Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds answers your questions from the @PewterReport X account this week in the Bucs Mailbag. Submit your question to SR each week via X using the hashtag #PRMailbag. Here are the Bucs questions we chose to answer for this week’s edition. QUESTION: When we have third-and-28 again on defense (hopefully it’s in … Read more
The Bucs wasted no time making sure that first round pick edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. was officially on the Bucs. Per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Bain signed his rookie contract on Thursday just a day ahead of Bucs rookie mini-camp. Bain is the first player in the Bucs’ 2026 draft class … Read more
The Bucs did not land Pro Bowl edge rusher Trey Hendrickson in free agency – and for a moment, it stung. But as general manager Jason Licht revealed during his Tuesday appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, that miss could very well have reshaped Tampa Bay’s offseason for the better. After feeling “dejected” in the … Read more
Bucs first-round pick Rueben Bain Jr. has a legitimate opportunity this season to accomplish something that has never been done before in team history. Despite a franchise that has been built on great defensive players, the Buccaneers have never had a player that has won NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year. Not Lee Roy Selmon. … Read more
The Bucs spent the entire offseason searching for an identity. Pillars of the team’s identity left the building, with wide receiver Mike Evans leaving and inside linebacker Lavonte David retiring. Pair that with head coach Todd Bowles sticking around for another season, and the fanbase was mostly pessimistic — until the 2026 NFL Draft happened. … Read more
The Bucs are counting on their newest pass rusher Rueben Bain Jr. to make an immediate impact. If you ask fellow edge rusher Yaya Diaby, the mindset is already there. A couple of days after Bain was selected in the first round by Tampa Bay, Diaby and a handful of teammates, including Antoine Winfield Jr., … Read more
Bucs general manager Jason Licht did not just fill needs in the 2026 NFL Draft, but he may have landed one of the top players in the entire class. Tampa Bay believes it came away with a top-five draft class — headlined by outside linebacker Rueben Bain Jr., whom Licht and the front office graded … Read more
It’s likely the Bucs didn’t have this on their bingo cards. I would more liken Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. falling to them at No. 15 as one bingo card out of the 1,000 they were monitoring that happened to hit. But the team is rightfully ecstatic. Bain was regarded by most NFL evaluators … Read more
The Bucs drafted Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr. 15th overall with their first round pick. Pewter Report was in attendance for his introductory press conference as we reacted to what he had to say. Subscribe To PewterReportTV On YouTube Bucs edge Rueben Bain Jr., GM Jason Licht and HC Todd Bowles – Photo by: … Read more
The entire Bucs organization was pissed off after a 6-2 start in 2025 turned into an 8-9 finish that brought an end to a five-year playoff streak and a four-year stay atop the NFC South. General manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles have made it clear this offseason that they want to get … Read more