Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving easily led the backfield in playing time and opportunities in Sunday's loss to the Browns. Irving played more than double Gainwell's snap share, which marked a stark contrast vs. Week 1.
Buccaneers RB Sean Tucker (hamstring) put in a full week of practice and is off the final injury report. He should make his 2026 debut vs. the Browns on Sunday. Tucker vultured some goal-line carries last year and could be a drain on RB Bucky Irving’s fantasy value. But Irving remains a nice Week 2 start after a productive opener, while Tucker is not a fantasy option.
Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving tallied 8 carries for 45 yards and 1 score in Sunday’s road loss to the Bengals. Irving’s carries and yardage led the team, while he also paced all Bucs with 7 catches and 7 targets.
Buccaneers RB Sean Tucker (hamstring) is inactive for today’s game vs. the Bengals. Joshua Williams was elevated from the practice squad on Saturday to serve as the No. 3 RB behind Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell. Irving and Gainwell got slight boosts in our RB rankings with Tucker out.
Buccaneers RB Sean Tucker (hamstring) is doubtful for Sunday’s game vs. the Bengals. He’s a potential goal-line vulture when healthy, so his absence gives RBs Bucky Irving and Kenneth Gainwell a bit more TD upside in the opener.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that Buccaneers RB Sean Tucker has agreed to a one-year contract worth a guaranteed $2.5 million. He had been set to make $3.52 million on the restricted free-agent tender he signed in April.
ESPN's Jenna Laine delivered her roster projection for the Buccaneers on Monday, and that appears to include RB Bucky Irving maintaining a lead over new No. 2 RB Kenneth Gainwell.
Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving endured a rough second season in 2025, losing seven games to a shoulder injury that eventually required offseason surgery. And when he did take the field, Irving saw his rushing efficiency and goal-line opportunities fall off. He slid from 5.4 yards per carry in 2024 to just 3.4 last season, while his rushing-success rate fell from 55.1% (sixth among qualifying RBs) to 41.6% (46th among 48 qualifiers). Tampa also gave Irving no carries inside the 5-yard line, splitting nine such opportunities between Sean Tucker (seven) and Rachaad White (two) in the 10 games Irving played. But there's reason for optimism in Year 3.
Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving has no restrictions as camp opens, HC Todd Bowles said. Irving missed most of the offseason program after February shoulder surgery but got back on the field for June minicamp. He's on track to be full-go for the start of the season.
Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving practiced on Thursday for the first time this offseason, according to Pewter Report. He's been working back from February shoulder surgery, and HC Todd Bowles sounded alarms in late May when he suggested that Irving could be in danger of missing the start of the season. But Irving practicing in June -- without a non-contact jersey -- is a good sign.
Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles might have let it slip that RB Bucky Irving is in danger of missing the start of the season. "We expect him sometime back in the summer or the fall," Bowles said Tuesday. What looked like a relatively harmless shoulder surgery in February now carries legit Week 1 downside for fantasy drafters.
Buccaneers RB Bucky Irving isn’t cleared for football action yet after postseason shoulder surgery, according to Pewter Report.
The Buccaneers have placed the restricted free agent tender on RB Sean Tucker, according to The Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported last week that the Bucs would not use the tender on Tucker, which would have sent him to the open market. But Tampa is now set to pay Tucker $3.52 million on a one-year deal. Tucker can still negotiate with other teams, but the Bucs would have the right to match any offer.
Tampa Bay has agreed to a two-year deal with RB Kenneth Gainwell that will pay $14 million, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Gainwell spent 2025 with the Steelers after arriving on a mere one-year, $1.79 million pact. That followed four seasons with the Eagles, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2021.
The Buccaneers will not place the restricted tender on RB Sean Tucker, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. That'll make Tucker a free agent when the new year league starts next week. It's a slightly surprising move considering the tender would have paid Tucker a reasonable $3.52 million on a one-year deal. But the Buccaneers have never seemed to like him as much as many in the fantasy community.
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