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How strong is former Bucs LB Lavonte David’s Hall of Fame case? We compared it to legends in Canton

Jenna LaineApr 9, 2026, 09:56 AM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. – If it were up to Gerald McCoy, his former Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Lavonte David, who retired last month after 14 seasons, would be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame someday —

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Source: Nunez-Roches rejoins TB on 1-year deal

Jenna LaineApr 3, 2026, 09:19 PM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are re-signing defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches on one-year deal, a source confirmed Friday.

Nunez-Roches, 32, had spent the last three seasons with the New York Giants

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LB David retires as one of Bucs’ all-time greats

Jenna LaineMar 24, 2026, 01:36 PM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers inside linebacker Lavonte David — a 12-time captain, key member of their Super Bowl LV-winning team in 2020 and the longest-tenured player on the Bucs’ current roster — is retiring

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Bucs GM Licht not ‘betrayed’ by Evans’ departure

Jenna LaineMar 18, 2026, 06:48 PM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. — Speaking for the first time since wide receiver Mike Evans signed with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht said

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‘He is by far a Hall of Famer’: A look at what Mike Evans’ exit means for the Bucs

Jenna LaineMar 12, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. — It was Jan. 3, 2025. Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans at Raymond James Stadium were jumping up and down. Some even wept.

It was a moment that coach Todd Bowles said was one of the

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