Tom Brady, who tore his ACL in 2008, shared some insight & advice for Patrick Mahomes: "Focus on what's ahead of you. It's a tough rehab. One of the toughest rehabs. And it's always the same amount of pain and discomfort, which is hard psychologically." (via @HendersonDevon_)
Bucs WR Jalen McMillan on suffering three broken vertebrae in his neck: โI thought it was just a minor injury & then the doctor said I almost got paralyzed. There was doubt too... I didnโt know if I was gonna be playing again.โ (via @JennaLaineESPN)
๐ ๐ ๐ #MiamiDolphins
Raiders HC Pete Carroll on the possibility of overseeing a rebuild: โItโs looking like thatโs whatโs necessary.โ โI came in here thinking we were going to turn it right away. I really did. Thatโs not whatโs taken place, unfortunately.โ (via @nickwalt)
JJ McCarthy is only 4,135 passing yards shy from Peyton Manningโs single season passing yards record. Something to watch ๐
Rookie WR Emeka Egbuka on the state of the Buccaneers: "We are going to get in the building and hash out what needs to be hashed out & fix all of the problems that there are. Because there are problems." ๐ณ (via @thechrismathis)
The Panthers are 2nd in the NFC South with the same record as the first-place Bucs (7-7). Their next three opponents: ๐น vs. Buccaneers ๐น vs. Seahawks ๐น @ Buccaneers Ironically, these two stand between them and their first playoff berth since 2017:
We lost to the Rams, who lost to the Panthers, who lost to the Saints, so OBVIOUSLY the Saints are the front runners.