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Buccaneers OTA Canceled After NFL Flags Excessive Contact

6/18/2026

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost an OTA day after the league deemed the practice overly contact-heavy.
Assistant GM Mike Greenberg said the NFL randomly requests practice tape and chose the Buccaneers’ session because it had too much contact.
He added that full player protection would require the league and NFL Players Association to assign staff to monitor every OTA practice.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost an OTA day after the league deemed the practice overly contact-heavy.
Assistant GM Mike Greenberg said the NFL randomly requests practice tape and chose the Buccaneers’ session because it had too much contact.
He added that full player protection would require the league and NFL Players Association to assign staff to monitor every OTA practice.