If joint practices reveal the true pulse of a team, Todd Bowles can exhale for now. Under the summer heat at Acrisure Stadium, Baker Mayfield’s sharp arm and Mike Evans’ precision routes cut through the Steelers’ defense with ease in the two-hour August 14 session. The stage now shifts to August 17, when Tampa Bay’s preseason game is set against the Steelers. For Evans, entering his twelfth NFL season, the drive is more than just records. Bowles has seen something rare in camp, not just leadership but a resurgence. “This is probably the freshest I’ve seen him… he’s found the fountain of youth. We’re gonna ride him ’til the cows come home.” But you do not use up all that juice on the first take.

It is safe to say the Buccs wiped the field in the practice session. Mayfield stay

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