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The Bucs spent the offseason searching for more physicality, particularly on defense. They wanted more edge. More attitude. More alpha personalities capable of changing the tone in the huddle and on the field.<\/p>\n

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What they may not have bargained for was how quickly it would show up.<\/p>\n

In the controlled environment of organized team activities \u2014 where contact is limited and caution is preached \u2014 the Bucs apparently crossed a line.<\/p>\n

After reviewing practice film from last week, the NFL determined Tampa Bay had too many players ending up on the ground and penalized the club by taking away one of its offseason workouts.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s usually better for coaches to say \u201cWhoa,\u201d than \u201cSic \u2018em.\u201d This week, the league said it for them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe gave them off Tuesday. That was their day off. Wednesday, by the league,\u201d coach Todd Bowles said Thursday. \u201cLooking at the first practice, we had too many guys on the ground, so they took a practice from us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bowles said it was less than a handful of plays the NFL took issue with, involving players still learning how to practice in Tampa Bay\u2019s system. Players are not in pads or permitted to have full contact during the offseason workouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was about three or four plays that they recorded us,\u201d Bowles said. \u201cWe try to practice safety as well, and we\u2019ve got a lot of new guys trying to learn how to practice, but we cleaned that up and that kind of took care of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Rules aside, this is in many ways what the Bucs were hoping for when they looked to assemble a team after missing the playoffs in 2025 for the first time in six seasons. The increased intensity and physicality can be felt on both sides of the football.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think those guys are going to be tough in the trenches this year, and just seeing them, just going against them these last couple weeks, it\u2019s been tough to try to run the ball,\u201d running back Kenneth Gainwell said. \u201cI feel them coming off the ball strongly, and it\u2019s been good seeing that, and going against that every day it\u2019s going to make us better as an offense.\u201d<\/p>\n

It sounded as if Bowles and some of the players may have privately drawn some satisfaction from being told to tone it down.<\/p>\n

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Gainwell knows that rules are rules and nobody wants to become injured in a non-padded practice. But he and his teammates are also not apologizing for it. The battle between the offense and defense has swung back and forth this offseason.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a mentality,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want to have that mentality going into this season. We\u2019ve got to understand we\u2019ve got to stay off the ground, but we\u2019ve got to have that fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defensive back Jacob Parrish sounded pleased by the increased intensity, even if it got the league\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat just shows how we\u2019re coming in this year,\u201d Parrish said. \u201dBeing more physical and having that mindset and just trying to carry that (in practice).\u201d<\/p>\n

Bowles said the decision to look for players in free agency and the draft with an edge has already begun to show dividends in the way the Bucs practice, and he believes it will carry into the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s been better because of the newer guys we brought in. They\u2019re more alpha-type-mentality guys on both sides of the ball,\u201d Bowles said. \u201dFrom Gainwell to (defensive lineman) A\u2019Shawn (Robinson) to (defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches) to (linebacker Alex) Anzalone, you know, they\u2019re all alpha-type of guys.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo from a toughness standpoint, wanting to win every play mentally and physically, and trying to make everybody else tough around them, as well as (linebacker Christian) Rozeboom and (outside linebacker Al-Quadin) Muhammad, they\u2019re all like that. I feel like from a leadership standpoint, we\u2019ve gotten the right kind of guys in here for where we\u2019re trying to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes everybody else better, for sure. But it\u2019s hard to do it out of pads,\u201d Bowles continued. \u201cTo get that type of intensity mentally going, they\u2019re trying to bring the best out of everybody else, it can\u2019t help but help you on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But in the meantime, the NFL wants them to tone it down in June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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