Dak Prescott Had a Worker Removed for Telling the Truth
Dak Prescott had a stadium worker thrown out for calling the Cowboys' loss to winless Tampa Bay "embarrassing" -- then told reporters to speak their minds.
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The Cowboys Just Lost to an Undrafted Rookie QB
The Cowboys lost to a team that was winless, started an undrafted rookie quarterback in his second start, and let Dak Prescott end it with a pick.
Brian Flores Is Running an Experiment Nobody Else Dares
No team has blitzed like this since ESPN started tracking it in 2006. Brian Flores is 2-0 with it, and Baker Mayfield is the first quarterback built to test it.
Antonio Brown Is About to Walk Away From an Attempted Murder Charge, and the System Deserves None of the Credit
Antonio Brown faced a mandatory 20-year minimum for firing a gun outside a boxing match. He is walking away with probation and no felony conviction.
NFC South Went 0-4 in Week 1. Same Story, Four Jerseys.
The Falcons, Bucs, Panthers, and Saints all lost Week 1 -- one by 22, one in overtime on a failed two-point try. Same malaise, four different jerseys.
The Bucs Blinked on Baker Mayfield, and It Cost Them $120M
Baker Mayfield's Bucs extension guarantees him $120 million on a $165 million deal, proof Tampa Bay blinked first after burying the July deadline.
Bucs Pick a $25K UDFA Over an Actual NFL Starter
The Buccaneers released a quarterback with real NFL starts for a $25,000 undrafted rookie, and it says more about Tampa Bay than it does about Jake Browning.
Butker's 69-Yard Bomb Didn't Even Win the Game
Harrison Butker hit a 69-yard bomb that would've broken the NFL record. Then he missed the kick that actually decided the game. Neither one matters.
NFL Players Are Suing Their Way Back to College Football
Sixteen NFL players just won court orders to void their contracts and return to college football. That tells us plenty about what those deals are worth.
Jets-Bucs Joint Practice Turns Into 3 Fights and an Ambulance Run
Three fights, a Geno Smith pick-six, and a Jets DB taken off on a stretcher -- this joint practice needed an ambulance more than a highlight reel.
Vita Vea's Hold-In Ended With a Bad Back
Vita Vea wants out of Tampa Bay after watching Jalen Carter and Jeffery Simmons get paid ahead of him, and now his hold-in has left him hurt, too.
Tampa Bay Never Had Leverage With Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield reported to camp with no deal, and Tampa Bay stalling for months didn't create leverage. It built an $80 million trap of its own.
Vea Asked to Leave, So the Bucs Turned Him Into a Wall
Vita Vea asked the Bucs for a trade. Tampa Bay answered with a permanent mural on Raymond James Stadium instead of a trade call. That is not a coincidence.
Baker Mayfield's Vita Vea Support Is a Warning Shot
Baker Mayfield backed Vita Vea's trade fight instead of saving leverage for his own deal. That's not a nice teammate gesture. That's a message.
The Bucs Let Baker Mayfield's Deadline Pass
Baker Mayfield's camp deadline came and went without a deal. The Bucs just ran the same play that cost them Mike Evans, except this time it's their quarterback.
Vita Vea Asked Out. Tampa Bay Should've Seen It Coming.
Vita Vea requested a trade from Tampa Bay after months of stalled contract extension talks, and the front office saw this coming the whole offseason.
The NFL's Annual Holdout Summer Isn't a Coincidence
Gibbs and Mayfield are both in contract standoffs as training camps open. The reasons look different. The cause is the same — and the league designed it this way.
Baker Mayfield Is Holding Himself Hostage
Baker Mayfield set his own training camp deadline on his Buccaneers contract extension — and now he's the one sweating it. Two weeks to sign or get traded.
The Browns Are Already Trying to Trade Shedeur Sanders
The Cleveland Browns are already fielding trade calls about Shedeur Sanders. He hasn't been to a single training camp practice. This is the thing they do.
Baker Mayfield Buccaneers Contract 2026: His Camp Deadline Is Theater
Baker Mayfield said contract talks are nowhere close and set a training camp deadline. Tampa Bay's response was a shrug. The shrug is correct.
Baker Mayfield Has a Deadline. Tampa Doesn't.
Baker Mayfield set a July 27 camp deadline, the Buccaneers are nowhere close on a deal, and the NFL is running its favorite QB underpayment story once again.
Baker Mayfield Isn't Blinking. The Bucs Are.
The Bucs expect Baker Mayfield to blink before camp. I have seen this playbook. It ends with a bad deal or burned bridge. They already handed him the narrative.