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• NFL Draft Rankings 2024: Interior defensive line

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images This is a good year to need defensive linemen. While the most depth is out on the edges, the interior defender group has some really great players who could start early in their careers and a few others who could develop into excellent role players in the right defense. 1. Byron Murphy II, Texas What he does well: Byron Murphy II is one of the more gift...2024
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• Horse Tracks: The best #12 NFL Draft picks of the past 12 years

Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports The Denver Broncos have the 12th pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Can they find a franchise player at that pick? Let’s review recent history to find out With just two weeks away until the 2024 NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos have thus far kept their cards close to the vest in regards to what the team plans to do with their #12 pick in the first round. There has bee...2024
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• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: Florida State Edge, Jared Verse

Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports A top edge rusher is exactly what the Bucs need - and Jared Verse should top their wish list While the emergence of YaYa Diaby came as a pleasant surprise, 2021 first round pick Joe Tryon-Shoyinka hasn’t developed quite the way the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had hoped. Now, after releasing Shaquil Barrett, the Bucs’ edge rushers consist of Diaby, Tryon-Shoyinka, and A...2024
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• Free agency 5Qs: DJ Reader’s snap-to-snap consistency is incredible

Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports Bengals fans and analyst Joe Goodberry offered us in-depth insight into Detroit Lions free agent signing DJ Reader. Without a doubt, the most exciting free agent signing the Detroit Lions made this offseason is former Bengals nose tackle DJ Reader. With the addition, the Lions add a veteran with nearly a decade of success to bolster their struggling defensive l...2024
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• Video: Tom Brady Runs The 40-Yard Dash

Former Bucs quarterback Tom Brady recently merged his TB12 brand with NoBull, making it one company under that latter's name. At the 2024 NFL Combine, the attire worn by all the prospects at their media sessions and in various drills have been sponsored by NoBull. Bucs' Vita Vea and Kevin Minter - Photo by:...2024
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• Former & Current Bucs DL A Popular Topic At Combine

The Bucs have been lucky to have a long line of top-level defensive linemen over the past two decades. It's been at the forefront of their premier positions. That's what makes it that much more fascinating that, whether it's a current Bucs player like Vita Vea or some that previously wore the pewter and red...2024

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• Free agency 5Qs: DJ Reader’s snap-to-snap consistency is incredible
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• Lions positional stock report: Risers, fallers on the OL in 2023

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Check out your 2023 movers along the Lions offensive line. This marks the start of our positional stock report series, evaluating risers and fallers from the entire season across the Detroit Lions roster. Today, we start with the offensive line. Check out your movers: Stock up: Graham Glasgow, G/C Graham Glasgow was arguably the most...2024
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• Three defensive free agents the Buccaneers could target in free agency

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images What defensive help could be coming to Tampa Bay? NFL free agency is almost upon us and with that comes questions about what direction the Buccaneers will go in. With a little over 43 million dollars in cap space available, the Bucs can be flexible with their options in free agency. While they have a lot of critical players to bring back, they still can be active...2024
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• 2023 Buccaneers rookie season recap

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How did Tampa Bay’s 2023 NFL Draft class work out? Let’s review GM Jason Licht came into 2023 with a daunting task ahead of him. With Tom Brady freshly retired but his dead cap hit still very real (and only exacerbated by other veteran cap hits), the 10-year veteran decision maker would need to fill out a roster exiting its Super Bowl w...2024
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• Frank Ragnow is the engine that makes Lions’ offense roar

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The monster in the middle of Detroit’s offensive line keeps the Lions humming. A play late in the first half between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions on Sunday had the hometown fans fearing the worst. With the Lions holding a 10-3 lead, they faced a 3rd and 1 near midfield with under two minutes left in the half. Rather than run th...2024
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• Lions vs. Bucs stock report: 11 movers after divisional round win

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Check out your movers as the Lions advance to the NFC Championship game. I’m still soaking in the reality of where the Detroit Lions are right now — NFC North champions, 14-5 (and counting), and on their way to the NFC Championship game. Imagine hearing that when the Lions were 0-10-1 just a shade over two years ago, or telling that to your past self aft...2024
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• Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers preview, prediction: On Paper

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images NFL Divisional Round preview and prediction for Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We’re breaking new ground here at On Paper. For the first time ever, we’re covering a Divisional Round game as the Detroit Lions host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a ticket to the NFC Championship game. While the two teams faced off in Week 6, there’s plenty that has c...2024
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• Why Lions view Frank Ragnow as their ‘secret weapon’ vs. the Buccaneers

