 13 win over the Saints, and he could therefore have a legitimate chance to compete for a spot on the latter portion of the wide receiver depth chart in training camp with Julio Jones, Scotty Miller and Breshad Perriman all unlikely to return.

JANUARY 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tom Brady won't rush decision on future, but changes loom for Buccaneers

While the GOAT makes up his mind on his playing future, the Bucs have big decisions to make on the coaching staff and the roster.

JANUARY 17, 2023

Lavonte David - Stellar showing in wild-card loss David recorded 14 tackles (nine solo) in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the 2022 regular season with 123 tackles (80 solo), three...

Impact David topped the Buccaneers in what could have been his final game for the team after 11 seasons in Tampa Bay. The veteran linebacker also tied his highest tackle tally since 2015 during the regular season, and his well-rounded stat line certainly appears to corroborate he can still be a prolific contributor as he potentially heads into unrestricted free agency at age 33.

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Succop - No kicks in wild-card loss Succop did not attempt a field goal or extra point in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the regular season having made 31 of 38 field...

Impact The Buccaneers went for two points after both touchdowns Monday night thanks to Tampa Bay's sizable deficit, helping lead to Succop's first blanking on the stat sheet since the start of the regular season. The veteran kicker thus didn't get a chance to finish off one of his more inconsistent seasons in positive fashion, one that saw him post his second-lowest field-goal-attempt conversion rate (81.6 percent) since 2013. Succop's biggest problem range was 50-plus yards, as he made just two of seven attempts from that distance. The aging kicker will turn 37 a week into next season, and after facing a stiff test from the much younger Jose Borregales this past summer, it seems a virtual certainty Succop has to battle for his job again in training camp going into what would be the final year of his contract.

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cade Otton - Productive close to season Otton brought in four of seven targets for 58 yards in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the 2022 regular season with 42 receptions f...

Impact The rookie tight end put a productive cap on his first NFL season with Monday night's showing, which saw him check in third in receiving yards and fourth in catches and targets on the night for the Buccaneers. Otton recorded just one catch for four yards on two targets over his first two NFL games, but he began expanding his profile in the offense beginning in Week 4 against Kansas City and posted multiple receptions in 11 of the final 14 contests of the campaign. Otton was afforded enough of a platform to prove he can serve as the top receiving option at the position, but it remains to be seen who he'll be catching passes from in 2023 with Tom Brady potentially not back in Tampa Bay.

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cameron Brate - Scores in wild-card loss Brate brought in one of three targets for eight yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the 2022 regular season wi...

Impact Brate logged his second-lowest snap count from scrimmage since 2016, participating on 342 offensive plays overall. The veteran tight end's reception and receiving yardage tallies were also his lowest since his 2014 rookie season, and the campaign also qualified as his first without a touchdown reception since that year. Brate carries a reasonable enough 2023 cap number of just under $5 million, but it remains to be seen whether the 31-year-old will be deemed worthy of a roster spot with rookie Cade Otton having demonstrated the ability to handle primary pass-catching duties at the position.

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Leonard Fournette - Quiet finish to season Fournette rushed five times for 11 yards and brought in his only target for six yards in the Buccaneers' 31-14 wild-card loss to the Cowboys on Monday night. He finished the regula...

Impact Fournette's season ended with a whimper Monday night, but he showed plenty during a successful regular season where he also went without a single fumble for the third time in his career. Fournette did average only 3.5 yards per carry while usually running behind an injury-hampered offensive line, but he should have a good chance of returning to Tampa Bay in 2023 considering his diverse skill set and the fact he carries what would be considered a relatively reasonable $8.5 million cap number for next season.

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Prescott's playoff answer positions Cowboys to alter history

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has answered one of the worst games of his career with one of his best

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russell Gage avoids serious neck injury after scary hit in Bucs-Cowboys

Buccaneers WR Russell Gage was taken to a local hospital after being stretchered off the field during Monday's game against the Cowboys.

JANUARY 17, 2023

Russell Gage - Avoids neck injury Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles confirmed Tuesday that Gage (concussion) has movement in all of his extremities and should be released from the hospital later Tuesday, Tom Peliss...

Impact Gage was hospitalized after exiting late in the fourth quarter of Monday's 31-14 loss to the Cowboys in the wild-card round upon taking a hit to the back of his head/neck area. While Gage has been diagnosed with a concussion, Bowles disclosed that the Buccaneers have ruled out any neck injury for the veteran receiver. Provided he isn't experiencing long-term symptoms of the concussion, Gage looks like he'll be a full participant by the time OTAs begin in the spring. Gage, who tallied two catches for 10 yards on eight targets before exiting Monday's contest, finished the regular season -- his first in Tampa Bay -- with a 51-426-5 receiving line over 13 games.

JANUARY 17, 2023 • ROTOWIRE