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UPDATE: Antonio Brown said on Wednesday that an injured ankle was behind his refusal to go into the Tampa Bay/New York Jets game. Brown said he was going to have surgery on the injury, which he claimed the Buccaneers covered up and forced him into playing while hurt. "Because of my commitment to the game, I relented…

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ superstar wide receiver Antonio Brown has been suspended for “violation of NFL-NFL Players Association protocols.” Bucs cornerback Mike Edwards and free agent corner John Franklin III were also hit with suspensions. The Bucs duo has been suspended for three games each without pay. Free agent…

ESPN’s Monday Night Football ended an eight-week year-over-year ratings win streak when Tom Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ clobbered the lowly New York Giants this week. The 30-10 game drew an audience of 12 million across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes, which was down a bit from the previous Monday and by more…

UPDATE, 1:04 PM: Tom Brady has rarely been second place at anything, but the seven-time Super Bowl champ and NFL passing yardage record holder may be cool with this one. The QB’s much promoted return to play his old comrades in the New England Patriot last night on Sunday Night Football is now the second-most watched S…

One of the biggest “revenge” games in NFL history takes place tonight, as Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers returns to New England to take on the Patriots. NBC’s Sunday Night Football will televise the game, starting at 8:00 ET/5:00 PT. Brady, as most know, left the Patriots as a free agent after 20 years…

It was a good night to be Tom Brady, NBC and the NFL. In one of the better primetime NFL kickoff games we've seen in recent seasons, Brady and reigning Super Bowl champs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended any change of an early unbeaten streak for the Dallas Cowboys with a 31-29 victory at home. Absent a blowout and with…

There was a lot of history at Super Bowl LV on Sunday. Unfortunately, not all of it looks good when it comes to how many people actually watched  – and we’re not just talking about Nielsen’s unprecedented delay in getting the actual data out. In figures released Tuesday morning by CBS Sports, the big game had a total…

UPDATE, 5:11 PM: Well, that was quick, kind of. Nielsen still doesn’t have any Super Bowl LV ratings to report today. Yet, they do now have something to say about the unprecedented delay – though it ain’t much. “Super Bowl numbers are still being processed and verified,” a spokesperson for the blushing company finally…

Never bet against the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All-Time). For now, that’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Someday, that may be Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. But not on this day at Super Bowl LV, as the underdog Tampa Bay Bucs destroyed the defending champion Chiefs by 31-9 in a game that…

Advertising inventory for Super Bowl LV, which CBS will broadcast on February 7, has virtually sold out. ViacomCBS confirmed the status of sales and said a 30-second spot has commanded about $5.5 million, roughly in line with rates for last year’s game. Fox reported $600 million in revenue from Super Bowl LIV…

Super Bowl 55 – or LV, if you’re fond of Roman numerals – now has its two contenders. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will face off against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, February 7 at Raymond James Field in Tampa. The game promises to be one for the ages, and marks the first time a team (Tampa) will be playing in the…

The NFL has moved Sunday’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Las Vegas Raiders game from NBC’s Sunday Night Football after at least one Raiders player tested positive for COVID-19. The league said the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals game will fill the 8:20 p.m. ET slot for NBC. The Bucs-Raiders will now be at 4:05 p.m. ET…