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson knows the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense is impressive and unpredictable. But he explains why Frank Ragnow is the perfect player to have this week. Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell started off the week warning of the challenge that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense presents. “They’ve got a number of guys on ...2024
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• Colts end of season report card

Jenna Watson/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK The Colts just missed out on the playoffs, so what grade do they deserve in the first year of the Steichen era While the end of the season leaves a sour taste in everyone’s mouth, the Colts exceeded expectations in 2023. The Colts were only suppose to win 6-7 games, so getting to 9 and coming extremely close to winning the division is still a nice ...2024
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• Top 2024 Draft prospects at each position and this year’s favorite prospect for Cardinals

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images With player “ceiling” comps These are the best prospects at each position (per my evaluations and ceiling player comps) —- many of which we can debate, especially after the NFL Combine and Pro Days. 11 Personnel QB: Drake Maye, North Carolina —- Aaron Rodgers, NYJ RB: Blake Corum, Michigan —- Aaron Jones, GB WR: Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio St.—- Mike Evan...2024
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• Buccaneers benefit from another year of “tremendous leadership” from Ndamukong Suh
One year at a time, veteran defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh enters his third year in Tampa. On Monday, coach Bruce Arians addressed the things Suh brings to the table. “Tremendous leadership,” Arians told reporters. “I mean teaching guys how to handle themselves. He’s helped Vita [Vea] a ton with his diet and things like that. [more]...2021
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"Lions offensive coordinator takes pleasure in trying to figure out how to crack this defense—which sports talent at every level, like defensive tackle Vita Vea, linebacker Lavonte David, and safety Antoine Winfield Jr."

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"Such is the case with the Bucs and veteran nose tackle Vita Vea."

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"The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Vita Vea to a four-year, $73 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Saturday."

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"The Buccaneers list defensive tackle Vita Vea at 347 pounds."

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"Vita Vea to miss start of Buccaneers training camp after hand surgery, per report"

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"Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea becomes heaviest player to score an offensive TD in NFL history while giving the Bucs a 19-10 lead against the Atlanta Falcons."

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"Alabama’s Da’Ron Payne (6-2, 308), Washington’s Vita Vea (6-4, 340) and Michigan’s Maurice Hurst (6-2, 280) lead the way."

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"2018 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings: Vita Vea ready to flourish with stunning strength"

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"Let's highlight a Steelers Draft target who could help improve Pittsburgh's defensive line depth: Washington's Vita Vea."

• NFL Draft Rankings 2024: Interior defensive line
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• Horse Tracks: The best #12 NFL Draft picks of the past 12 years
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• Buccaneers NFL Draft Target: Florida State Edge, Jared Verse
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• Free agency 5Qs: DJ Reader’s snap-to-snap consistency is incredible
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• What Positions Might the Bucs Target in the 2024 Draft?

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As the Scouting Combine soon begins, we’ll see who the Buccaneers take interest in. Well, with the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory in Super Bowl 58, the NFL season has concluded and the offseason has now begun in earnest for all 32 franchises. College all-star games are already in the rearview mirror, with the Scouting Combine and free age...2024
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• Lions positional stock report: Risers, fallers on the OL in 2023
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• Top 2024 Draft prospects at each position and this year’s favorite prospect for Cardinals
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• Cowboys news: Should Cowboys front office take the “offensive”?

Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports Your Sunday morning Cowboys news. NFL tiers: All 32 teams from contenders to rebuilds - Jeremy Fowler, ESPN Fowler ranks the Cowboys just below the top tier of major contenders as a team that “needs a postseason breakthrough” and outlines the Cowboys’ offseason plan: What’s next: In the most fascinating race against time of the offseason, the Cowboys are on the...2024
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• Cowboys draft 2024: DL Jer’Zhan Newton scouting report

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Here is our scouting report on defensive lineman Jer’Zhan Newton from Illinois We continue our 2024 NFL Draft review of draft prospects that could interest the Dallas Cowboys. Today we are looking at defensive tackle Jer’Zhan Newton (Illinois). Jer’Zhan NewtonDLIllinois Fighting IlliniJunior3-star recruitHeight - 6’2”Weight - 296 lbs History:Jer’Zhan “J...2024
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• Three defensive free agents the Buccaneers could target in free agency
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• Lions positional stock report: Risers, fallers on the OL in 2023
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• 2023 Buccaneers rookie season recap
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• Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers preview, prediction: On Paper
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• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions: NFC Divisional Round Preview

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images The Bucs look to advance to the NFC Championship for the fifth time in franchise history Who had this one on their pre-season bingo card? Two of the losingest francshises in NFL history fighting it out for the right to go to the NFC Championship next week and the game is being played in Detroit. If you say you did, I’ll call mularkey right now. A second p...2024
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• Colts end of season report card
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• Notes and stats from the Buccaneers 32-9 Wild Card Round win over the Eagles

