NFL, Buccaneers and National Football League Draft
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The Buccaneers' roster is at 92 players after free agency and the draft. One player is exempt due to IPP status, leaving the Bucs one player over the 90-man limit. Here are five players that could get cut or traded,
The 2026 NFL Draft is now in the rearview, with the Buccaneers taking six selections after the club traded up 10 spots in the sixth to grab tight end Bauer Sharp, giving up their
Connor Rogers shares his NFL Draft Grades.
Donovan Smith, a two-time Super Bowl champion who played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is retiring from the NFL. According to a post on his Instagram, long-time Buccaneers and former Chiefs offensive tackle Donovan Smith
The Buccaneers selected Georgia State WR Ted Hurst, who has an impressive combination of size, speed and production, with the 84th overall selection in the 2026 draft
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the 2026 NFL Draft with a major need in the front seven. Tampa's lack of pass rush in 2025 contributed to defense-wide struggles in late-season losses to Miami, Atlanta and Carolina. Mike Evans is in San Francisco, but Emeka Egbuka's emergence as a rookie should help temper any immediate need there.
With the 155th pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Clemson defensive lineman DeMonte Capehart. He was a sixth-year senior, so he is what he is at this point in his football life, and that is an athletic nose tackle for the Bucs.
Head coach Todd Bowles and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers already have a big endorsement from an NFL Hall of Famer.