Buccaneers Quietly Abandon New Uniform as Baker Mayfield’s Team Suffers Backlash For Sneaky Change Baker Mayfield’s Buccaneers have always worn uniforms with a story, but this preseason brought an une

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made plenty of uniform tweaks over the years – some iconic, some infamous. But in its 50th season, the team has leaned hard into nostalgia. They’ve rebranded the outside of Raymond James Stadium to showcase past and present, lined up the return of the original 1976 “Creamsicle” look for the Sept. 21 home opener, and pushed every bit of merch and promo around their half-century milestone. The uniform, especially the helmet, has always been part of the Bucs’ identity – from the winking Bucco Bruce to the oversized pirate flag that’s dominated pewter shells for decades.

That’s why what happened in Week 1 of the preseason against the Titans caught people off guard. Fans watching Tampa Bay’s first snaps of 2025 noticed something was…off. The iconic pirat