Rookie WR Trey Palmer now holds the record for the longest postseason touchdown reception in team history. | John A. Babiak - Bucs Nation Lots of records established in this one. - Tampa Bay defeated Philadelphia, 32-9, to advance to the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs, where they will travel to Ford Field to play the Detroit Lions. With the win, Tampa Bay improves to 12-11 (.522) all...2024
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• Poorly-coached Eagles eliminated by Wild Card loss to Buccaneers, 32 to 9

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Eagles’ 2023 season is over. The Philadelphia Eagles were defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the wild card round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs on Monday night. Final score: 32 to 9. Honestly, it’s a bit of a relief that it’s finally over. Watching this team lately has just not been fun. Crazy to say about a team that was once 10-1 with hopes of going ba...2024
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• What’s changed for the Eagles and Buccaneers since they last played each other

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images If you can completely ignore the fact that ... THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES WENT 1-5 IN THEIR FINAL SIX GAMES TO CHOKE AWAY THE NFC EAST LEAD AND END UP AS THE NUMBER 5 SEED ... it’s not hard to be excited about their upcoming wild card game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers! Playoffs, baby! One of 14 teams with a chance to win the Super Bowl! Anything can happ...2024
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• Buccaneers Week 6 Top Performers vs. Detroit Lions

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The Bucs threw back to stinking against a former division rival. The Buccaneers looked good in their throwback uniforms on Sunday but that certainly didn’t translate into playing good, as the Detroit Lions trumped them, 20-6. It was a concerning performance on multiple levels, as the Bucs’ offense was completely flat coming off the bye week. The running ...2023
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• Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers preview, prediction: On Paper

Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Our Week 6 preview, prediction and statistical breakdown of Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Detroit Lions are on a three-game winning streak and hoping to continue their dominance over just about everyone they’ve faced. However, the Lions did stumble against one NFC foe this year, and they’re hoping not to make it two. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are o...2023
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• Horse Tracks: The best #12 NFL Draft picks of the past 12 years
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• What Positions Might the Bucs Target in the 2024 Draft?
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• Cowboys news: Should Cowboys front office take the “offensive”?
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• Lions vs. Bucs stock report: 11 movers after divisional round win
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• Buccaneers Week 2 Top Performers vs Chicago Bears

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Despite a close call on the scoreboard, several Tampa stars dominated Chicago nearly whistle to whistle. Missed red zone opportunities and some costly defensive lapses made it closer than it needed to be, but the Buccaneers still secured their home opener against the Chicago Bears, 27-17, to improve to 2-0. Baker Mayfield looked comfortable and confide...2023
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• Bears at Bucs recap: Buccaneers open Raymond James with a 27-17 win over the Bears

Shaquil Barrett #7 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers returns an interception during the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears for a touchdown. | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Besides the game, one of the best (or worst) parts of the football season are Monday mornings. Any football fan knows, whether it’s meeting up with buddies at school, the casual conversation among workplace f...2023
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• Yarcho’s Pick Six: Buccaneers Defense, Baker Mayfield lead 20-17 upset over Vikings

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports No one gave the Bucs a chance to win in Minnesota, but they come away with the 20-17 win over the Vikings Football is back!! And for a team in Tampa that pretty much everyone and their mother gave zero chance this season - especially on the road in a tough environment week one - the Buccaneers were quick to quiet the doubters, haters, and nay-sayers. It wasn’t ...2023
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• Cowboys news: Cowboys draft haul left offensive line depth a question mark
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Here’s your Cowboys news! Mailbag: Another Player Like Steele on the Roster? - Nick Harris & Patrik Walker, DallasCowboys.com The Cowboys left the NFL draft without entirely addressing their issues of depth for the offensive line. A couple of years back everyone wanted the Cowboys to cut Terence Steele, but the staff knew better and continued to work with ...2023
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• 10 thoughts on the Cowboys 2023 draft
Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images It’s finally over, and we have some thoughts on the Cowboys’ recent draft haul. The 2023 NFL Draft is over and the Dallas Cowboys have come away with eight new draft picks. While it remains to be seen what this team got with this new draft haul, it doesn’t prevent us from having our own feelings about this group. This organization has a knack for doing go...2023
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• Bucs extend DT Vea; 4 years, $73M, sources say

