Cam Newton: Hard to look our defense in the eye with how our offense played

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton says that if his defensive teammates are unhappy with him, he can’t blame them. Newton said after Thursday night’s 20-14 loss to the Buccaneers that he feels like the offense let the defense down. “It’s hard to look defensive guys in their eyes after a game like this because offensively we [more]

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Report: Dolphins grant Minkah Fitzpatrick permission to seek trade

With several players already wanting out of Miami after a 59-10 drubbing by the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday, at least one player is getting his wish to try to engineer a trade elsewhere. According to Chris Mortensen and Cameron Wolfe of ESPN.com, the Dolphins have granted permission to defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick to seek a [more]

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Bucs hang on for ugly win over Panthers

It’s fitting that this game finished on Friday the 13th. It was a horror movie for both teams throughout the night, but mostly for the Panthers. The Buccaneers held on for a 20-14 win over the Panthers, on a night when neither team was capable of moving the ball efficiently, and there was a 27-minute [more]

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Dwight Howard bought a Rolls Royce to honor his favorite Marvel character (VIDEO)

Howard had a weird reason for liking the villain in the most recent "Avengers" films.

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Report: Devin White avoids serious knee injury

The Buccaneers are breathing a sigh of relief. The initial diagnosis is their first-round draft pick avoided a serious injury in the first quarter. Linebacker Devin White does not appear to have any structural damage in his knee, with the Bucs believing it’s a sprain, pewterreport.com reports. White will undergo an MRI tomorrow to be [more]

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Darius Leonard would have benched himself Sunday

Colts linebacker Darius Leonard did not play like an All-Pro in the season opener. Or a Pro Bowler. Or even a starting linebacker in the NFL. Defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus and his staff graded Leonard’s performance an “F.” Leonard received 10 loafs, which are plays when coaches deemed he gave less than 100 percent until [more]

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Bucs lead Panthers 10-9 at halftime

The 27-minute weather delay in Charlotte wasn’t nearly long enough. The Buccaneers lead the Panthers 10-9 at halftime in a game rivaling last week’s Thursday night affair between the Packers and Bears for boredom. Tampa Bay scored the game’s only touchdown on a 20-yard pass from Jameis Winston to Chris Godwin with 1:20 remaining in [more]

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