The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South division. They joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Seattle Seahawks, and played its first season in the American Football Conference (AFC) West division.
Jamael Orondé "Ronde" Barber is an American former professional football cornerback who spent his entire 16-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Barber grew up in Roanoke, Virginia, and played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers, earning third-team All-American honors twice.
John Terrence Lynch Jr. is an American professional football executive and former safety who is the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft, later winning Super Bowl XXXVII with them. Lynch also spent four seasons with the Denver Broncos before retiring in 2008 and working as a color commentator for NFL on Fox games until being named general manager of the 49ers in 2017. He made nine Pro Bowls during his career and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
Dennis Roland Jr. is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football at the University of Georgia.
This article details the history of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers American football franchise.
George Russell Hegamin is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football at North Carolina State University.
Theodore Larsen is an American former professional football guard. He was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at NC State.
Stephen Craine McLendon is a former American football nose tackle. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Troy.
Kevin Christopher Minter is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers, earning first-team all-Southeastern Conference honors and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft.
Joshua Ryan Wells is an American professional football offensive tackle. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at James Madison.
Edward Tervino Thomas is an American former professional football linebacker who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football at Georgia Southern University. He was also a member of the Montreal Alouettes, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oakland Raiders and Rhein Fire.
Rakeem Nathan Nuñez-Roches is a Belizean professional American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played college football at Southern Miss.
Ryan Smith is a German professional American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina Central. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft.
Joe Haeg is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Dakota State and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Cleveland Browns, and won Super Bowl LV with Tampa Bay.
Eric Nzeocha is a former German-born French-American football linebacker. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2017. He played college football at Wyoming.
Justin Grant Skule is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Vanderbilt. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Olakunle Fatukasi is an American professional football linebacker for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Rutgers.
Shane Grice is a former American football guard and tight end who played one game in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and five seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Georgia Force. He played college football at Ole Miss.
Brandon Walton is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida Atlantic and was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2020.
Quandre Mosely is an American professional football cornerback. He played college football at Eastern Arizona College and the University of Kentucky. He played two seasons at the junior college level before joining Kentucky in 2019.
