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Tom Brady Back With Bucs After an 11-Day Absence

August 22, 2022 < 1 min read

Tom Brady Back With Bucs After an 11-Day Absence

After an 11-day leave of absence from training camp, quarterback Tom Brady returned to Buccaneers training camp on Monday. Brady, who took the prearranged leave for personal reasons, was sharp in practice and picked up where he left off on Aug. 11 when he left camp, according to coach Todd Bowles. The 45-year-old quarterback did […]

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The Bucs Got it Handed to Them in Joint Practice Against Titans

Rondé Barber Hall of Fame Cornerback

August 22, 20222 min Watch

I got in town for joint practices Wednesday night, so I missed the practice that day. The word on the street was that the Bucs got it handed to him a little bit. Tennessee was a much more physical team with a lot more energy. Thursday was a little bit of a different story. These […]

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Gage, Julio Give Buccaneers One of NFL’s Best Receiver Groups

Dirk Koetter Former NFL Head Coach

August 11, 20222 min Watch

I can’t imagine too many receiver groups will be as good as the Buccaneers if they’re healthy. If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can get Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Russell Gage and Julio Jones all healthy and rolling at the same time, Tom Brady is going to have four excellent weapons this season. Brady made headlines […]

The 33rd Team

August 1, 2022 13 min read

2022 NFL Training Camp News, Notes and Live Updates

DJ Chark Makes an impression A former 1000-yard receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars, DJ Chark signed a one year deal with the Detroit Lions this offseason. The early returns in camp seem to be solid. Chark had Lions fans charged up after a spectacular catch he made in practice. The throw—from Lions QB Jared […]

Mark SchlerethTwo-time Pro-Bowl Guard, three-time Super Bowl Champion

July 26, 2022 2 min read

Julio Jones signs with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On a day full of news, none might be bigger than Julio Jones reaching an agreement on a one-year deal to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tuesday afternoon. The 33-year-old is fresh off a year with the Tennessee Titans after spending his first 13 seasons in the NFL as an Atlanta Falcon. Now, Julio […]

The 33rd Team

June 21, 2022 4 min read

NFL Insiders Tier the League’s Best Front-Sevens in 2022

With the NFL offseason calendar reaching its mid-way point, here the NFL Insiders of The 33rd Team take a moment to tier out each NFL team’s Front-Seven unit into separate tiers from Tier 1 to Tier 7. After tiering each NFL starting quarterback, their supporting weapons, and the league’s best offensive lines, we continue our […]

Nicholas McGee

June 9, 2022 13 min read

As teams across the NFL’s open minicamp and ramp up preparations for the new season, the league’s head coaches will each face persistent questions about the pressing issues on their respective rosters. No team in the NFL is without its flaws or holes and every team will have roster or contract problems to resolve as […]

Tom Rudawsky

June 6, 2022 5 min read

Tom Rudawky is a former NFL scout for the New York Giants who previously worked in football operations for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. He now writes for The 33rd Team among other publications. In the world of NFL roster building, decision makers walk a fine line between establishing a strong core of young […]

Ethan Useloff

May 26, 2022 4 min read

Following the NFL schedule release, fans and analysts often try to predict which games will be won and lost by each team. Another key aspect of the schedule release involves sportsbooks setting the predicted number of games any given team should win, using the book’s models. In this series, each of the eight NFL divisions […]

Luke Carr

May 11, 2022 5 min read

How Super Bowl Champions Defy NFL Trends

The NFL is an ever-evolving brand as year upon year, more changes are made to improve the quality of the product. The same can be said for the performances on the field and how coaches evolve their schemes to try and get ahead of the curve and gain an advantage. So, how has the use […]

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