Buccaneers’ odds for back-to-back championships dramatically improve

Immediately after winning Super Bowl LV, the Buccaneers were behind the Chiefs and Packers as the betting favorites to win Super Bowl LVI. Now, the Bucs aren’t far from being the team with the best odds to win it all. Via PointsBet, Tampa Bay’s odds have gone from +1200 to +525. The Chiefs were +600, [more]

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Jameis Winston was excited for former teammates after they won Super Bowl LV

For five years, Jameis Winston was Tampa Bay’s quarterback. Selected at No. 1 overall in 2015, Winston became the Buccaneers’ all-time franchise leader in yards passing and in touchdowns. But Tampa Bay decided to move on after Winston’s rollercoaster 2019, in which he led the league with 5,109 yards and also 30 interceptions. The franchise [more]

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Inside the T.Y. Hilton incentive package

Veteran receiver T.Y. Hilton will make $8 million guaranteed under his one-year contract with the Colts. He can make up to $2 million more via incentives. Per a source with knowledge of the deal, the extra payments come from catches and receiving yards. With 50 receptions, Hilton gets $250,000. At 60, another $250,000. At 70, [more]

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Ryan Fitzpatrick finding “good juju” in Washington

A chance to start at quarterback was at the top of Ryan Fitzpatrick‘s list of things he was looking for in free agency and he found it with the Washington Football Team. During an appearance on 106.7 The Fan on Thursday, Fitzpatrick said that was not the only appealing thing about signing with the team. [more]

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Kyle Rudolph: Improved blocking a “silver lining” to reduced receiving role in Minnesota

Tight end Kyle Rudolph made no secret of his feeling that he had more to offer the Vikings as a receiver than they asked him to do in the last couple of years, but the decision to change his role wasn’t without an upside. Rudolph revealed that positive when he was asked about the drop [more]

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Kevin Johnson: I still think very highly of myself as a player and want to prove it

Cornerback Kevin Johnson hasn’t necessarily played up to the draft status of a No. 15 overall pick. That’s where the Texans selected him back in 2015. And while Johnson’s appeared in 64 games over the course of his career with Houston, Buffalo, and Cleveland, he’s started only 25. So as he enters Year 7 after [more]

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Nelson Agholor: Cam Newton can do whatever needs to be done

The Patriots’ decision to bring quarterback Cam Newton back for a second season wasn’t met with universal praise from outside the organization, but it didn’t seem to hurt the team when it came time to talk to free agent wide receivers. Kendrick Bourne said at his introductory press conference this week that Newton is “going [more]

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