The Bucs have a wealth of riches at wide receiver. Those riches increased substantially when they selected Emeka Egbuka in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. This was after they re-signed Chris Godwin to a substantial contract. All of this was after the team re-signed Mike Evans and drafted Jalen McMillan last year. … Read more
The Bucs have been fast and furious signing their 2025 rookie draft class. After signing four players on Thursday, Tampa Bay announced on Friday that they have signed first round pick Emeka Egbuka to his rookie deal. Since Egbuka is the Bucs’ first round pick, he comes with a fifth year team option on the … Read more
Former Panthers and Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Jr. knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a productive wide receiver in the NFL. Throughout his 16-year career, Smith made five Pro Bowls and finished with 1,031 receptions, 14,731 receiving yards, and 89 total touchdowns. After hanging it up after the 2016 … Read more
If anything has become clear since the Bucs selected Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka with the No. 19 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft late Thursday night, it’s that general manager Jason Licht, head coach Todd Bowles and the rest of Tampa Bay’s decision makers absolutely love Egbuka — both the player and the … Read more
There is a new episode in Scott Reynolds’ Pewter Pulse video series on Pewter Report’s YouTube channel, PewterReportTV. These short videos – typically five to 10 minutes in length – allow Reynolds to offer up his expert analysis and opinion on a particular Bucs or NFL topic. Why did the Bucs spend a first-round pick … Read more
After months of speculation, evaluation and a whole lot of mock drafts, the Bucs’ 2025 first-round pick — No. 19 overall — is in. With the pick, Tampa Bay went with a surprise and selected Ohio State wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, giving quarterback Baker Mayfield yet another outstanding pass-catcher to work with under new offensive … Read more