WATCH: Bucs OT Tristan Wirfs breaks down his best plays

Watch Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs breakdown some of the best plays from his career so far

Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle Tristan Wirfs is one of the best players in the NFL, and he’s giving you a behind-the-scenes look at some of his favorite plays.

After being an All-Pro at right tackle to start his NFL career, Wirfs made the seamless transition to the left side for the 2023 season, and remained one of the most dominant blockers in the league.

Watch the video above to see Wirfs break down some of his best plays from what is shaping up to be a legendary career for the Bucs.

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How many Bucs made Pro Football Focus’ Top 100 players from 2023?

See which Tampa Bay Buccaneers made Pro Football Focus’ list of the top 100 players in the NFL from last season

Pro Football Focus just released their list of the top 100 players in the NFL from the 2023 season, and a pair of Tampa Bay Buccaneers made the cut.

Left tackle Tristan Wirfs came in at the No. 50 spot, proving himself to be one of the best blockers in the league despite making the move from the right side.

Here’s what PFF had to say about Wirfs’ performance last season:

Wirfs, in his first season on the left side of the line after three years at right tackle, remained a force to be reckoned with in 2023. He allowed 24 pressures in 19 games and had seven perfect games of pass protection.

Higher up on the list was All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr. at No. 19, PFF’s highest-graded safety from last season.

Here’s the note on Winfield from PFF’s rankings:

Wirfs, in his first season on the left side of the line after three years at right tackle, remained a force to be reckoned with in 2023. He allowed 24 pressures in 19 games and had seven perfect games of pass protection.

Winfield and Wirfs have become two of the best players in the league at their respective positions, as well as growing into valued leaders in the Tampa Bay locker room. The Bucs’ first two picks in the 2020 NFL draft, Winfield and Wirfs both played key roles in leading the Bucs to a Super Bowl win in their rookie season.

Both up for contract extensions at the moment, expect the Bucs to keep Winfield and Wirfs in a Tampa Bay uniform for years to come.

To check out PFF’s full list of the best players in the NFL last season, click here.

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Tristan Wirfs helps NFC win ‘Move the Chains’ Pro Bowl challenge

Tristan Wirfs has always had the strength to be one of the best linemen in the NFL, and he now has the Pro Bowl skill victory to prove it.

Tristan Wirfs has always been a people mover, and now, he’s won a Pro Bowl competition to prove it.

Wirfs was a part of the “Move the Chains” competition between the NFC and the AFC at the Pro Bowl, which was a test of strength in more ways than on. Per the NFL’s official description, each team of five players must work together to move 3,000 pounds of weights off a massive wall and be the first team to pull that 2,000-pound wall across the finish line. The winner will earn three points for their conference.

Wirfs, of course, played for the NFC, and he was able to help them win by moving the weight off the wall and then pulling the wall across the finish line. It didn’t come without effort, though, as Wirfs conducted the post-game interview for the NFC and was clearly winded after the experience.

Check out the competition above and what Wirfs had to say about it afterward below:

How to watch Baker Mayfield and Tristan Wirfs at the Pro Bowl Games

If you’re looking to catch your Bucs at the Pro Bowl, here’s how you can tune in on Thursday and Sunday to watch the events.

The Pro Bowl Games are set to take place, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans can look forward to seeing two of their team’s players participating in the action.

Quarterback Baker Mayfield and left tackle Tristan Wirfs are set to participate in the games after making it in as alternates. Wideout Mike Evans was initially set to participate in the Pro Bowl Games, but he no longer is due to injury. The first slate of the games begins on Thursday, with the remaining Slate coming on Sunday.

