BUCPOWER.COM is back with daily updates to the site and on social media platforms. A lot has happened behind the scenes in recent months with over 4,000 screens being modified and improved in appearance with meta tags added for faster internet searches. Every one of the 1,346 profile pages has been updated into a new format and all of the 49 season screens have been improved. All of the 801 game screens are in the process of being modified with video clips being added to each.New features such as Buccaneer trivia and the weekly connections quiz will keep the most recent convert or hardened fan interested as well as the daily birthday feature where every player will be featured during the year.And with 2025 being the 50th season of Buccaneer football, the historical element of the franchise will be featured more than ever and of course there is only one place to come to find all of that - BUCPOWER.COM. Every game, every player, everything Bucs. Paul Stewart
BUCPOWER.COM was created in January 2002 and has had over 100 million hits since its inception. It has and always will be free to access and is the definitive source of historical information on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for fans worldwide.
Only three members of the all-time roster have birthdays on April 24th but one of the early heroes of the franchise in included amongst them.C Dan Ryczek (76) moved into the starting role in the fourth week of the 1976 season and kept the role into the following year before being traded to the Rams before the 1978 season.DB Josh Hayes (26) was a 6th round pick in the 2023 draft and has been a nickel back and special teamer making three starts in his two NFL seasons.T Theo Adams (59) played seven games in 1993 and was a former London Monarch as if that is anything to be really proud of.
The answer to this week’s Connections question about what do these four former Buccaneers all have in common and that they are the only ones who fit this criteria.They are all of course running backs but they are the only ones in Buc history to have thrown a touchdown pass. Louis Carter threw the very first one in 1976.
Since their first foray into the NFL draft in April 1976, the Buccaneers have drafted 455 players beginning with the outstanding selection of Lee Roy Selmon right through to the final choice in 2024 of Devin Culp. They have owned the first overall selection seven times, two of which they traded away. Here on BUCPOWER.COM, you will also find details of every player taken in each NFL draft and any trades that took place involving Tampa Bay selections. Draft steal or monumental bust, they are all here