Week Two of the 2021 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by Washington and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release their final injury [more]
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Carlton Davis is questionable for the Buccaneers with a hamstring injury
The Buccaneers may be without both of their Week One starting cornerbacks on Sunday against the Falcons. Sean Murphy-Bunting will miss the game with an elbow injury. Carlton Davis, who didn’t appear on the Wednesday or Thursday injury report, was limited on Friday with a hamstring injury. He’s questionable for Sunday. He’s the only Bucs [more]
Bucs expect Jason Pierre-Paul to play Sunday
Buccaneers pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul is set to be in the lineup against the Falcons on Sunday. Pierre-Paul went from limited participation on Wednesday with a hand injury to out of practice altogether on Thursday. Downgrades like that often lead to an absence from the lineup come Sunday, but head coach Bruce Arians said that [more]
Will Ronald Jones start Sunday?
Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians declared Ronald Jones the starting running back during his Tuesday news conference. In fact, the media was so surprised at Arians’ declaration, they asked him to confirm he meant Jones would start against the Falcons. Arians responded, “Yes.” So will he or won’t he? Arians said on Bucs Total Access on [more]
Tom Brady’s advice to young quarterbacks who want to have a long career: “Good luck”
As Tom Brady thrives at age 44 and muses about playing until he’s 50, he was asked on Thursday to explain what he’d tell young quarterbacks who hope to have long NFL careers. “Good luck,” Brady said. “It’s tough, but it’s up to them,” he added. “Yeah, if you do the right stuff, you have [more]
Jason Pierre-Paul out of practice Thursday
Jason Pierre-Paul‘s name will be one to watch when the Buccaneers release their injury designations for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. Pierre-Paul was a limited participant with a hand injury on Wednesday, but he took a step in the wrong direction on Thursday. Pierre-Paul was out of practice altogether. Pierre-Paul has gotten plenty of rest [more]
Matt Ryan: Past losses to Tom Brady have no bearing on this week
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has played six games in his career against teams quarterbacked by Tom Brady. And Ryan’s Falcons are 0-6 in those games. The losses include the Falcons getting swept by the Buccaneers last year, and four Falcons losses to the Patriots. Most famously, Ryan’s Falcons blew a 28-3 lead and ended up [more]
Jordan Whitehead returns to full practice participation
The Bucs didn’t have safety Jordan Whitehead to start the season as he missed every practice last week with a hamstring injury. Whitehead, though, appears on track to return this week. He was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice. That’s good news for a secondary that won’t have cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting for at least the [more]
Matt Ryan: We’re capable of moving the ball efficiently
The Falcons were one of the biggest disappointments of Week One. In their first game with Arthur Smith as head coach, the Falcons managed to put up 260 yards and six points in a 32-6 loss to the Eagles. The Falcons averaged just 3.6 yards per pass and that kind of inefficiency makes it very [more]
Ronald Jones will start for Buccaneers on Sunday vs. Atlanta
Ronald Jones will get another chance. The Buccaneers running back disappeared from Thursday’s regular-season opener after fumbling in the first half. He didn’t return, finishing with four carries for 14 yards on only six snaps. Via Scott Smith of the team’s official website, Jones will start on Sunday against the Falcons. Coach Bruce Arians said [more]
Tom Brady praises his “unselfish” receivers
The Buccaneers have an embarrassment of riches at receiver. For other teams with other quarterbacks, that could lead to embarrassing moments, when the pass catchers complain that they’re not getting the ball thrown their way. It won’t happen in Tampa, because: (1) Tom Brady won’t let it happen; and (2) no one will be able [more]
Bucs place Sean Murphy-Bunting, Zach Triner on injured reserve
The Buccaneers promoted safety Andrew Adams from the practice squad and signed long snapper Carson Tinker. They placed long snapper Zach Triner and defensive back Sean Murphy-Bunting on injured reserve. On the Bucs’ game-winning kick by Ryan Succop on Thursday, Triner snapped despite a torn tendon in his finger. Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com reports Triner [more]
Falcons re-sign Brandon Copeland
If you blinked, you might not have known he was gone. The Falcons have re-signed linebacker Brandon Copeland a day after releasing him. The move was likely a salary maneuver, as Copeland is a veteran player with more than four years of experience. Copeland signed with Atlanta back in March after spending last season with [more]
Jaguars close in on a rare 20-game losing streak
Last year, Jacksonville started 1-0. This year, they started 0-1. In between, they’ve lost every game. Given the 0-16 Jaguar Slam that was completed with Sunday’s loss to the Texans, Jacksonville now stands only four games away from becoming only the third team in NFL history to lose 20 straight games. The Chicago Cardinals of [more]
Nick Sirianni: Jalen Hurts was in “complete control” of the offense
The first drive of the Eagles season ended with quarterback Jalen Hurts hitting first-round pick DeVonta Smith with an 18-yard touchdown pass and things kept going well from Hurts for the rest of the afternoon. Hurts threw three touchdowns, ran for 62 yards, and led the Eagles to a 32-6 rout of the Falcons in [more]
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