The Buccaneers will take on the Panthers at Raymond James Stadium in Week 17

On Saturday, the Buccaneers activated S Jordan Whitehead and WR Kameron Johnson from injured reserve and signed P Jack Browning to the active roster from the practice squad

On Saturday, the Buccaneers elevated linebacker Deion Jones and quarterback Michael Pratt from the practice squad, making them eligible to play on Sunday against Carolina

On Saturday, the Buccaneers brought back outside linebacker Shaquil Barrett, who set the franchise's single-season sack record in 2019 and is a top-five pass rusher in team history

View images of OLB Shaq Barrett throughout the years as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.

The Buccaneers waived defensive lineman Earnest Brown and linebacker Antonio Grier on Friday, creating two more open spots on the 53-man roster following the move of Christian Izien to IR on Thursday

A look at Vita Vea's pass breakup in coverage against the Cowboys in Week 16 and his prolific Pro Bowl-worthy 2024 campaign

A look at Friday's injury report ahead of the Week 17 matchup 

The Bucs and Panthers get together for a rematch of their Week 17 overtime affair, and the majority of NFL experts side with the home team to complete the series sweep despite a significant challenge from the visitors

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles spoke to the media following Friday's Week 17 practice. HC Bowles discussed who would be available on Sunday vs. Carolina and the mood going into a must-win game.

Reporter Casey Phillips sits down with Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles after Week 16's game vs. the Dallas Cowboys. They discuss the team's need to make better decisions, the importance of being consistent and preparing for a rematch against Carolina.

The Buccaneers will take on the Panthers for an NFC South showdown in Week 17 at Raymond James Stadium. Here are five players to observe

Team Reporter Casey Phillips, Senior Writer & Editor Scott Smith and Staff Writer/Reporter Bri Dix talk about all the latest Bucs news in this week's edition of Bucs Insider. The team discussed the roster construction heading into the final two games of the season, NT Vita Vea's clutch play all-year long and look ahead to the must-win game vs. the Carolina Panthers.

"To get to Sunday, there are so many different variables that go into it… We bring different variables to get each of these players ready to go." She is a coach. She is football.

"I raised my son playing little league football and was able to be a more involved team mom because of my knowledge of football. It's a family." She is a Krewe Member. She is football.

"I really just fell in love with the game my freshman year, and I fell in love with the program and how the girls operate, how we all operate, and that'll always draw me in." She is an athlete. She is football.

"It is incredibly important that I know I am holding your story in my hands… I think of it as an incredible honor that players, coaches, fans, employees — everyone trusts me with that." She is a storyteller. She is football.

The Buccaneers return home in Week 17 for a must-win game against a highly-competitive Carolina team that features one of the NFL's top running backs and a rapidly-improving young passer

Tampa Bay's run defense has found its form from the past five years in the second half of the 2024 season, and that could prove critical in Sunday's game against a surging Panthers ground game