Let’s put the spotlight on Bucs defensive back Tykee Smith. With the 2024 season firmly in the rearview mirror and the pre-draft process, free agency, the draft itself, OTAs and mini-camp also behind us, it’s time to ramp up the excitement for training camp and then, of course, the Bucs’ 50th season. As we did … Read more
Imagine it is December 1970. “I Think I Love You” by the Partridge Family was just atop the charts. Billboard would soon name “Bridge Over Troubled Water” the most popular song of the year. If you listen to music, that’s mostly what you are hearing: flowery pop or earnest folk. Then, you go to a … Read more
It only takes one training camp to turn a rookie into a lightning rod for debate. That is precisely where Shedeur Sanders finds himself with the Cleveland Browns, caught in a quarterback battle already sparking heated talk. It is as much about the coaches’ choices as the players’ arms. With doubts about whether Sanders will … Read more
Pewter Report’s Camp Diary series, a popular training camp exclusive feature on PewterReport.com, returns in 2025. We are excited to have two very intriguing players to profile in veteran tight end Payne Durham and rookie outside linebacker David Walker, the Bucs’ fourth-round pick. Durham is the Bucs’ backup tight end behind Cade Otton and serves … Read more
The New Orleans Saints are in a rather unforgiving situation right now. This offseason, they had to contend with the shock news of their starting quarterback, Derek Carr, announcing his retirement, seemingly out of nowhere. Now, the franchise doesn’t have a true replacement for the QB1 job, with second-round pick Tyler Shough the most likely … Read more
Craig Finn is the poet laureate of people who just can’t make it work. His songs are full of burnouts and failures, hard drinkers and rough sleepers, the lagging and the left behind. Their successes evaporate, and their mistakes linger. The narrator of “God in Chicago” has to move a baseball-sized package of heroin left … Read more
The Bucs have to re-shuffle the deck a little bit with their offensive line after the injury news that Tristan Wirfs could be sidelined for the first couple of games for the 2025 season following knee surgery in early July. Tampa Bay will have Charlie Heck starting in Wirfs’ place at left tackle, but then … Read more
Bucs head coach Todd Bowles believes that All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs will be back “sooner than later” following recent knee surgery. On the eve of Tampa Bay’s training camp, Bowles discussed Wirfs’ surgery, which happened soon after the mandatory mini-camp with JoeBucsFan and revealed why the surgery didn’t happen sooner. “Obviously, there have been … Read more
Once again, the New York Jets are trying their hand at building steadily. After getting out from under the Aaron Rodgers business, their next step was finding a new quarterback-coach combo. Aaron Glenn and Justin Fields were that combination they were looking for to usher in a new era. However, signed on a relatively small … Read more
Venus Williams’ boyfriend, Andrea Preti, is fully embracing the tennis legend’s fierce comeback spirit. The Danish-born Italian actor and filmmaker gave fans a glimpse into his support for Williams as she returned to competitive action at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Venus Williams Returns With Renewed Energy After 15-Month Break Williams made her long-awaited comeback … Read more