Here’s what the schedule looks like for each day, per the NFL:

Thursday

  • Precision Passing: Each of the conference’s three quarterbacks will battle it out in a one-minute accuracy competition, as they attempt to accumulate points by hitting as many targets as possible. The conference with the highest cumulative score among all participants earns three points. There are a total of 10 targets that are either static or attached to robotic dummies and drones, each worth a different amount, ranging from one to five points.
  • Best Catch: Pre-taped in landmarks around Orlando, Best Catch will feature one player from each conference, as they show off their creativity, inventiveness and talent. Fans will vote online to determine their favorite catch, and the player with the highest number of votes will earn three points for his conference.
  • Closest to the Pin: This golf accuracy competition will feature six players from each conference. They will drive the golf ball, working to hit it as close to the hole as possible. The winner will earn three points for his conference.
  • High Stakes: Starting off with a football in hand, each player will attempt to catch punts from a JUGS machine. Each player that succeeds in catching the football without dropping others will advance to the next round and attempt to catch an additional football. The most sure-handed player who catches the most footballs wins.
  • Dodgeball presented by Bud Light: A multi-round tournament of classic dodgeball featuring four teams of five players. In the first match, the AFC offense will face the NFC defense, and in the second game, the NFC offense squares off with the AFC defense. The winner will earn three points for their conference.
  • Kick Tac Toe: Each team’s kicker will compete in a giant Tic-Tac-Toe competition to showcase their skills. The first kicker to complete a connecting line of three squares or hit five squares total will be declared the winner and earn three points for his conference.​

Sunday

  • Madden NFL Head-to-Head: For the fourth consecutive year, EA Sports will host the Madden NFL Head-to-Head Pro Bowl Games event. Two players will represent the NFC and defend their title against the AFC played in Madden NFL 24 using the official 2024 Pro Bowl Games rosters. New this year, the winning team will earn their conference three points.
  • Gridiron Gauntlet: A full-field relay race between six AFC players and six NFC players who show off their athletic prowess in a challenging obstacle course. They’ll break through walls and crawl under doors, among other obstacles, to get to the final sled push across the field with the ultimate goal of finishing first. The winning team will earn their conference three points.
  • Tug-of-War: New this year, Tug-of-War is a five-on-five demonstration of teamwork, strength and strategy. Positioned above a foam pit, players are challenged to pull backwards on the rope, attempting to move the opposing team in their direction. The competition will be the best of three, and the winner who pulls the opposing team across the marker twice gains three points.
  • Move the Chains: This offensive and defensive linemen strength and speed competition takes strategy and teamwork. Each team of five players must work together to move 3,000 pounds of weights off a massive wall and be the first team to pull that 2,000-pound wall across the finish line. The winner will earn three points for their conference.
Because the Bucs sent Mayfield and Wirfs, it’s likely that fans will see Mayfield in the Precision Passing competition on Thursday as well as the flag football game on Sunday. Wirfs will almost certainly participate in the Move the Chains event as well as the flag football game on Sunday. It’s unknown if either will participate in the dodgeball game on Thursday.

Pro Bowl Games 2024 (Feb. 1 at 7-8:30 p.m, Feb. 4 at 3-6 p.m)

TV info: ESPN, ABC

In-market live stream: fuboTV

Location: Orlando, Florida

Forecast: Cloudy, 60 degrees

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Baker Mayfield, Tristan Wirfs headed to the 2024 Pro Bowl Games

Additionally, wideout Mike Evans is skipping the games due to injury.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may have been on the front end of a few Pro Bowl snubs, but they’ll still be sending two players to Orlando for the Pro Bowl Games in 2024.

The team announced that both quarterback Baker Mayfield and left tackle Tristan Wirfs will attend the Pro Bowl Games as alternates, as the San Francisco 49ers are going to the Super Bowl to play the Kansas City Chiefs, LT Trent Williams unavailable on the NFC side. Mayfield is set to replace Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, who cannot participate due to injury. Additionally, wideout Mike Evans is skipping the procedures due to an injury, according to the team.

The trip will be the first for Mayfield, who had one of the best seasons of his career in 2023. Mayfield threw for 4,044 yards, 28 touchdowns and 10 picks during his first season as a Buccaneer, and he also had a strong six-touchdown, three-interception performance in the playoffs. With this Pro Bowl nod, Mayfield gets just his second yearly accolade of any sort in the NFL, with his only other one coming in 2018 when he was a Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie.

