The 2020 season moves a step closer this week as veteran players become the final batch to report for training camp on Tuesday, following on from the arrival of rookies, quarterbacks and injured players last week.
It promises to be training camp like never before as players, coaches and other relevant personnel are greeted by health and safety measures designed to protect them amid the coronavirus pandemic. That means daily testing for at least the first two weeks, limits on capacity in gyms and meeting rooms and a reduced roster size.
With pre-season cancelled, training camp awaits as the sole opportunity for rookies to catch the eye and new head coaches to put months of virtual meetings into practice. And let's not forget the training camp battles after a dramatic off-season of trade and free agency business.
Where better to start than in Tampa Bay? Stage to both the biggest story in free agency and, come February, Super Bowl LV.
Quarterback Tom Brady is greeted by a contrasting situation at tight end after a 2019 season in New England that saw Ben Watson lead the position group in receiving yards.
Rob Gronkowski has come out of retirement to team up with his old friend, with the pair currently fifth on the list of most prolific touchdown combinations in NFL history.
O.J. Howard, a first-round pick in 2017, is meanwhile still striving to assert himself as a recognised weapon after recording just one touchdown catch last year and there is also the added veteran experience of Cameron Brate. The trio's combined skill-set makes for an intriguing battle at camp.
Do not be surprised to see lots of 12 and 13 personnel packages for the Buccaneers in 2020. บอลวันนี้
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