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• Vita Vea’s Presence At Bucs OTAs A Big Help
Organized team activities (OTAs) are fully optional, and some more senior players opt not to show up until mandatory mini camp when June rolls around. But when veterans do show up, it can be a big help. Such is the case with the Bucs and veteran nose tackle Vita Vea. Vea was in attendance...2023
• The Honolulu Blueprint: 5 keys to a Lions victory over the Buccaneers

Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images Identifying the key things the Detroit Lions can do to secure a victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 6. The Detroit Lions are traveling to Florida in Week 6, facing off against the NFC South division-leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Lions opened the week as three-point favorites and you can check out the updated odds for this game courtesy of the...2023
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• Why Lions view Frank Ragnow as their ‘secret weapon’ vs. the Buccaneers
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• Buccaneers and Vita Vea agree to four-year extension worth over $73 million, per report
Tampa Bay locked down one of its biggest defenders for the future...2022
• Bucs Restructure Contract Of NT Vea
The Bucs have restructured the contract of star nose tackle Vita Vea with a salary cap conversion, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1634225288614760448?s=20 Bucs NT Vita Vea - Photo by: USA Today The move will clear approximately $9 million in much-needed cap space for the reigning NFC South division champions. Vea, who...2023
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• Week 6 injury report: Amon-Ra St. Brown returns, Jahmyr Gibbs misses

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images Checking in on the Detroit Lions' initial Week 6 injury report, as they prepare to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Detroit Lions held their opening practice on Wednesday, as they prepare to take on the NFC South leading Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and once again they start the week with a plethora of injuries to sort through. Let’s jump right in. Note: A...2023
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• NFL Draft Rankings 2024: Interior defensive line
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• Lions positional stock report: Risers, fallers on the OL in 2023
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• Top 2024 Draft prospects at each position and this year’s favorite prospect for Cardinals
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• Cowboys news: Should Cowboys front office take the “offensive”?
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• Cowboys draft 2024: DL Jer’Zhan Newton scouting report
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• How much cap value do Rams get with Puka Nacua, Kobie Turner on rookie deals?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports The Rams are looking at over $60 million in net value with their top three draft steals No team in the NFL had more players who showed more improvement, or certain players who shored more improvement, than the 2023 Los Angeles Rams. Having these surprisingly valuable players on rookie contracts will help Les Snead and Tony Pastoors be able to spend more ...2024
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• 2023 Buccaneers rookie season recap
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• Week 6 snap counts: Jameson Williams scaled back, EDGE roles change

Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images The Detroit Lions actually scaled Jameson Williams’ playing time back against the Buccaneers, while making some major adjustments on the defensive line. The Detroit Lions went on the road to Tampa and won their fourth straight contest this season to move to 5-1. Let’s take a closer look at their personnel choices against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Offens...2023
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• Buccaneers Week 4 Top Performers at New Orleans Saints

Matthew Hinton-USA TODAY Sports Pay Antoine Winfield Jr. all of the money. If anyone told you before the season that the Buccaneers would be 3-1 entering their bye week on top of the NFC South, just about everyone would be equally surprised and ecstatic. Well you needn’t daydream anymore, Bucs Nation, as that notion is now reality after a dominant 26-9 road victory over the New Orleans Sa...2023
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• Buccaneers projected depth chart, post-NFL Draft
Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Plenty will change between now and training camp, but here’s an initial glimpse at the potential pecking order. We now enter the only true quiet portion of the year for NFL activity, as not much will happen aside from mini-camps and OTAs before the entire roster reports for training camp in late July. Everything is subject to change unt...2023
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• Putting different draft philosophies to the test
Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK How can the Giants get the most out of the 2023 NFL Draft? Two general ideas of NFL roster building are that A general manager should try to fill positional holes during the March free agency period, giving them the freedom to draft the best players they can regardless of position once the NFL Draft begins. Certain positions in foot...2023
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• What shouldn’t the Giants do in Round 1?
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Looking at how teams have fared drafting “low positional value” players on Day 1 This time of year, we NFL fans all begin to obsess over what our favorite team is going to do with its first-round draft pick(s) (unless you are a fan of the Los Angeles Rams, who haven’t had one since 2016). Teams gravitate toward high-value positions with their Day 1 pick...2023
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• Don Banks' NFL Mock Draft 4.0

ARLINGTON, Tex. - This most intriguing of NFL drafts is finally upon us, and the unknowns still abound. Here's my final attempt at mocking out what will unfold Thursday night at AT&T Stadium. Expect some trades, but I'm only predicting one for the purposes of this exercise, a swap between No. 10 Oakland and No. 12 Buffalo. Here we go. As always a reminder: Your results may vary. 1. Cleveland Brow...2018
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• Don Banks' NFL Mock Draft 3.0

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