Philip Rivers favored to sign with Buccaneers, Colts

Philip Rivers has spent the past 16 seasons with the Chargers. As the veteran quarterback weighs his NFL future and settles into his new home in Florida , the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are now favorite to sign Rivers. According to

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How the Buccaneers can solve their QB problem this offseason

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were an enigma during the 2019 season. While the Buccaneers finished with a 7-9 record, the entire season was a roller coaster ride that was designed and operated by quarterback Jameis Winston. If Tampa Bay wants

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Rays Stadium Saga: Tropicana Field Redevelopment, Explained

On July 14 of last year, Tampa Bay Times writer Josh Solomon shined a light on an important aspect of the Rays Stadium Saga: redevelopment of the 86-acres under Tropicana Field and its parking lots. In his article titled, “St.

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Shaq Barrett expresses optimism about remaining with Bucs

The Buccaneers are still up in the air as to what they want to do with Jameis Winston, but pass rusher Shaq Barrett is another story. Tampa Bay gave Barrett a one-year, $4M deal shortly after free agency opened last

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MLB teams that gained or lost draft picks via qualifying offer free agents

Now that Marcell Ozuna has signed, all 10 of the players who were issued a one-year, $17.8M qualifying offer in November have settled on teams for the 2020 season.  Of that group, two (Jose Abreu of the White Sox and

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Rays pitcher Blake Snell feels Astros stealing signs is worse than PED use

Tampa Bay Rays pitchers Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow can be added to the growing list of players who feel some members of the Houston Astros organization got off too easily. Snell and Glasnow discussed the Astros’ cheating scandal following

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Watch: Bucs star Shaquil Barrett surprises young kid with Super Bowl tickets

Tampa Bay Buccaneers edge rusher Shaquil Barrett is coming off a stunning 2019 season that saw him lead the NFL with 19.5 sacks and 37 quarterback hits. It resulted in the former undrafted free agent earning a trip to the

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Carson Palmer expects Jameis Winston to have ‘massive’ second season under Bruce Arians

Few quarterbacks know what it takes to adapt to Bruce Arians’ offense like Carson Palmer does. Palmer was brought in by Arians when the coach took over the Arizona Cardinals in 2013. The veteran quarterback had a rough first season,

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Seven NFL stars who could be traded this offseason

As the NFL playoffs roll on, eliminated teams focus on the  offseason and potential moves they can make to contend for a Super Bowl  next season. While the 2020 NFL Draft and free agency will offer plenty  of help, the

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Imagining Tom Brady in Cleveland, Chicago, Tampa Bay … and Pittsburgh?!

Yardbarker NFL writers Michael Tunison and Chris Mueller address some of the hottest issues in the league. This week’s topic: Which potential Tom Brady destination in 2020 would be most enjoyable to see? Mueller: Titans cornerback Logan Ryan had barely crossed the

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Rays avoid arbitration with reliever Chaz Roe, settle at $2.19M

The Rays and reliever Chaz Roe have avoided arbitration with an agreement worth $2,185,200, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN. That’s in line with the $2.2M salary MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz projected at the outset of the offseason. The slider-heavy, right-handed Roe

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How each AL team addressed its weakest position this offseason

We took a look Sunday at what the National League’s teams have done to improve their weakest position (as per bWAR) from the past season, and now let’s turn our attention to the 15 American League clubs…. Angels (Catcher, -0.7

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Realistic landing spots for Tom Brady in free agency

Tom Brady is hitting free agency this coming offseason, and it’s far from a guarantee he’ll be back with the New England Patriots in 2020. After being ousted by the Tennessee Titans Saturday night, Brady shared that he’s eager to

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Taking stock of the MLB center field market

We’ve glanced in at a few areas of the player market to see what’s left after a busy first few months of the offseason. With a New Year’s freeze in effect on the news cycle, let’s do the same for

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Bruce Arians hinting that keeping Jason Pierre-Paul will be priority for Bucs?

Bruce Arians has understandably asserted Shaquil Barrett‘s all-time contract year will keep him with the Buccaneers but added the team wants to keep its other high-profile front-seven starters as well. Both Jason Pierre-Paul and Ndamukong Suh‘s contracts are up, but Arians said keeping

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Remaining offseason needs: AL East

With the new year upon us, MLBTR is going through all 30 teams’ remaining needs by division.  We’ve already checked in on the NL East, AL West, AL Central, NL Central, and NL West. That leaves the American League East

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10 biggest disappointments of NFL Week 17

The NFL regular season is over, and we know the 12 playoff teams that will be chasing the Super Bowl this year. For others, Sunday brought the bitter end or raised new questions heading into the most important stretch of

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Taking stock of MLB’s first base market

We’ve seen a few teams plug needs at the first base position thus far. But others have unfilled openings — or, alternatively, could pursue upgrades as a means of plugging in some desired offense. On the supply side … well,

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Buccaneers promote John Franklin, Jaydon Mickens from practice squad

The Buccaneers promoted cornerback John Franklin and wide receiver Jaydon Mickens from the practice squad to the active roster on Tuesday. To make room, the Buccaneers waived wide receiver Ishmael Hyman and tight end Jordan Leggett. Franklin has been playing cornerback

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Top 25 offseason trade candidates: Late-2019 update

Since our initial top trade list of the offseason, we’ve seen a fair bit of activity on that front. Among those who were ranked or otherwise noted, the following ended up on the move: Omar Narvaez, Dylan Bundy, Corey Kluber,

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Japanese star Yoshitomo Tsutsugo signs two-year, $12M deal with Rays

While the Tampa Bay Rays came out of the winter meetings without any moves, it didn’t take long after for them to strike. The team has signed Japanese star outfielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo to a two-year deal worth roughly $12 million,

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Stunning stat shows it’s been a great year for big-guy TDs

There is nothing football fans love more than watching a big guy score touchdowns. Fortunately for everyone, the 2019 NFL season has been historically great for big-guy touchdowns. After Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins hauled in the game-tying touchdown

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