Scott Smith

Tackle Luke Goedeke says the Buccaneers having the best offense in the NFL this year is an “achievable goal.”

The football found second-year WR Jalen McMillan quite a bit in today’s practice, including on a couple deep completions. Todd Bowles said McMillan had a couple drops on Tuesday but he bounced back in a big way today.

The Bucs had the second most yards-after-the-catch in the NFL last season, which is how they generated a lot of their explosive plays. That's great, but Baker Mayfield would like to see the Bucs hit more down-the-field explosives as well. https://t.co/2BuGCBOenk

Baker Mayfield said rookie WR Emeka Egbuka is obviously talented physically but what has stood out to him is how “cerebral” Egbuka is. Mayfield said you can plug and play Egbuka at any of the receiver positions.

All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs was at minicamp today but he only worked with trainers off to the side. HC Todd Bowles said this was a precautionary move and Wirfs will be fine for the start of training camp.

WR Jalen McMillan says he wants to get stronger, faster and smarter in year two and continue the good run he was on to end his rookie season.

Second-year WR Jalen McMillan said he tried to get Emeka Egbuka to commit to the University of Washington. They had to wait a few more years to be teammates.

CB Zyon McCollum says the rookie cornerbacks have brought a lot of new energy to their meeting room, raising the intensity level.

Second-year center Graham Barton says for him “there is so much football to learn” at this time of year in order to be ready for training camp.

Todd Bowles says he expects a fierce competition at cornerback in training camp.

Speaking after the Bucs’ first OTA practice, HC Todd Bowles said the turnout for the voluntary workout was great and most absences were due to minor injuries

The rules and resolutions that did and didn't pass at the current league meetings, including the "Tush Push" ban not getting enough votes: https://t.co/C0zcnANERL

RBs Coach Skip Peete on the Bucs’ RB trio of Bucky Irving, Rachaad White and Sean Tucker: “We need them all.” Says all three are capable of starting in the NFL.

WRs Coach Bryan McClendon says special teams contributions are going to be a “huge part” of deciding the last couple roster spots in a deep and talented receiver room.

Quarterbacks Coach Thad Lewis says he likes Baker Mayfield’s competitive mentality but wants him to work on taking fewer hits. There will always be “gotta have it” moments, but there are other times when Lewis would prefer for Mayfield to throw it away or get down.

Offensive Line Coach Brian Picucci calls veteran guard Ben Bredeson the “glue” of the Bucs’ O-Line and he was very happy that Bredeson got a long-term deal after playing last year on a one-year contract.

Bucs Run Game Coord./OL Coach Kevin Carberry says undrafted rookie Ben Chukwuma, who has only played two years of football, has rare physical traits that are hard to find.