More defensive excellence is highlighted with the team’s illustrious cornerback history.

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The topic is now the cornerbacks, which have seen a lot of not-so-good (let’s throw Vernon Hargreaves and E.J. Biggers out there, for instance), but the good has been VERY good. Let’s break it down.

First team: Ronde Barber and Carlton Davis

Much like Derrick Brooks, Ronde Barber’s name is synonymous with Buccaneers excellence.

Spending his entire 16-year career with the Bucs and setting the record for most consecutive regular-season starts...

Arguably the most decorated position group in team history is next.

Buccaneers fans may not have been consistently spoiled in much for the better part of the last 25 years, but one spot where everyone has been consistently indulged is linebacker play.

Boasting some of the greatest of all time at the off-ball position, let’s reminisce.

Outside Linebacker

First team: Derrick Brooks

No stanning necessary for Hall of Famer Mr. Derrick Brooks – of course I’m going to do it anyway.

Brooks is in the conversation for not only one of the greatest WILL linebackers of this millennium,...

It’s the first day but their star safety is already in mid-season form

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. kicked off the 2025 training camp with a bang, intercepting two passes from Baker Mayfield on back-to-back plays during Wednesday’s practice at AdventHealth Training Center. The All-Pro safety, coming off a challenging 2024 season marred by injuries, showcased his elite playmaking ability, signaling a potential bounce-back year on just the first day of camp.

Head Coach Todd Bowles expressed optimism, yet didn’t want to get too ahead of himself talking about his stud safety.

“It’s just good to see him...

The big boys of the defense are next in line.

The quarter-century team list continues with a visit to the interior of the trenches, where the Buccaneers have housed some of the most fearsome defensive tackles the NFL has seen over the last 25 years.

Let’s dive in.

Defensive Tackle

First team: Gerald McCoy

This may be controversial to some, but I’m going with Gerald McCoy and his longevity in the 2010s.

McCoy, a top-10 pick in 2010, took only a couple years to become one of the most fearsome interior pass rushers in the league. Making six...

No Tristan Wirfs, no problem?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers received some bad news when they found out star left tackle Tristan Wirfs would be missing the season's debut, and potentially a decent chunk of time after that. Wirfs' inability to play will be leaving the Bucs with genuinely gigantic shoes to fill.

The in-house next man up is Charlie Heck, resident swing tackle. Heck was signed earlier this offseason to fill the role filled by Justin Skule for the last two years.

Tampa Bay appeared to be all systems go with Charlie Heck until reports surfaced today, that perhaps the...

We kick off the defensive side of the team with the pass rushers.

Discussing defensive ends is how we’ll start off the defensive half of the Buccaneers’ all-quarter-century team.

Let’s see who makes the cut.

Edge Rusher

1st team: Simeon Rice

When it comes to the Buccaneers getting to the quarterback, the first two names that come to mind are Lee Roy Selmon - the team’s original GOAT - and Simeon Rice.

Needing that heralded finisher to push a tough defense to another level, the team spent big in 2001 to acquire Rice in free agency after his...

Buccaneers second-round pick is under contract.

The signing of second-round picks has become quite the storyline this offseason. While the negotiations in Cincinnati between Shemar Stewart and the Bengals have been the posterchild for it, many teams have found themselves in a similar situation— The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are no longer in that boat. The Bucs have agreed to terms with Benjamin Morrison and now can move ahead all systems go as the team turns to the start of training camp.

With Morrison in the fold, the Buccaneers’ cornerback room has gone from barren to relatively crowded. Tampa Bay has...

Buccaneers second-round pick is under contract.

The signing of second-round picks has become quite the storyline this offseason. While the negotiations in Cincinnati between Shemar Stewart and the Bengals have been the posterchild for it, many teams have found themselves in a similar situation— The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are no longer in that boat. The Bucs have agreed to terms with Benjamin Morrison and now can move ahead all systems go as the team turns to the start of training camp.

With Morrison in the fold, the Buccaneers’ cornerback room has gone from barren to relatively crowded. Tampa Bay has...

What can the Buccaneers expect to pay Mike Evans if they give him an extension this offseaon?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick off their training camp in less than a week. That means real football is almost back, and it can’t come soon enough. Tampa Bay is in the midst of preparing to defend their NFC South title, which the team has controlled for the past four seasons. It’s been another offseason of upheaval at offensive coordinator, with Liam Cohen departing to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Josh Grizzard taking the reins.

While the team is still reeling from the news...

We’ll conclude the offensive side of the team with the trenches.

We’ll conclude the offensive side of the Buccaneers’ all-quarter-century team with a breakdown of the team’s best(ish) offensive linemen of the last 25 years.

Let’s hear it for Fat Boy Friday.

Left Tackle

First team: Donald Penn

There weren’t many constants in the late aughts and early 2010s for the Bucs, but Donald Penn served as one of them.

An undrafted free agent out of Utah State in 2006, Penn floated around the bottom of the roster for a year before earning 12 starts in 2007, which...

Tristan Wirfs takes the top spot.

Coming off the 2019 season, the Buccaneers’ organization was a few months away from permanently altering the franchise’s trajectory. The Buccaneers’ 2020 offseason was highlighted by the addition of the greatest quarterback of all time. While Tom Brady coming to your team is easily enough to overshadow any other addition, Tampa did not just add Brady. In the draft, they went out and got a premier franchise building block to protect him. Tristan Wirfs was Tampa’s first round pick that year and has gone on to become everything Jason Licht and company would have...

We continue shouting out our quarter century team with the rest of the skill players.

We continue the breakdown of our all-quarter-century team on offense, this time diving into the receivers and tight ends of the last 25 years.

Let’s keep it rolling!

Wide Receiver

1st team: Mike Evans and Chris Godwin

The two best receivers in Buccaneers history are your undisputed first-teamers, what a shocker.

Standing tall as one of the best receiver tandems in all of football for nearly the last decade, Evans and Godwin have served massively important roles in bringing the franchise back to...