Tristan Wirfs, however, has been here before. This marks Wirfs’ third season in a row he will be at the Pro Bowl Games, halfway to former Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy’s six-consecutive Pro Bowl appearances for the franchise. Wirfs switched over from right tackle to left tackle in 2023 after the departure of Donovan Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Five players the Buccaneers should consider extending in 2024

The Bucs would do well to extend these five players to ensure a competitive roster moving forward.

The Buccaneers surprised many across the NFL with their team-building strategy last offseason, opting to reload with limited cap space rather than go into a full rebuild. The bet paid off with a third consecutive division title and a playoff win. Now, several key players are heading into free agency, and while the Bucs have far more cap flexibility, Tampa Bay still has some tough calls to make.

The team has 18 unrestricted free agents heading into 2024, but that doesn’t mean they can’t extend players who aren’t hitting free agency yet, either. Here are five players the Bucs should consider extending this offseason before the season kicks off for 2024:

Eagles eliminated from playoffs after 32-9 loss to Buccaneers

Eagles eliminated from playoffs after 32-9 loss to Buccaneers

The Eagles are set for a dramatic overhaul following the team’s shocking 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs.

Philadelphia was 0-11 on third and fourth downs combined, tallying 268 total yards on ten offensive drives in a sloppy affair that saw missed tackles and no answer for the Tampa blitz as the Eagles were held to 38 rushing yards on the night.

Baker Mayfield outplayed Jalen Hurts, going 22-36 passing for 337 yards, three touchdowns, and 0 interceptions with a 119 quarterback rating.

Rachaad White was strong on the ground, rushing 18 times for 62 yards on the night.

The Eagles will now head into an uncertain offseason, having lost six of the final seven games played, and an overhaul could include head coach Nick Sirianni with the likes of Jim Harbaugh, Bill Belichick, and others available after mass changes around the league.

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Eagles Twitter reacts to humiliating 32-9 loss to Buccaneers in wild-card round

We’re looking at the social media reaction from Philadelphia fans after the Eagles loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round

The Eagles are set for a dramatic overhaul, and there’s nobody safe outside of Jalen Hurts, A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, and Jalen Carter following the team’s shocking 32-9 loss to the Buccaneers in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs.

Philadelphia was 0-11 on third and fourth downs combined, tallying 268 total yards on ten offensive drives in a sloppy affair that saw missed tackles and no answer for the Tampa blitz as the Eagles were held to 38 rushing yards on the night.

With a long offseason set to begin, here’s how Twitter reacted to the madness.

Eagles vs. Bucs: 10 takeaways from first half as Tampa leads 16-9 in NFC wild card game

We’re looking at then takeaways from the first half as tthe Buccaneers hold a 16-9 lead over the Eagles in the NFC wild card game

The Eagles were nearly run out of Raymond James Stadium, but after some timely drops by the Buccaneers and a renewed effort on defense, they trailed 16-9 at halftime.

Julio Jones had three catches in the first half for 22 yards before exiting with a concussion, and Philadelphia held Mike Evans and Chris Godwin to a combined two catches for 30 yards on seven targets.

With the second half set to begin, we’re looking at takeaways from a hard-fought first half.

Eagles vs. Bucs inactives: Avonte Maddox to start at safety with Reed Blankenship ruled out

Reed Blankenship is among seven Eagles ruled out for Philadelphia’s wild card matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Eagles will be without two key starters for tonight’s NFC Wild Card Round game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after Reed Blankenship was ruled out with a groin injury.

Blankenship was listed as questionable, but after a light pregame workout, the talented safety will miss Monday’s matchup at Raymond James Stadium.

All-Pro wide receiver A.J. Brown will also be out with a knee injury suffered in the Week 18 loss to the Giants.

Jalen Hurts was a limited participant during Thursday’s practice before being upgraded to a full participant on Friday and Saturday.

Cornerback Darius Slay, wide receiver DeVonta Smith and D’Andre Swift were full participants in the final practice of the week and had no game status designations.