Ira Kaufman

1 week ago | altoonamirror.com | Ira Kaufman

May 3, 2025 By Ira Kaufman [email protected] I had a simply unbelievable experience at the NFL Draft in Green Bay. From 1992-2015, I went to almost every single NFL draft at Radio City Music Hall, but in 2015 the draft began going to cities around the country. Last year in Detroit was my first non-New York draft. I flew to Green Bay from West Palm through Chicago into the Appleton, Wisconsin Airport. Small town hospitality cannot begin to describe landing in Appleton as the “host...

1 month ago | joebucsfan.com | Ira Kaufman

BY IRA KAUFMANA tale of two NFL head coaches …There they were Tuesday morning, holding court at separate tables only a few feet apart at the owners meetings at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Todd Bowles, 61, and 48-year-old Raheem Morris took on questions from the media for more than 30 minutes before the league announced its rule changes for the 2025 season.

1 month ago | joebucsfan.com | Ira Kaufman

BY IRA KAUFMANHe’s done it before, and it makes even more sense this time around. The Bucs own the 19th pick in the opening round of the 2025 NFL draft and should the right player be there for the taking, Jason Licht will be more than happy to turn in the card. If an inside linebacker, edge rusher or cornerback that the Bucs covet is still available at No. 19, Tampa Bay’s opening-round selection will go according to plan.

1 month ago | joebucsfan.com | Ira Kaufman

BY IRA KAUFMANYes, they’re still out there. Two former first-round picks of the Buccaneers are waiting for a job offer, well after the start of free agency. Neither one is old, neither one has a concerning history of major injuries and neither one can believe this is happening. Devin White and Jameis Winston are looking for work. The Bucs surely aren’t interested — and no other team is burning up the phone lines to talk to their agents.

2 months ago | joebucsfan.com | Ira Kaufman

BY IRA KAUFMANDriven, competitive, aggressive, tough, leader. Buc fans know all the adjectives used to describe Baker Mayfield. Let’s add one more — opportunistic. If the 2025 Bucs can address their defensive issues, the biggest beneficiary will be No. 6, who did more with less than any quarterback in the league last fall. That’s not a knock on the talent surrounding Mayfield. Instead, it’s a recognition that Tampa Bay’s offense needs more opportunities to shine.