Mayfield sparks Bucs with ‘Double Tommy tribute’

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2024, 06:26 PM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got back into the win column for the first time for the first time since Oct. 13 on Sunday, complete with a “Double Tommy” celebration from quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Mayfield said his end zone celebration during the Bucs’ 30-7 victory at MetLife Stadium was a “tribute” to <a

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Bucs QB Baker Mayfield mocks Tommy DeVito after diving TD

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 24, 2024, 02:59 PM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield scrambled up the middle for 10 yards, hurdled New York Giants defender Cor’Dale Flott into the end zone and then did Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito‘s signature touchdown celebration Sunday.

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Bucs activate Dean off IR in time to face Giants

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 23, 2024, 06:45 PM ET

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers activated cornerback Jamel Dean off injured reserve and downgraded All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs to doubtful Saturday in advance of Sunday’s Week 12 game at the New York Giants.

Dean suffered a hamstring injury in Week 6 at the New Orleans Saints

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Bucs expect WR Evans to return vs. Giants

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 22, 2024, 02:11 PM ET

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Friday that wide receiver Mike Evans, the franchise’s all-time leading scorer, will play Sunday against the New York Giants “as long as he’s healthy and fresh.”

Evans suffered a moderate hamstring strain in Week 7 against the Baltimore Ravens and missed three games — tied

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As Mike Evans nears return for Bucs, is his 1,000-yard streak in jeopardy?

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 21, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — Help is on the way for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it’s coming in the form of Pro Bowl wide receiver and the franchise’s all-time leading receiver Mike Evans.

Evans has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, tied for the longest absence of his 11-year career, and coach Todd Bowles

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‘It’ll be a generational thing’: High school coach lauds Baker Mayfield’s helmet donations

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 14, 2024, 03:21 PM ET

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A celebratory Sunday afternoon cookout turned tense for the Space Coast Vipers High School football team in Cocoa, Florida. Gathered around a television set at junior linebacker Jacob Starkey’s house, 130 miles from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Raymond James Stadium, they watched as quarterback Baker Mayfield came close to engineering a fourth-quarter comeback against the

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Source: Tests confirm Bucs’ Wirfs has MCL sprain

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 11, 2024, 11:49 AM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — Further tests confirmed that Buccaneers All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs suffered a sprained MCL in the first half of Tampa Bay’s 23-20 loss to the 49ers on Sunday, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Monday.

The team captain and three-time Pro Bowl selection will miss some time, but it’s a best-case scenario

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Source: Bucs’ Wirfs believed to have MCL sprain

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 10, 2024, 02:53 PM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers believe that All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs suffered a sprained MCL in the first half Sunday against the 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

The three-time Pro Bowl selection and team captain will require additional testing, including an MRI, to determine the severity, the source told Fowler.

Wirfs suffered the injury

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Bucs WR Evans (hamstring) eyes Week 12 return

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 9, 2024, 01:47 PM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans said it has been difficult being sidelined as Tampa Bay has dropped three straight games, including an overtime loss at Kansas City on Monday night.

Speaking for the first time publicly since suffering a hamstring injury in Week 7, Evans told ESPN it “would have been

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Bucs give $10K to family of fan killed in accident

Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff WriterNov 7, 2024, 09:52 PM ET

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TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have donated $10,000 to the family involved in a car accident on their way to the Bucs’ Nov. 4 “Monday Night Football” game at the Kansas City Chiefs. The accident killed Connor Barba, 18, of Norman, Oklahoma, and seriously injured his mother, Megan Barnett.

Barnett surprised her son with tickets ahead

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